Past continuous come si forma
Come si formano le frasi affermative interrogative e negative
past continuous come si forma
was/were + present participle
Il past continuous inglese si forma
con il verbo essere al simple past
ed il verbo nella ing form :
I was doing io stavo facendo
You were doing tu stavi facendo
He/she was doing egli stava facendo
we were doing noi stavamo facendo
they were doing essi stavano facendo
If we knew what it was we were
doing, it would not be called
research, would it?
se avessimo saputo quello che
stavamo facendo, non si sarebbe
chiamata ricerca, non e' vero?
Albert Einstein
la forma negativa
soggetto + was/were + not + ing form
I wasn't thinking to buy a new car
non stavo valutando di comprare una macchina nuova
you weren't having a nap when i called you
non stavi facendo un
pisolino quando ti ho chiamato.
he wasn't talking to his boss
non stava
parlando con il suo capo
she wasn't calling her boyfriend
non stava
chiamando il suo fidanzato
it wasn't raining
non stava piovendo
we weren't being happy because the team
was playing badly
noi non eravamo felici perche' la squadra
stava giocando male
you were not going to the sea yesterday
morning
ieri mattina
non stavate andando al mare
they were not doing their work properly
non
stavo facendo il loro
lavoro in maniera corretta.
la forma interrogativa
was/were + soggetto +ing form
was I driving in the right direction?
stavo guidando nella direzione giusta?
were you looking for your keys?
stavi cercando le tue chiavi?
was he having fun?
(lui) si stava divertendo?
was she cooking the meal?
stava (lei) cucinando il pasto?
was it raining?
stava piovendo?
were we insisting to get more money?
stavamo insistendo per avere piu' soldi?
were you talking with mr smith?
stavate parlando con mr smith?
they were leading the group
(essi)
stavano guidando il gruppo
past continuous quando si usa
esercizi past continuous
differenze tra past simple e past continuous
esercizi past simple e past continuous
la forma interrogativo negativa
wasn't/weren't + soggetto +ing form
wasn't I walking very fast?
non stavo camminando molto veloce?
weren't you changing your mind?
non stavi cambiando idea?
wasn't he driving too fast?
non stava guidando troppo veloce?
wasn't she having a
party yesterday at this time?
non stavano partecipando
ad una festa ieri a quest'ora?
wasn't it raining yesterday evening?
non stava piovendo ieri pomeriggio?
weren't we enjoying the movie ?
non si stavano godendo il film?
weren't you anwering propetly?
non stavano rispondendo correttamente?
weren't they studying math for the exam?
non stavamo studiano matematica per l'esame?
past continuous inglese :
risposte brevi (short answers)
le short answers si usano quando la risposta
più opportuna è un semplice si o no.
E' preferibile non limitarsi al si o al no,
ma si usare seguente costruzione :
yes + soggetto + was/were wasn't/weren't
no + soggetto + was/were wasn't/weren't
Were you playing a game ?
= Stavate giocando
a qualche gioco?
le possibili risposte sono:
no we weren't
yes we were
was Luca sleeping in the couch?
Luca stava dormendo nel divano?
le possibili risposte sono :
Yes, he was
No, he wasn't
esempi e frasi col past continuous
le frasi affermative negative
e interrogative del
past continuous inglese
la forma affermativa:
soggetto + was/were + ing form
I was having a shower
stavo facendo una doccia
you were going to school
stavi andando a scuola
he was doing yoga
stava facendo yoga
she was eating an apple
lei stava mangiando una mela
it was snowing
stava nevicando
we were watching tv
noi stavamo guardando la televisione
you were winnng tha match
stavi vincendo la partita
they were losing the game
stavano perdendo il gioco