Past Continous e Past Simple

Past Continous

Il Past Continous si forma:

Affermativa

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= Travelling

I was working
You were working

Negativa

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

Interrogativa

Were/was+soggetto+verbo+ing

Was I working?
Yes, you were.
No, you weren't

Were e Was, quando?

Were e was si usano per pronomi differenti.

I was
You were
He/she/it was
We/You/They were

Past Simple

Il past simple, è il tempo verbale che esprime una cosa fatta e completata nel passato.

I Verbi Regolari

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, che è uno dei verbi irregolari.

Do-Did-Done

Negativa

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

Interrogativa

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

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