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TO BE |
Esempi |
| 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
|
TO BE |
Forma contratta |
Esempi |
| 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 so 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
|
TO BE |
Esempi |
| 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
|
TO BE |
Esempi |
| 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? |
Nelle risposte brevi, dopo "Yes" o "No" si usa sempre il pronome personale; la forma contratta si usa solo nelle negazioni.
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
