| Past Progressive o Past Continuous |
| PAST SIMPLE TO BE + forma -ING del verbo |
SOGGETTO + PAST SIMPLE TO BE + forma -ING del verbo + COMPLEMENTI
| TO DRINK |
Esempi |
| 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 |
SOGGETTO + PAST SIMPLE TO BE + NOT + forma -ING del verbo + COMPLEMENTI
| TO DRINK |
Esempi |
|
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 |
PAST SIMPLE TO BE + SOGGETTO + forma -ING del verbo + COMPLEMENTI
| TO DRINK |
Esempi |
| 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? |
PAST SIMPLE TO BE + NOT + SOGGETTO + forma -ING del verbo + COMPLEMENTI
|
TO DRINK |
Esempi |
| Wasn't I drinking | Wasn't I drinking too much? = Non stavo bevendo (Non bevevo) troppo? |
| Weren't you drinking | Weren't you drinking my glass of water? = Non stavi bevendo il mio bicchiere d'acqua? |
| Wasn't he drinking | Wasn't Ron drinking a glass of water? = Ron non stava bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua? |
| Wasn't she drinking | Wasn't Susan drinking a glass of water? = Susan non stava bevendo un bicchiere d'acqua? |
| Wasn't it drinking | Wasn't my dog drinking? = Il mio cane non stava bevendo? |
| Weren't we drinking | Weren't we drinking too much? = Non stavamo bevendo troppo? |
| Weren't you drinking | Weren't you drinking my bottle of water? = Non stavate bevendo la mia bottiglia d'acqua? |
| Weren't they drinking | Weren't Ron and Susan drinking a bottle of water? = Ron e Susan stavano bevendo una bottiglia d'acqua? |
Nelle risposte brevi, dopo "Yes" o "No" si usa sempre il pronome personale e la voce del verbo TO BE.
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
- 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
