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I DID NOT (DIDN’T) WALK IN THE PARK WE DID NOT WALK IN THE PARK
YOU DID NOT WALK IN THE PARK YOU DID NOT WALK IN THE PARK
HE/SHE DID NOT WALK IN THE PARK THEY DID NOT WALK IN THE PARK
PAST SIMPLE COSTRUZIONE
TO LEAVE-LEFT-LEFT
DID HE/SHE WALK IN THE PARK? DID THEY WALK IN THE PARK?
WHO TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS? WHO PHONED? WHO WROTE “PARADISE LOST”?
WHO LIVED THERE? WHICH CAME FIRST, THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG?
THERE WAS SOMEONE IN THE CORRIDOR. DAVID MOVED QUIETLY TOWARDS THE DOOR,
SWITCHED OFF THE LIGHT AND LISTENED = C'ERA QUALCUNO NEL CORRIDOIO. DAVID SI
MOSSE IN SILENZIO VERSO LA PORTA, SPENSE LA LUCE E RESTÒ IN ASCOLTO.
PAST SIMPLE USO
❖ IL PAST SIMPLE SI PUÒ TRADURRE ANCHE CON L'IMPERFETTO ITALIANO,
QUANDO SI FA RIFERIMENTO AD AZIONI ABITUALI NEL PASSATO:
IN SUMMER, EVERY DAY WE GOT UP EARLY AND WENT TO THE BEACH = IN ESTATE
OGNI GIORNO CI ALZAVAMO PRESTO E ANDAVAMO ALLA SPIAGGIA.
PRESENT PERFECT COSTRUZIONE
IL PARTICIPIO PASSATO (PAST PARTICIPLE) DEI VERBI REGOLARI SI FORMA
AGGIUNGENDO IL SUFFISSO –ED AL VERBO ALL'INFINITO SENZA IL TO:
TO WALK = WALKED TO WORK = WORKED TO CALL= CALLED
TO ARRIVE= ARRIVED
HE/SHE HAS FINISHED THE WORK THEY HAVE FINISHED THE WORK
I HAVE NOT FINISHED THE WORK WE HAVE NOT FINISHED THE WORK
YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED THE WORK YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED THE WORK
HE/SHE HAS NOT FINISHED THE WORK THEY HAVE NOT FINISHED THE WORK
PRESENT PERFECT COSTRUZIONE
FORMA INTERROGATIVA
SI FORMA CON AUSILIARE HAVE + SOGGETTO + PARTICIPIO PASSATO DEL VERBO
PRINCIPALE + COMPLEMENTI.
HAVE YOU FINISHED THE WORK? HAVE YOU FINISHED THE WORK?
HAS HE/SHE FINISHED THE WORK? HAVE THEY FINISHED THE WORK?
PRESENT PERFECT USO
SI USA IL PRESENT PERFECT QUANDO:
WHY ARE YOU WALKING LIKE THAT? I'VE HURT MY FOOT = PERCHÈ CAMMINI IN QUEL
MODO? MI SONO FATTA MALE AL PIEDE.
HAVE YOU EVER EATEN JAPANESE FOOD? = HAI MAI MANGIATO CIBO GIAPPONESE?
THIS IS THE MOST INTERESTING FILM I'VE EVER SEEN = QUESTO È IL FILM PIÙ BELLO
CHE ABBIA MAI VISTO
SUE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL I'VE EVER MET IN MY LIFE = SUE È LA RAGAZZA PIÙ
BELLA CHE ABBIA INCONTRATO NELLA MIA VITA.
PRESENT PERFECT USO
NEVER SIGNIFICA “NON...MAI” NELLE FRASI NEGATIVE.
N.B. NEVER HA VALORE NEGATIVO E SI USA SENZA LA NEGAZIONE NOT/ DO NOT/ DID
NOT.
NO, I'VE NEVER EATEN = NO, NON L'HO MAI PROVATA (MANGIATO/A)
NO, I'VE NEVER MET HIM = NO, NON L'HO MAI CONOSCIUTO
PRESENT PERFECT USO
❖ CON YET, ALREADY, SO FAR, LATELY, RECENTLY.
HAVE YOU FINISHED YOUR BOOK YET? = HAI GIÀ FINITO IL TUO LIBRO?
NO, I HAVEN'T FINISHED IT YET = NO, NON L'HO ANCORA FINITO
KATE HAS JUST PHONED FROM THE AIRPORT = KATE HA APPENA TELEFONATO
DALL'AEROPORTO
HOW LONG HAS TOM WORKED HERE? = DA QUANTO TEMPO TOM LAVORA QUI?
HE HAS WORKED HERE FOR 3 MONTHS = LAVORA QUI DA TRE MESI (E CONTINUA A
LAVORARCI)
FOR ESPRIME LA DURATA DELL'AZIONE E RISPONDE ALLA DOMANDA “DA QUANTO TEMPO?”