FORME INTERROGATIVA E NEGATIVA DEL SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Questa grammatica è a cura di Raffaele Nardella
http://www.nspeak.com/newbasic/grammatica/grammar.htm
La frase negativa e interrogativa del Simple Past si forma con l'ausiliare did seguito dalla
forma base del verbo principale.
FORMA NEGATIVA
Le negative del Simple Past sono formate aggiungendo didn't (informale) o did not
(formale) davanti alla forma base del verbo. Il verbo essere fa eccezione, infatti è
necessario aggiungere n't (informale) o not (formale) dopo was o were.
FRASE AFFERMATIVA
NEGATIVA INFORMALE
NEGATIVA FORMALE
I had a car
I didn't have a car
I did not have a car
You drank my beer
You didn't drink my beer
You did not drink my beer
He was here yesterday
He wasn't here yesterday
He was not here yesterday
They were in the park
They weren't in the park
They were not in the park
FORMA INTERROGATIVA
Anche le interrogative vengono formate usando l'ausiliare did. Questa volta però, l'ausiliare
viene posto davanti al soggetto. Il verbo essere fa eccezione, infatti è necessario porre il
verbo essere davanti al soggetto, senza usare did.
FRASE AFFERMATIVA
FRASE INTERROGATIVA
He brought his friend
Did he bring his friend?
They had a party
Did they have a party?
You were here
Were you here?
She was sick
Was she sick?
Le Wh- questions (domande che iniziano con aggettivi o pronomi interrogativi quali
What, Where, When ecc) sono formate ponendo l'ausiliare did davanti al soggetto (o nel
caso del verbo essere, spostandolo davanti al soggetto), aggiungendo all'inizio l'aggettivo o
il pronome interrogativo WhAFFERMATIVA
INTERROGATIVA
Wh- QUESTIONS
The building fell down
Did the building fall down?
Why did the building fall down?
They lived in London
Did they live in London?
Where did they live?
The shop was open
Was the shop open?
Why was the shop open?
They were at home at 5
Were they at home at 5?
What time were they at home?
