Unit 19 139 Essere Monica era uscit a .  [fs] Pietro era stat o  malato.  [ms] Fabia e Silvia erano rimast e  a casa. [fp] Giulia e Sebastiano erano partit i . [mp] Ero andat a  al cinema.  [fs] Eravamo arrivat i  tardi.  [mp] Signor Poli, Lei quando era arrivat o ?*  [ms] Signora Poli, Lei quando era arrivat a ?*  [fs] Monica had gone out. Pietro had been ill. Fabia and Silvia had stayed at home. Giulia and Sebastiano had left. I had been/gone to the cinema. [the speaker is female] We had arrived late. [the speakers are males or a mixed group] When had you arrived, Mr Poli? When had you arrived, Mrs Poli? * When the polite form is used and the auxiliary is  essere , the past participle agrees with the gender of the person being spoken to, not with  Lei . 5 Avere  forms the past perfect with the auxiliary  avere : Essere  forms the past perfect with the auxiliary  essere : avevo avuto avevi avuto aveva avuto avevamo avuto avevate avuto avevano avuto I had had you had had he/she/it had had we had had you had had they had had ero stato / stata eri stato / stata era stato / stata eravamo stati / state eravate stati / state erano stati / state I had been you had been he/she/it had been we had been you had been they had been Non aveva avuto tempo di  fi nire il lavoro. Tanya aveva avuto la varicella. He hadn’t had time to  fi nish the job. Tanya had had chickenpox. Past perfect of  avere  and  essere