Concetti Chiave
- Il "simple past" esprime azioni o situazioni in un periodo di tempo completamente trascorso.
- Corrisponde a diversi tempi italiani come l'imperfetto, il passato remoto e il passato prossimo.
- Le forme interrogative e negative del verbo "essere" non utilizzano l'ausiliare "did".
- La forma affermativa del verbo essere include "was" e "were" a seconda del soggetto.
- Le forme negative abbreviate sono "wasn't" e "weren't".
Il “simple past” o “past simple” (passato semplice) è un tempo inglese che esprime un’azione
o una situazione riferita a un eriodo di tem o ben definito e com letamente trascorso.
Corrisponde ai tempi italiani: imperfetto (ero), passato remoto (fui), passato prossimo (sono
stato).
Forme affermative e interrogative
Forma affermativa Forma interrogativa
was (io ero, fui, sono stato) Was …..?
you were (tu eri, fosti, sei stato) Were you…..?
he was (egli/lui era, fu, è stato) Was he…..?
she was (ella/lei era, fu, è stato) Was she…..?
it was (esso/a era, fu, è stato) Was it…..?
we were (noi eravamo, fummo, siamo stati) Were we…..?
you were (voi eravate, foste, siete stati) Were you …..?
they were (essi/e, loro erano, furono, sono stati) Were they…..?
Forma negativa / abbreviata Short answers
was not / wasn’t
you were not / weren’t Yes, was
he was not / wasn’t Were you…..?
she was not / wasn’t No, wasn’t
it was not / wasn’t
we were not / weren’t
you were not / weren’t
they were not / weren’t
Remember (ricorda)
Non usare mai l’ausiliare “did” per la forma passata interrogativa o negativa del verbo essere.
Esempi pratici
Exam les:
Tu eri a casa ieri = You were at home yesterday.
Eri a casa ieri? = Were you at home yesterday?
Non eri a casa ieri = You weren’t at home yesterday.
Dove eri ieri? = Where were you yesterday?
Perchè non eri a casa ieri mattina? = Why weren't you at home yesterday morning?
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