Breakdown of Tu prepara la cena, intanto io pulisco.
la cena
the dinner
pulire
to clean
preparare
to prepare
intanto
meanwhile, in the meantime
Questions & Answers about Tu prepara la cena, intanto io pulisco.
Why is it prepara and not prepari if the subject is tu?
Because this is a command! For -are verbs like preparare, the informal imperative (command) form for tu ends in -a, giving us prepara. If it were just a statement of fact ('You are preparing'), it would be prepari.
This lesson is about the Futuro Anteriore. Why isn't it used here?
The translation says 'I will clean', but pulisco is in the present tense. Can I use the future tense here?
Yes, you could say io pulirò, but in Italian, the present tense is frequently used for future actions that are planned, immediate, or certain. In everyday conversation, io pulisco is very natural.
Just a quick refresher: why is there an -isc- in pulisco?
Pulire (to clean) belongs to a group of -ire verbs that require the -isc- insert in all present tense forms except noi and voi. It follows the exact same pattern as capire (capisco) and finire (finisco).
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