PAST SIMPLE - TO BE - HAVE

TO BE: PAST SIMPLE

AFFIRMATIVE

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

WAS WERE WAS WAS WAS WERE WERE WERE

• I
• YOU
• HE
• SHE
• IT
• WE
• YOU
• THEY

COSTRUZIONE

Le frasi AFFERMATIVE al PAST SIMPLE si costruiscono con:

Soggetto

Complemento

WAS/WERE

CARATTERISTICHE:

Corrisponde all'imperfetto, al passato prossimo e al passato remoto in Italiano

EXAMPLES:

They were at the concert last month (Loro sono stati/erano al concerto il mese scorso)

My granny was a nurse (Mia nonna era/è stata un'infermiera)

CARATTERISTICHE:

Si usa per parlare di un'azione iniziata e conclusa NEL PASSATO

EXAMPLES:

I was in Rome last week (Sono stato/ero a roma la scorsa settimana)

Shakespeare was a great writer (Shakespeare fu/era un grande scrittore)

TIME EXPRESSIONS

Spesso abbiamo delle espressioni di tempo che ci autano a capire che un'azione è conclusa.Tra queste includiamo le più comuni:

YESTERDAY

IN...

LAST

AGO

Nel...

Fa

Ieri

Scorso

I was at school yesterday

Sono stato/ero a scuola ieri

EXAMPLES

They were in Rome last summer

Sono stati/erano a Roma la scorsa estate

She was at the supermarket 30 minutes ago

Era/è stata al supermercato 30 minuti fa

EXAMPLES

She was famous in 1970s

Era famosa negli anni '70

TO BE: PAST SIMPLE

NEGATIVE

NEGATIVE FORM

LONG FORM

WAS WERE WAS WAS WAS WERE WERE WERE

NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT

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• YOU
• HE
• SHE
• IT
• WE
• YOU
• THEY

NEGATIVE FORM

SHORT FORM

WASN'T WEREN'T WASN'T WASN'T WASN'T WEREN'T WEREN'T WEREN'T

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• YOU
• HE
• SHE
• IT
• WE
• YOU
• THEY

I wasn't at school yesterday

Non sono stato/ero a scuola ieri

EXAMPLES

They weren't in Rome last summer

Non sono stati/erano a Roma la scorsa estate

She wasn't at the supermarket 30 minutes ago

Non era/è stata al supermercato 30 minuti fa

EXAMPLES

She wasn't famous in 1970s

Non era famosa negli anni '70

TO BE: PAST SIMPLE

INTERROGATIVE

INTERROGATIVE FORM

I you he she it we you they

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

• WAS
• WERE
• WAS
• WAS
• WAS
• WERE
• WERE
• WERE

INTERROGATIVE FORM

AFFIRMATIVE SHORT ANSWERS

WAS WERE WAS WAS WAS WERE WERE WERE

Iyouhesheitweyouthey

YES,

INTERROGATIVE FORM

NEGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS

WASN'T WEREN'T WASN'T WASN'T WASN'T WEREN'T WEREN'T WEREN'T

Iyouhesheitweyouthey

NO,

Were you in Rome one month ago?

Eri a Roma un mese fa?

EXAMPLES

Was she on TV last night?

Era in TV ieri sera?

HAVE PAST SIMPLE

AFFIRMATIVE

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

HAD HAD HAD HAD HAD HAD HAD HAD

• I
• YOU
• HE
• SHE
• IT
• WE
• YOU
• THEY

COSTRUZIONE

Le frasi AFFERMATIVE con il PAST SIMPLE di "have" si costruiscono con:

Soggetto

Complemento

HAD

She had a cat four years ago

Lei aveva un gatto quattro anni fa

EXAMPLES

My granny had long blond hair when she was young

Mia nonna aveva i capelli lunghi e biondi quando era giovane