English grammar (by ET)

Il Verbo nella frase descrive quello che la frase vuole raccontare: un'azione, uno stato d'animo, una situazione, ecc..

Vediamo quindi come si comporta il verbo (al tempo PASSATO) nei vari tipi di frase. Puoi anche consultare lo schema dei verbi al presente.

Verbi al PASSATO

Tipo di frase

Verbo ESSERE
e amici (can, will, must, ...)

Tutti gli altri VERBI
(play, cook, want, go, see, have, ...)

REGOLARI
(play, cook, want, ...)

IRREGOLARI
(go, see, have, ...)

AFFERMATIVA

sogg. + verbo ESSERE + ...
I, he, she, it + was + ...
you, we, they + were + ...

I was at home last monday.
You were born in 1998.
He/she was in London last week.
It was rainy yesterday.
We were at work last night.
They were students at King's college.

Terza persona singolare

Come si nota la terza persona singolare è uguale a tutte le altre. Al passato il discorso della "S" aggiunta al verbo non c'è più.

sogg. + forma base del VERBO + ED + ...
I, you, he, she, it, we, they + play (cook, want) + ED + ...

I/you/he/she/it/we/they played football.
I/you/he/she/it/we/they cooked a meal.
I/you/he/she/it/we/they wanted a dog.

sogg. + forma PROPRIA del verbo + ...
I, you, he, she, it, we, they + went (saw, had) + ...

I/you/he/she/it/we/they went home.
I/you/he/she/it/we/they saw a friend.
I/you/he/she/it/we/they had a toast.

INTERROGATIVA

verbo ESSERE + sogg.+ ...+ ?
Was + I, he, she, it + ... + ?
Were + you, we, they + ... + ?

Was I at home last monday?
Were you born in 1998?
Was he/she in London last week?
Was it rainy yesterday?
Were we at work last night?
Were they students at King's college?

DID + sogg. + forma base del VERBO + ... + ?
DID + I/you/he/she/it/we/they + play (cook, want, go, see, have) + ... + ?

DID I/you/he/she/it/we/they play football?
DID I/you/he/she/it/we/they cook a meal?
DID I/you/he/she/it/we/they want a dog?
DID I/you/he/she/it/we/they go home?
DID I/you/he/she/it/we/they see a friend?
DID I/you/he/she/it/we/they have a toast?

NEGATIVA

sogg. + verbo ESSERE + NOT + ...
I, he, she, it + was + NOT + ...
you, we, they + were + NOT + ...

I wasn't at home last monday.
You weren't born in 1998.
He/she wasn't in London last week.
It wasn't rainy yesterday.
We weren't at work last night.
They weren't students at King's college.

sogg. + DID + NOT + forma base del VERBO + ...
I/you/he/she/it/we/they + DID + NOT + play (cook, go, see, have) + ...

I/you/he/she/it/we/they didn't play football.
I/you/he/she/it/we/they didn't cook a meal.
I/you/he/she/it/we/they didn't want a dog.
I/you/he/she/it/we/they didn't go home.
I/you/he/she/it/we/they didn't see a friend.
I/you/he/she/it/we/they didn't have a toast.

Schema dei verbi al passato

Verbi al PASSATO