PASSATO PROGRESSIVO

 

Indice Grammatica

 

 

Past Progressive (Continuous)

Past Simple TO BE + forma -ING del verbo

 

Frase affermativa

 

SOGGETTO + Past Simple TO BE + forma -ING del verbo + COMPLEMENTI

 

Past Progressive

to drink

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I was drinking

I was drinking a glass of water. -> Stavo bevendo (Bevevo) un bicchiere d'acqua.

you were drinking

You were drinking a glass of water. -> Stavi bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua

he was drinking

Ron was drinking a glass of water. -> Ron stava bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua

she was drinking

Susan was drinking a glass of water. -> Susan stava bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua

it was drinking

My dog was drinking. -> Il mio cane stava bevendo

we were drinking

We were drinking a bottle of water. -> Stavamo bevendo una bottiglia d'acqua

you were drinking

You were drinking a bottle of water. -> Stavate bevendo una bottiglia d'acqua

they were drinking

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

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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

you were not drinking

you weren't drinking

You weren't drinking a glass of water. -> Non stavi bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua

he was not drinking

he wasn't drinking

Ron wasn't drinking a glass of water. -> Ron non stava bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua

she was not drinking

she wasn't drinking

Susan wasn't drinking a glass of water. -> Susan non stava bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua

it was not drinking

it wasn't drinking

My dog wasn't drinking. -> Il mio cane non stava bevendo

we were not drinking

we weren't drinking

We weren't drinking your bottle of water. -> Non stavamo bevendo la tua bottiglia d'acqua

you were not drinking

you weren't drinking

You weren't drinking a bottle of water. -> Non stavate bevendo una bottiglia d'acqua

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

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Was I drinking

Was I drinking too much? -> Stavo bevendo (Bevevo) troppo?

Were you drinking

Were you drinking my glass of water? -> Stavi bevendo il mio bicchiere d'acqua?

Was he drinking

Was Ron drinking a glass of water? -> Ron stava bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua?

Was she drinking Was Susan drinking a glass of water? -> Susan stava bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua?
Was it drinking Was my dog  drinking? -> Il mio cane stava bevendo?
Were we drinking Were we drinking too much? -> Stavamo bevendo troppo?
Were you drinking Were you drinking my bottle of water? -> Stavate bevendo la mia bottiglia d'acqua?
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

 

 

Past Progressive

to drink

Wasn't I not drinking....
Weren't you drinking....
Wasn't he drinking....
Wasn't she drinking....
Wasn't it drinking....
Weren't we drinking....
Weren't you drinking....
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

         

  • 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

     

  • 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


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