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BE: Past simple
Il past simple di un verbo si usa per descrivere azioni del passato che sono completamente concluse
I was in Paris a week ago --------------------They were at school yesterday
Ero a Parigi una settimana fa. ------------------ Erano a scuola ieri.
La forma negativa si costruisce inserendo not dopo il verbo (contratta wasn't- weren't)
I was late ---------------- I wasn't late
They were late ---------- They weren't late
La forma interrogativa si costruisce mettendo prima il verbo e poi il soggetto
La forma negativa si costruisce inserendo not dopo il verbo (contratta wasn't- weren't)
I was late ---------------- I wasn't late
They were late ---------- They weren't late
La forma interrogativa si costruisce mettendo prima il verbo e poi il soggetto
You were late yesterday --------------- Were you late yesterday?
Il past simple del verbo be si costruisce nel seguente modo: | |||
Forma affermativa | Forma negativa | Forma interrogativa | |
Non contratta | Non contratta/contratta | Non contratta | |
I was | I | was not/ wasn't | Was I...? |
you were | you | were not /weren't | Were you...? |
he was | he | was not/ wasn't | Was he...? |
she was | she | was not/ wasn't | Was she...? |
it was | it | was not/ wasn't | Was it...? |
we were | we | were not /weren't | Were we...? |
you were | you | were not /weren't | Were you...? |
they were | they | were not /weren't | Were they...? |
Risposte brevi - Short answers | |
Short answer affermative | Short answer negative |
Mai contratte | Sempre contratte |
Yes, I/he/she/ it was | No, I/he/she/it wasn't |
Yes, you/we/you/they were | No, you/we/you/ they weren't |
Il past simple del verbo be si usa per descrivere azioni del passato che sono completamente trascorse.
I was ill last Monday Ero malato la settimana scorsa
Was the weather nice last week? Era bello il tempo la settimana scorsa?
No, it wasn't No
Per dire quando o dove è nata una persona in inglese si usa sempre il past simple, (was/were + born)
When were you born? I was born on February 19th
Quando sei nato? Sono nato il 19 febbraio
When were you born? I was born on February 19th
Quando sei nato? Sono nato il 19 febbraio
Il past simple è molto spesso accompagnato da espressioni temporali
Espressioni temporali al passato | ||
yesterday
yesterday morning/afternoon/evening
(one) week(s)/month(s)/year(s) ago
last night/week/spring
last month/year/autumn
in June/2020 | ieri
ieri mattina/pomeriggio/sera
(una) settimana(e)/mese(i)/anno(i)
fa
la scorsa
notte/settimana/primavera
lo scorso mese/anno/autunno
a giugno/nel 2020 | |
They visited Jamaica two years ago.
Sheila was absent from school last week.
A terrible storm occurred last night. | Hanno visitato la Giamaica due anni fa.
Sheila è stata assente da scuola la scorsa settimana.
Ieri sera si è scatenata una terribile tempesta. | |