PAST SIMPLE + could

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Finished states and actions at a

definite time in the past

▪ It is often used with past time expressions like:

yesterday/last week/month/year,

two days/one month ago

or dates in the past like:

in 1878, in the 17thcentury etc.

Past simple: use

Multiple Choice

Past simple: use

• Finished states and actions at a

  definite time in the past

• Finished states and actions at a

  definite time in the present

• Unfinished states and actions at a

  definite time in the past

Multiple Choice

The Past Simple is often used with past time expressions like

• Today, This morning

• yesterday/last week/month/year, two days/one month ago 

• This year

Present simple of regular and irregular verbs : form

REGULAR

subj + base form + -ed

I

you

he/she/it

we/you/they

IRREGULAR

subj + irregular past

worked

I

you

he/she/it

we/you/they

went

bought

ran
etc.

Multiple Choice

La forma affermativa del Past Simple dei verbi regolari e irregolari è uguale per tutte le persone

• Vero

• Falso

Fill in the Blank

Per formare il Past Simple dei verbi REGOLARI si aggiunge ................. alla forma base del verbo

subj + did not + base form

Present simple of regular and irregular verbs : form

I

you

he/she/it

we/you/they

did not work
didn’t work

Did I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they

work?

Yes, + subj + did.

No, + subj + didn’t.

Yes, I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they

did.

Present simple of regular and irregular verbs : form

Did + subj + base form?

No, I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they

didn’t.

Multiple Choice

La forma interrogativa e negativa e le risposte brevi si formano con l'ausiliare DID

• FALSO

• VERO

Multiple Choice

DID è uguale per tutte le persone

• Vero

• Falso

Who won the match?

Present simple of regular and irregular verbs : Form

Wh- subj + simple past?

Who did you go with?

Wh- object + did + subj +

base form?

Past simple: spelling rules

▪ Verbs ending in –e add -d

dance

danced

▪ Verbs ending in consonant + y change the -y to –i

and add -ed

try

tried

▪ One-syllable verbs ending in vowel + one consonant,

double the consonant + -ed

stop

stopped

Past simple: spelling rules

▪ Verbs ending in –l in BrE, double ‘l’ + -ed

travel
travelled

(AE traveled)

▪ Verbs ending in –ic, add k + -ed

panic

panicked

Multiple Choice

I verbi irregolari che terminano in E

• aggiungono solo D alla forma base

• aggiungono ED alla forma base

• aggiungono IED alla forma base

Multiple Choice

I Verbi irregolari che terminano per Y preceduta da consonante

• aggiungono ED alla forma base

• aggiungono ied

• Y si trasforma in I e aggiungono ED

Could

subj + could + base form

Could is the Past simple of can. It is a modal verb.

subj + couldn’t (could not)

+ base form

Could + subj + base form?

Yes + subj + could.

No + subj + couldn’t.

Multiple Choice

COULD è il Past Simple del verbo modale CAN?

• Vero

• Falso

Multiple Choice

COULD non è uguale per tutte le persone?

• Falso

• Vero

Multiple Choice

Could è sempre seguito....

• dal nome

• dal verbo

• dalla forma base del verbo senza to