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Past Progressive (Continuous) |
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Past Simple TO BE + forma -ING del verbo |
Frase
affermativa
SOGGETTO + Past Simple TO BE + forma -ING del
verbo + COMPLEMENTI
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Past Progressive
to drink |
Esempio
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I was drinking
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I was drinking a glass
of water. ->
Stavo bevendo (Bevevo) un bicchiere d'acqua. |
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you were drinking
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You were drinking
a glass
of water. ->
Stavi bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua |
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he was drinking
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Ron was drinking
a glass
of water. ->
Ron stava bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua |
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she was drinking
|
Susan was drinking
a glass
of water. ->
Susan stava bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua |
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it was drinking
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My dog was drinking. ->
Il mio cane stava bevendo |
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we were drinking
|
We were drinking a bottle of water. ->
Stavamo bevendo una bottiglia d'acqua |
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you were drinking
|
You were drinking a bottle of water. ->
Stavate bevendo una bottiglia d'acqua |
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they were drinking
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Ron and Susan were drinking a
bottle of water. ->
Ron e Susan stavano bevendo una bottiglia d'acqua |
Frase
negativa
SOGGETTO + Past Simple TO BE + not + forma -ING
del verbo + COMPLEMENTI
|
Past Progressive
to drink |
Esempio
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I was not drinking
I wasn't drinking |
I wasn't drinking your glass
of water. ->
Non stavo bevendo (Non bevevo) il tuo bicchiere d'acqua |
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you were not drinking
you weren't drinking |
You weren't drinking
a glass
of water. ->
Non stavi bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua |
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he was not drinking
he wasn't drinking |
Ron wasn't drinking
a glass
of water. ->
Ron non stava bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua |
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she was not drinking
she wasn't drinking |
Susan wasn't drinking
a glass
of water. ->
Susan non stava bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua |
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it was not drinking
it wasn't drinking |
My dog wasn't drinking. ->
Il mio cane non stava bevendo |
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we were not drinking
we weren't drinking |
We weren't drinking your bottle of water. ->
Non stavamo bevendo la tua bottiglia d'acqua |
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you were not drinking
you weren't drinking |
You weren't drinking a bottle of water. ->
Non stavate bevendo una bottiglia d'acqua |
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they were not drinking
they weren't drinking |
Ron and Susan weren't drinking a
bottle of water. ->
Ron e Susan non stavano bevendo una bottiglia d'acqua |
Frase
interrogativa
Past Simple TO BE + SOGGETTO + forma -ING del verbo +
COMPLEMENTI
|
Past Progressive
to drink |
Esempio
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Was I drinking |
Was I drinking
too much? ->
Stavo bevendo (Bevevo) troppo? |
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Were you
drinking |
Were you drinking my
glass
of water? ->
Stavi bevendo il mio bicchiere d'acqua? |
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Was he
drinking |
Was Ron drinking
a glass
of water? ->
Ron stava bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua? |
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Was she
drinking |
Was Susan drinking
a glass
of water? ->
Susan stava bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua? |
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Was it
drinking |
Was my dog drinking? ->
Il mio cane stava bevendo? |
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Were we
drinking |
Were we drinking too much? ->
Stavamo bevendo troppo? |
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Were you
drinking |
Were you drinking my bottle of
water? ->
Stavate bevendo la mia bottiglia d'acqua? |
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Were they
drinking |
Were Ron and Susan drinking a
bottle of water. ->
Ron e Susan stavano bevendo una bottiglia d'acqua? |
Frase
interrogativa-negativa
Past Simple TO BE + not + SOGGETTO + forma -ING del
verbo + COMPLEMENTI
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Past Progressive
to drink |
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Wasn't I not drinking.... |
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Weren't you drinking.... |
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Wasn't he drinking.... |
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Wasn't she drinking.... |
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Wasn't it drinking.... |
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Weren't we drinking.... |
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Weren't you drinking.... |
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Weren't they drinking.... |
Risposte
brevi
Were you drinking
a glass
of water? Yes,
I was/No, I wasn't ->
Stavi bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua? Sì/No
Was Ron drinking
a glass
of water? Yes,
he was/No, he wasn't -> Ron stava bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua?
Sì/No Uso del Past Progressive
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Azioni che
erano già in fase di svolgimento quando se ne verifica un'altra, resa con
il Past Simple
Es:
She was playing tennis, when she saw Mike -> Stava
giocando a tennis quando vide Mike
While she was
watching TV, her mother called her -> Mentre stava guardando la
televisione, sua madre la chiamò
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Azioni
che accadono contemporaneamente
Es: While Brad was
reading the newspaper, his wife was talking on the phone ->
Mentre Brad stava leggendo (leggeva) il giornale, sua moglie stava
parlando (parlava) al telefono
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Azioni avvenute
in un periodo determinato
Es: In 1981 I was
working in an Italian restaurant in London -> Nel 1981 lavoravo
in un ristorante italiano a Londra
Esercizi
interattivi
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