Past Simple
infinito senza TO + ed
Forma
affermativa
SOGGETTO + PAST SIMPLE + COMPLEMENTI
TO WORK
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I work ed
I worked hard last week
= Ho lavorato molto la scorsa settimana
you
work ed
You worked all night long = Hai lavorato tutta la notte
he
work ed
Bob worked in London last summer = Bob ha
lavorato a Londra l'estate scorsa
she
work ed
She worked as a teacher
= Ha lavorato come
insegnante
it
work ed
It worked very well
= Ha funzionato molto
bene
we
work ed
We worked at home = Abbiamo lavorato a casa
you
work ed
You worked together
= Avete
lavorato insieme
they
work ed
They worked here yesterday
= Hanno
lavorato qui ieri
I verbi che terminano in
-E aggiungono solo la D
Es: to live = lived
I verbi monosillabi, che
terminano con una consonante preceduta da una sola vocale, raddoppiano la
consonante prima di aggiungere -ED
Es: to stop = stopped
I verbi che terminano in
-Y preceduta da consonante trasformano la -Y
in -I prima di aggiungere -ED
Es: to study = studied
Forma negativa
SOGGETTO +
DIDN'T * + INFINITO SENZA TO + COMPLEMENTI
TO WORK
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I didn't work
I didn't work hard last week = Non ho lavorato molto la scorsa settimana
you
didn't work
You didn't work all night long = Non hai lavorato tutta la notte
he
didn't work
Bob didn't work in London last summer
= Bob non
ha lavorato a Londra l'estate scorsa
she
didn't work
She didn't work as a teacher
= Non ha lavorato
come insegnante
it
didn't work
It didn't work very well
= Non ha funzionato molto
bene
we
didn't work
We didn't work at home
= Non abbiamo lavorato a casa
you
didn't work
You didn't work together
= Non avete lavorato
insieme
they
didn't work
They didn't work here yesterday
= Non hanno
lavorato qui ieri
*"DIDN'T " è
la forma contratta di "DID NOT " ed è quella più usata.
Forma interrogativa
DID +
SOGGETTO +
INFINITO SENZA TO + COMPLEMENTI
TO WORK
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Did I work
Did I work hard last week? = Ho lavorato molto la scorsa settimana?
Did
you
work
Did you work all night long? = Hai lavorato tutta la notte?
Did
he
work
Did Bob work in London last
summer? = Bob ha lavorato a Londra l'estate scorsa?
Did
she
work
Did she work as a teacher?
= Ha lavorato come
insegnante?
Did
it
work
Did it work well?
= Ha funzionato bene?
Did
we
work
Did we work for
nothing? = Abbiamo lavorato per
niente?
Did
you
work
Did you work together?
= Avete lavorato insieme?
Did
they
work
Did they work here
yesterday = Hanno lavorato qui ieri?
Forma interrogativa-negativa
DIDN'T +
SOGGETTO +
INFINITO SENZA TO + COMPLEMENTI
TO WORK
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Didn't I work
Didn't I work enough last week? = Non ho lavorato abbastanza la scorsa settimana?
Didn't
you
work
Didn't you work all night long? = Non hai lavorato tutta la notte?
Didn't
he
work
Didn't Bob work in London
last summer? = Bob non ha lavorato a Londra l'estate scorsa?
Didn't
she
work
Didn't she work as a
teacher? = Non ha lavorato come insegnante?
Didn't
it
work
Didn't it work well?
= Non ha funzionato bene?
Didn't
we
work
Didn't we
work for money? = Non abbiamo lavorato
per i soldi?
Didn't
you
work
Didn't you work
together? = Non avete lavorato insieme?
Didn't
they
work
Didn't they work here
yesterday? = Non hanno lavorato qui ieri?
Short Answers (Risposte
brevi)
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Did you work all night long? Yes, I did/No, I
didn't = Hai lavorato tutta la notte? Sì/No
Did Bob work in London last
summer? Yes, he did/No, he didn't = Bob ha lavorato a Londra l'estate scorsa?
Sì/No
Verbi irregolari
Consultare i
paradigmi dei verbi irregolari all'interno della grammatica
Uso del Past Simple
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Azioni passate
avvenute in un periodo di tempo completamente trascorso definito con
espressioni di tempo come yesterday, last week, last summer, five
minutes ago
Ex: She played tennis last Sunday
= Ha giocato a tennis domenica
scorsa
Laboratorio
interattivo
