Past Perfect
PAST SIMPLE TO HAVE + PARTICIPIO
PASSATO del
verbo*
*Il Participio Passato dei
verbi si forma come il Passato Semplice (infinito
senza TO + ed ), eccetto i verbi irregolari.
Forma affermativa
SOGGETTO + PAST PERFECT + COMPLEMENTI
TO WORK
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I had worked
I'd* worked
I
had worked hard that week
= Avevo lavorato molto quella settimana
you
had worked
you'd worked
You had worked all night long
= Avevi lavorato tutta la notte
he
had worked
he'd worked
Bob had worked in London
=
Bob aveva lavorato a Londra
she
had worked
she'd worked
She
had
worked as a teacher
= Aveva lavorato come
insegnante
it
had worked
it'd worked
It had
worked very well
= Aveva funzionato molto
bene
we
had worked
we'd worked
We had
worked at home = Avevamo lavorato a casa
you
had worked
you'd worked
You
had
worked together
= Avevate
lavorato insieme
they
had worked
they'd worked
They had
worked here
= Avevano lavorato qui
*La forma contratta 'D è
quella più usata nel linguaggio colloquiale.
Forma negativa
SOGGETTO + HADN'T + PARTICIPIO PASSATO
+ COMPLEMENTI
TO WORK
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I hadn't worked
I hadn't worked hard that week
= Non avevo lavorato molto quella settimana
you
hadn't worked
You hadn't worked all night long
= Non avevi lavorato tutta la notte
he
hadn't worked
Bob hadn't worked in London
=
Bob non aveva lavorato a Londra
she
hadn't worked
She hadn't worked as a teacher
=
Non aveva lavorato
come insegnante
it
hadn't worked
It hadn't worked very well
=
Non aveva funzionato molto
bene
we
hadn't worked
We hadn't worked at home
= Non
avevamo lavorato a casa
you
hadn't worked
You hadn't worked together
= Non avevate lavorato
insieme
they
hadn't worked
They hadn't worked here
=
Non avevano lavorato qui
Forma interrogativa
HAD + SOGGETTO +
PARTICIPIO PASSATO + COMPLEMENTI
TO WORK
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Had I worked
Had I worked hard
that week?
= Avevo lavorato molto quella settimana?
Had
you
worked
Had
you
worked all night long?
= Avevi lavorato tutta la notte?
Had
he
worked
Had
Bob
worked in London?
=
Bob aveva lavorato a Londra?
Had
she
worked
Had
she
worked as a teacher?
= Aveva lavorato come
insegnante?
Had
it
worked
Had
it
worked well?
= Aveva funzionato bene?
Had
we
worked
Had
we
worked for
nothing? = Avevamo lavorato
per niente?
Had
you
worked
Had
you
worked together?
= Avevate lavorato insieme?
Had
they
worked
Had
they
worked here?
= Avevano lavorato qui?
Forma interrogativa-negativa
HADN'T + SOGGETTO +
PARTICIPIO PASSATO + COMPLEMENTI
TO WORK
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Hadn't I worked
Hadn't I worked hard
that week?
= Non avevo lavorato molto quella settimana?
Hadn't
you
worked
Hadn't
you
worked all night long?
= Non avevi lavorato tutta la notte?
Hadn't
he
worked
Hadn't
Bob
worked in London?
= Bob
non aveva lavorato a Londra?
Hadn't
she
worked
Hadn't
she
worked as a teacher?
= Non aveva lavorato come insegnante?
Hadn't
it
worked
Hadn't
it
worked well?
= Non aveva funzionato bene?
Hadn't
we
worked
Hadn't
we
worked for you?
= Non avevamo lavorato per te?
Hadn't
you
worked
Hadn't
you
worked together?
= Non avevate lavorato insieme?
Hadn't
they
worked
Hadn't
they
worked here?
= Non avevano lavorato qui?
Participio
Passato dei Verbi irregolari
Consultare i
paradigmi dei verbi irregolari all'interno della grammatica
Short Answers
(Risposte
brevi)
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Had
you
worked all night long?
Yes, I had/No, I hadn't = Avevi lavorato tutta la notte?
Sì/No
Had Bob
ever worked in London? Yes, he had/No, he hadn't
=
Bob aveva mai lavorato a Londra? Sì/No
Uso del Past Perfect
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Anche con i
verbi intransitivi
Es:
She had arrived = Era arrivata.
Azioni avvenute prima di
altre già conclusesi nel passato
Es: When they got to
the airport the plane had already taken off =
Quando arrivarono all'aeroporto l'aereo era già decollato.
Laboratorio
interattivo
Esercizio 1
Esercizio 2
Esercizio 3
Esercizio 4
Esercizio 5