Guida completa ai tempi verbali inglesi: past continous e past simple

Formazione del past continuous

Il Past Continous si forma:

Soggetto+Were/Was+Verbo con -ing.

L'-ing si ottiene così:

Work> Work-ing= Working

se il verbo finisce in L, si raddoppia la consonante e si aggiunge -ing

Travel> Travel-l-ing=

Si forma nello stesso modo dell'affermativa. L'unica differenza è che si aggiunge il -not. (I was not working)

La forma contratta è la seguente:

I wasn't working

Were/was+soggetto+verbo+ing

Was I working?

Yes, you were.

No, you weren't

Uso di were e was

Were e Was, quando?

Were e was si usano per pronomi differenti.

I was

You were

He/she/it was

We/You/They were
Il past simple, è il tempo verbale che esprime una cosa fatta e completata nel passato.

I verbi regolari hanno questa formazione;

Si aggiunge -ed alla fine del verbo.

Non solo, nelle forme negative e interrogative, si fa uso di

Do-Did-Done

La negativa si forma: Pronome+Did not+Verbo+ed

Per la contratta: Pronome+Didn't+Verbo+ed

I didn't worked

You didn't worked

He/she/it doesn't worked

We/You/They didn't worked

What/Which/Where/Who/When+Did+Pronome+Verbo+ed

What did you watched last night?

Però la domanda può anche non essere formata dalle 5 w

Did you watched a film last night?

Verbi irregolari inglesi

begin began begun cominciare

break broke broken rompere

bring brought brought portare

buy bought bought comprare

can could been able potere

come came come venire

cost cost cost costare

do did done fare

dream dreamt dreamt sognare

drink drank drunk bere

drive drove driven guidare

eat ate eaten mangiare

fall fell fallen cadere

feel felt felt sentire

fight fought fought lottare

find found found trovare

fly flew flown volare

forget forgot forgotten dimenticare

forgive forgave forgiven perdonare

get got got ottenere

give gave given dare

go went gone andare

have had had avere

know knew known sapere

learn learnt learnt imparare

leave left left partire

make made made fare

mean meant meant significare

meet met met incontrare

must had to had to dovere

pay paid paid pagare

put put put mettere

read read read leggere

run ran run correre

say said said dire

see saw seen vedere

sell sold sold vendere

send sent sent inviare

set set set fissare

sleep slept slept dormire

speak spoke spoken parlare

spend spent spent spendere

take took taken prendere

teach taught taught insegnare

tell told told dire

think thought thought pensare

understand understood understood capire

wake woke woken svegliarsi

win won won vincere

write wrote written scrivere

bear bore borne sostenere

become became become diventare

build built built costruire

burn burnt burnt bruciare

catch caught caught prendere

choose chose chosen scegliere

cut cut cut tagliare

deal dealt dealt distribuire

grow grew grown crescere

hear heard heard sentire

hide hid hidden nascondere

keep kept kept tenere

lay laid laid stendere

lend lent lent prestare

let let let lasciare

lie lay lain sdraiarsi

lose lost lost perdere

overcome overcame overcome vincere

quit quit quit smettere

ride rode ridden cavalcare

rise rose risen alzarsi

shoot shot shot sparare

show showed shown mostrare

sing sang sung cantare

sit sat sat sedersi

stand stood stood stare in piedi

steal stole stolen rubare

arise arose arisen sorgere

awake awoke awoken svegliare

beat beat beaten battere

bend bent bent piegare

bet bet bet scommettere

bid bid bid fare un'offerta

bind bound bound legare

bite bit bitten mordere

bleed bled bled sanguinare

blow blew blown soffiare

broadcast broadcast broadcast trasmettere

burst burst burst scoppiare

dig dug dug scavare

draw drew drawn disegnare

fit fit fit adattarsi

forbid forbade forbidden proibire

freeze froze frozen congelare

hit hit hit colpire

hold held held tenere

hurt hurt hurt ferire

lead led led condurre

ring rang rung squillare

seek sought sought cercare

shake shook shaken scuotere

shine shone shone brillare

shut shut shut chiudere

sink sank sunk affondare

sow sowed sown seminare

spin spun spun girare

spread spread spread diffondere

swear swore sworn giurare

swim swam swum nuotare

throw threw thrown lanciare

upset upset upset preoccupare

wear wore worn indossare

withdraw withdrew withdrawn prelevare

abide abode abode dimorare

breed bred bred allevare

cast cast cast gettare

cling clung clung afferrare

creep crept crept strisciare

dwell dwelt dwelt dimorare

feed fed fed nutrire

flee fled fled fuggire

fling flung flung scagliare

grind ground ground macinare

kneel knelt knelt inginocchiarsi

lean leant leant pendere

leap leapt leapt saltare

light lit lit illuminare

mow mowed mown falciare

overcast overcast overcast oscurare

overrun overran overrun oltrepassare

saw sawed sawn segare

sew sewed sewn cucire

shear sheared shorn tosare

shed shed shed spargere

shoe shod shod ferrare

shrink shrank shrunk ridursi

slide slid slid scivolare

slink slunk slunk sgattaiolare

slit slit slit tagliare

smell smelt smelt odorare

speed sped sped accelerare

spell spelt spelt scandire

spill spilt spilt versare

spit spat spat sputare

split split split spaccare

spoil spoilt spoilt guastare

spring sprang sprung rimbalzare

stick stuck stuck appiccicare

sting stung stung pungere

stink stank stunk puzzare

stride strode stridden camminare a grandi passi

strike struck struck colpire

strive strove striven battersi

sweep swept swept spazzare

swell swelled swollen gonfiare

swing swung swung dondolare

tear tore torn lacerare

thrust thrust thrust spingere

tread trod trodden calpestare

undergo underwent undergone subire

weave wove woven tessere

weep wept wept piangere

wind wound wound serpeggiare

wring wrung wrung torcere