
THE PAST
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Salvatore Nieddu
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THE PAST
by Prof. Nieddu
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IL PASSATO DEL VERBO "BE"
Il Past simple del verbo be si forma usando was per la prima e terza persona singolare e were per tutte le altre persone.
La forma negativa, interrogativae le risposte brevi seguono la costruzione del verbo be:
•forma negativa: soggetto + wasn’t/weren’t.
•forma interrogativa: was/were + soggetto.?
•risposte brevi:
– Yes, + pronome soggetto + was/were; – No, + pronome soggetto + wasn’t/weren’t.
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USE
Il Past simple di be è usato per descrivere un evento o uno stato passato già concluso.
The other children weren’t nice to me.
Gli altri bambini non erano gentili con me.
Mike was always happy to help me.
Mike era sempre felice di aiutarmi.
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IL PASSATO DEL VERBO "CAN"
Could e couldn’t sono usati per parlare di abilità al passato.
She could climb trees, ride a horse, ski and lots more.
Sapeva arrampicarsi sugli alberi, cavalcare, sciare e molto altro.
I couldn’t make friends when I was a kid.
Non riuscivo a farmi degli amici qusndo ero bambino.
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Yesterday __ a really bad day.
WAS
WERE
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Where __ you last night?
WAS
WERE
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David Bowie __ my dad’s favorite singer.
WAS
WERE
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My parents met when they __ at university.
WERE
WAS
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Was Madonna in a James Bond movie?
No, she __
wasn't
weren't
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__ swim when I was young, but I’m really good now.
could
couldn't
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Sarah __ understand French as a child because her mum is French.
could
couldn't
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__ you good at art? Yes, I __ paint or draw almost anything.
was
were
could
couldn't
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PAST SIMPLE - regular verbs
Il Past simple dei verbi regolari si forma aggiungendo -ed alla forma base del verbo per tutte le persone singolari e plurali. Nell’aggiungere -ed si seguono le seguenti regole ortografiche:
• i verbi che terminano per -e aggiungono solo -d: move – moved;
• i verbi che terminano in -y preceduti da cons. cambiano la -y in -i e aggiungono -ed: study – studied;
• i verbi monosillabi che terminano in vocale + una sola consonante raddoppiano la consonante: stop – stopped;
• i verbi bisillabi che terminano in vocale accentata + una sola consonante raddoppiano la consonante: prefer – preferred;
•i verbi terminanti in -l raddoppiano la -l in inglese britannico: travel – travelled.
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Irregular verbs
Molti verbi inglesi sono irregolari e hanno una forma propria per il passato che deve essere imparata volta per volta. Puoi trovare una lista dei verbi irregolari più comuni online o alla fine del libro.
Anche per i verbi irregolari la forma del passato rimane invariata per tutte le persone.
I met a guy called Seb last Saturday.
Ho conosciuto un ragazzo di nome Seb lo scorso sabato.
We met a guy called Seb last Saturday.
Abbiamo conosciuto un ragazzo di nome Seb lo scorso sabato.
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Il Past simple si usa per descrivere eventi o situazioni passate già concluse.
Il Past simple è spesso accompagnato da avverbi o espressioni di tempo che indicano il momento preciso in cui l’azione è avvenuta. Per esempio: yesterday, last(weekend/year), (ten days/a minute) ago, in (1969/the 1990s/July), at six o’clock.
I bought a new dress last weekend.
Ho comprato un abito nuovo lo scorso fine settimana.
I phoned my dad a minute ago.
Ho telefonato a mio papà un minuto fa.
I had breakfast at 7am.
Ho fatto colazione alle 7.
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summer
yesterday...
last
...ago
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a long time
yesterday...
last
...ago
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evening
yesterday...
last
...ago
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night
yesterday...
last
...ago
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two days
yesterday...
last
...ago
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month
yesterday...
last
...ago
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afternoon
yesterday...
last
...ago
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