Past Simple in inglese: uso ed esercizi

Esercizi

Frasi affermative

Per i verbi regolari, aggiungi -ed al verbo.
Per i verbi irregolari, usa la seconda forma (V2) dalla lista dei verbi irregolari.

Esempi:

She worked abroad.

My uncle lived here.

Harry wrote many books. (irregular)

Il verbo to be ha forme speciali al passato:

I/He/She/It – was

We/You/They – were

Esempi:

She was angry yesterday.

We were young and happy.

Frasi negative

Usa did not (didn’t) + verbo base.
Did è la forma passata di do e si usa con tutte le persone.

Esempi:

She didn’t work abroad.

Harry didn’t write many letters.

His uncle didn’t live here.

Con to be, aggiungi semplicemente not dopo was/were:

I wasn’t tired yesterday.

They weren’t here two days ago.

Domande

Forma le domande con Did + soggetto + verbo base.

Esempi:

Did she work abroad?

Did Harry write many letters?

Did your uncle live here?

Per le domande speciali, aggiungi una parola interrogativa (QW) all’inizio:

Where did she work?

What did Harry write?

When did he live here?

Con to be, inverti was/were con il soggetto:

Was Harry a good writer?

Were your parents at home last night?

Quando usiamo il Past Simple?

Azioni brevi nel passato
She worked abroad two years ago.

I met my old friend yesterday.

Azioni concluse (nessun collegamento con il presente)
He was a famous singer.

She worked abroad for 20 years. (not anymore)

Azioni che non possono più accadere
Mary won a math medal when she was a student.

My grandmother once sang with Freddie Mercury.

Serie di azioni passate
She entered, looked around, and screamed.

I woke up, washed my face, and brushed my teeth.

Espressioni di tempo con il Past Simple

Spesso usiamo il Past Simple con parole che indicano quando è avvenuta l’azione:

yesterday

the day before yesterday

just now

last night / last week / last month / last year

an hour ago / two days ago / five years ago

in 1992

at 6 o’clock