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past simple and past continuous





  • passato semplice , simple past
  • passato progressivo , past progressive
 
il past simple in genere si forma aggiungendo ed , tuttavia esistono molti verbi irregolari.
il past simple si usa per azioni finite
  • i started this web site a lot of years ago
  • shakespeare lived in london
  • she wrote a very good song last year
  • did you go on holiday last year?
  • i didn't go on holiday last year
  • i was tired yesterday because i was sick

il past continuous si usa per riferirsi a qualcosa nel passato che era iniziato,
ma non era ancora finito -stavo facendo qualcosa in un certo momento,l'azione non era finita
  • i remeber when i got here 15 years ago,i was looking for a job...
  • what were you doing yesterday morning?
  • lilly phoned while we were watching the match
  • i saw him when he was playing his match

esempi di simple past e past continuous : aforismi

Maybe it was mean, but I really don't think so. You asked for the truth and I told you.-Sinead O'Connor forse era cattivo,ma io davvero penso di no.tu mi chiesi di dirti la verità e te la dissi.
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