presentarono

Presentarono is the third-person plural form in the passato remoto (simple past) of the Italian verb presentare, meaning “they presented.” It is used primarily in literary, historical, or formal narration to describe actions completed in the past. In everyday speech, speakers typically use the passato prossimo, as in hanno presentato.

Formation and grammar notes: presentare is a regular -are verb. In the passato remoto, the endings for -are verbs are: io presentai, tu presentasti, egli presentò, noi presentammo, voi presentaste, essi presentarono. Therefore, presentarono corresponds to loro presentarono, the third-person plural form. This form appears when the sentence’s subject is plural and refers to a completed past action within a narrative.

Usage considerations: The passato remoto is most common in written Italian, especially in novels, historical accounts, biographies, and other formal texts. In modern colloquial Italian, speakers are more likely to use the passato prossimo (presentato/hanno presentato) to indicate a past event. The choice of passato remoto versus passato prossimo can convey tone, register, and temporal distance.

Examples:

- I deputati presentarono le loro proposte al consiglio. (The deputies presented their proposals to the council.)

- Nel romanzo, gli esploratori presentarono la mappa al governatore. (In the novel, the explorers presented the map to the governor.)

See also: conjugation of presentare, passato remoto, Italian verb conjugation.