Il simle paste di “to be”
Il verbo “to be” rientra nel gruppo dei verbi irregolari ma ha una coniugazione propria.
|
I He/she/It |
was |
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You We They |
were |
|
was |
I? He/she/It ? |
|
were |
You ? We ? They ? |
|
I He/she/It |
Was not [wasn’t] |
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You We They |
Were not [weren’t] |
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Wasn’t |
I? He/she/It ? |
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Weren’t |
You ? We ? They ? |
- indicativo imperfetto:
There was nobody at home last night
Non c’era nessuno a casa ieri sera
- indicativo pasatto prossimo:
I was abroad on business two weeks ago.
Sono stato all’estero per affari due settimane fa
- Indicativo passato remoto:
Were they happy to see you?
Furono felice di vederdi?
When was Sheila born? She was born on 8th April, 1985
Quando è nata Sheila? È nata il 6 aprile 1985
Short answer
La risposta breve si struttura nel seguente modo:
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AFFERMATIVA |
NEGATIVA |
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Yes, pron. Personale sogg. + was/were |
No, pron. Personale sogg. + wasn’t/weren’t |
Was Danus ill yesterday? Yes, he was.
Danus era ammalata ieri? Si lo era.
Were they at your party last Sunday? No, they weren’t.
Erano alla tua festa sabato scorso? No