| Past Perfect |
| Past Simple TO HAVE + Past Participle del Verbo* |
*Il Past Participle (Participio Passato
) dei verbi si forma come il Past Simple (infinito senza TO + ed); consultare i paradigmi dei verbi irregolari all'interno della grammatica| TO WORK | Esempi |
|
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 oggi |
*La forma contratta 'D è quella più usata nel linguaggio colloquiale.
SOGGETTO + HADN'T* (HAD NOT) + PARTICIPIO PASSATO del VERBO + COMPLEMENTI
| TO WORK | Esempi |
| 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 oggi |
*"HADN'T è la forma contratta di "HAD NOT" ed è quella più usata.
HAD + SOGGETTO + PARTICIPIO PASSATO del VERBO + COMPLEMENTI
| TO WORK | Esempi |
| 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 mai 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? |
HADN'T+ SOGGETTO + PARTICIPIO PASSATO del VERBO + COMPLEMENTI
| TO WORK | Esempi |
| Hadn't I worked | Hadn't I worked hard that week? = Non ho 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? |
Nelle risposte brevi, dopo "Yes" o "No" si usa sempre il pronome personale e l'ausiliare; nelle negazioni si usa solo la forma contratta.
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
- 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.
