[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm trying to learn Italian and I'm stuck on the sentence 'I'm avoiding Tom.' Can you help me translate it?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Certo! The translation of 'I'm avoiding Tom' in Italian is 'Sto evitando Tom'. Don't worry if you're stuck, it's all part of the learning process!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Grazie mille! Can you explain why the translation is 'Sto evitando Tom' and not 'Io evito Tom'?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The reason we use 'Sto evitando' instead of 'Io evito' is because'sto evitando' is the correct conjugation of the verb 'evitare' in the present continuous tense, which is used to describe an ongoing action. 'Io evito' would be more like 'I avoid' in general, whereas 'Sto evitando' specifically means 'I'm avoiding right now'."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That makes sense, grazie! Can you give me an example of when to use 'Io evito' instead?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "For example, you could say 'Io evito di mangiare carne il luned\u00ec' which means 'I avoid eating meat on Mondays'. In this case, you're describing a general habit or preference, rather than an ongoing action."}]