VIDEOGRAMMATICA INGLESE

di Raffaele Nardella

 

PAST SIMPLE to BE

(PASSATO SEMPLICE DEL VERBO ESSERE)

 

Indice Grammatica

 

 

 

Forma affermativa

 

SOGGETTO + WAS/WERE + COMPLEMENTI

TO BE

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I was

I was in London last summer. = Sono stato a Londra la scorsa estate

you were

You were at home yesterday. = Sei stato a casa ieri

he was

He was a computer programmer. = Era un programmatore di computer

she was

She was my girlfriend. = E' stata la mia fidanzata

it was

It was my school. = E' stata la mia scuola

we were

We were friends. = Siamo stati (Fummo) amici

you were

You were at the pub last Saturday. = Siete stati al pub lo scorso sabato

they were

They were very nice. = Sono stati molto carini

 


Forma negativa

 

SOGGETTO + WAS/WERE + NOT + COMPLEMENTI

TO BE

Forma contratta

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I was not I wasn't

I was not in London last summer.

I wasn't in London last summer. = Non sono stato a Londra l'estate scorsa

you were not you weren't

You were not at home yesterday.

You weren't at home yesterday. = Non sei stato a casa ieri

he was not he wasn't

He was not good at maths.

He wasn't so good at maths. = Non era così bravo in matematica

she was not she wasn't

She was not my girlfriend.

She wasn't my girlfriend. = Non era la mia fidanzata

it was not it wasn't

It was not my school.

It wasn't my school. = Non era la mia scuola

we were not we weren't

We were not friends.

We weren't friends. = Non eravamo amici

you were not you weren't

You were not at the pub last Saturday.

You weren't at the pub last Saturday. = Non siete stati al bar sabato scorso

they were not they weren't

They were not very nice.

They weren't very nice. = Non sono stati molto carini

 


Forma interrogativa

 

WAS/WERE + SOGGETTO + COMPLEMENTI

TO BE

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was I

Was I right? = Avevo ragione?

were you

Where were you yesterday evening? = Dove sei stato ieri sera?

was he

Was he at home last weekend? = Era a casa lo scorso fine settimana?

was she

Why was she so sad? = Perché era così triste?

was it

What was it? = Cos'è stato?

were we

Were we lucky? = Siamo stati fortunati?

were you

When were you in England? = Quando siete stati in Inghilterra?

were they

Were they nice? = Erano simpatici?

 


Forma interrogativa-negativa

 

WASN'T/WEREN'T + SOGGETTO + COMPLEMENTI

TO BE

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wasn't I

Wasn't I right? = Non avevo ragione?

weren't you

Weren't you at the pub? = Non sei stato al bar?

wasn't he

Wasn't he at home? = Non era a casa?

wasn't she

Why wasn't she happy? = Perché non era contenta?

wasn't it

Wasn't it hers? = Non era il suo?

weren't we

Weren't we lucky? = Non siamo stati fortunati?

weren't you

Weren't you in England? = Non siete stati in Inghilterra?

weren't they

Weren't they nice? = Non sono stati carini?

 


Short Answers (Risposte brevi)

 

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Were you in London last year?  Yes, I was./No, I wasn't. = Sei stato a Londra l'anno scorso? Sì/No

Was Jane nice?  Yes, she was./No, she wasn't. = E' stata carina Jane? Sì/No

Were you tired? Yes, we were./No, we weren't. = Eravate stanchi? Sì/No

 


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