PAST SIMPLE TO BE (ESSERE)

Forma affermativa
I Was Yesterday, I was at home!
Ieri ero a casa
You Were
He/she/it Was Two months ago we were at school!
We Due mesi fa eravamo a scuola
were
You Were
they were
Forma negativa

I Was not / wasn’t We were not (weren’t) at school

yesterday
You Were not / weren’t
He/she/it Non eravamo a scuola ieri
Was not / wasn’t
We Were not / weren’t
You She wasn’t outside two days ago
Were not / weren’t
they Non era fuori due giorni fa
Were not /weren’t

Forma interrogativa

Was I? Were you at school yesterday?

Eri a scuola ieri?
Were You?
Was He/she/it? Where were they last month?
Dove erano (essi) lo scorso mese?
Were We?
Were You? Was she at home two days ago?
Era (lei) a casa due giorni fa?
were They?
Usi del Past Simple
- Fatti iniziati e conclusi in un tempo passato
- Si accompagna sempre ad avverbi di tempo finito e passato:
o Yesterday (ieri)
o Last (la scorsa) week (settimana), month (mese), year
(anno), century (secolo), days of the week (Monday,
Tuesday ecc)
o Ago (fa) two minutes ago (due minuti fa), 3 days ago (3
giorni fa)