SIMPLE PAST: TO BE
POSITIVE FORM
NEGATIVE FORM
I WAS
I WASN'T
YOU WERE
YOU WEREN'T
HE WAS
HE WASN'T
SHE WAS
SHE
IT WAS
IT WASN'T
WE WERE
WE WEREN'T
YOU WERE
YOU WEREN'T
THEY WERE
THEY WEREN'T
WASN'T
QUESTION
SHORT ANSWER
WAS I ?
YES, I WAS
NO, I WASN'T
WERE YOU ?
YES, YOU WERE
NO, YOU WEREN'T
WAS HE ?
YES, HE WAS
NO, HE WASN'T
WAS SHE ?
YES, SHE WAS
NO, SHE WASN'T
WAS IT ?
YES, IT WAS
NO, IT WASN'T
WERE WE ?
YES, WE WERE
NO, WE WEREN'T
WERE YOU ?
YES, YOU WERE
NO, YOU WEREN'T
WERE THEY ?
YES, THEY WERE
NO, THEY WEREN'T
IL SIMPLE PAST:
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esprime azioni avvenute nel passato e che si sono ormai concluse
è usato per raccontare storie e fiabe
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si usa per tradurre verbi all'imperfetto, passato prossimo e al passato remoto
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è accompagnato da espressioni di tempo come:
• YESTERDAY
• LAST NIGHT
• LAST YEAR
SIMPLE PAST: TO HAVE
Il VERBO AVERE al passato ha una sola forma:
• HAD, che si usa senza il rafforzativo GOT
• la forma negativa è HADN'T
