{"id":1139,"date":"2016-06-27T16:54:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T14:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishtraining.it\/wp_news\/2016\/06\/27\/grammatica-hotline-simple-past\/"},"modified":"2016-06-27T16:54:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T14:54:22","slug":"grammatica-hotline-simple-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishtraining.it\/wp_news\/2016\/06\/27\/grammatica-hotline-simple-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammatica Hotline- Simple Past –"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Quando si usa <\/strong>Il\u00a0Simple Past<\/em><\/span>\u00a0\u00e8 il tempo verbale inglese che esprime il concetto\u00a0generale di un\u2019azione che si \u00e8 svolta nel passato e non ha pi\u00f9 nessun\u00a0rapporto con il presente.<\/h2>\n

Per poter mettere un verbo al Simple Past<\/span><\/h3>\n

L\u2019azione deve essersi svolta nel passato ed essere\u00a0finita nel momento in cui si parla.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Use of the\u00a0Simple Past<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Actions finished in the past<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u00a0visit<\/strong>ed<\/strong> London last week.<\/p>\n

Series of completed actions in the past<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u00a0got<\/strong>\u00a0up<\/strong> on Friday June 24, 2016 and watched\u00a0<\/strong>the tragic \u00a0results of Brexit.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Signal words<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
    \n
  • yesterday<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • last week<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • a month <\/strong>ago<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • in 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • on Thursday June 23 the UK voted to leave the EU.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Affirmative sentences in the\u00a0Simple Past<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 regular verbs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Long forms<\/strong><\/td>\nContracted forms<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    I\u00a0cleaned<\/strong>\u00a0my Ferrari.<\/td>\nnot possible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    You\u00a0cleaned<\/strong>\u00a0your Ferrari.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    He\u00a0cleaned<\/strong>\u00a0his Ferrari.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Affirmative sentences in the\u00a0Simple Past<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 irregular verbs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Long forms<\/strong><\/td>\nContracted forms<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    I\u00a0went<\/strong>\u00a0to Rome.<\/td>\nnot possible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    You\u00a0went<\/strong>\u00a0to Rome.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    He\u00a0went<\/strong>\u00a0to Rome.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Negative sentences in the\u00a0Simple Past<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Do not negate a main verb in English. Always use the auxiliary\u00a0did<\/strong>\u00a0(Simple Past of\u00a0to do<\/em>) and the\u00a0infinitive<\/strong>\u00a0of the verb for negations.<\/p>\n

    There is no difference between regular and irregular verbs in negative sentences<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Long forms<\/strong><\/td>\nContracted forms<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    I\u00a0did<\/strong>\u00a0not<\/strong>\u00a0go<\/strong>\u00a0to Rome.<\/td>\nI\u00a0didn’t<\/strong>\u00a0go <\/strong>to Rome.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    You\u00a0did<\/strong>\u00a0not<\/strong>\u00a0go<\/strong>\u00a0the Rome.<\/td>\nYou\u00a0didn’t<\/strong>\u00a0go<\/strong>\u00a0to Rome.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    He\u00a0did<\/strong>\u00a0not<\/strong>\u00a0go <\/strong>to Rome.<\/td>\nHe\u00a0didn’t<\/strong>\u00a0go<\/strong>\u00a0to Rome.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    \u00a0Questions in the\u00a0Simple Past<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    You need the auxiliary\u00a0did<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0infinitive<\/strong>\u00a0of the verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Long forms<\/strong><\/td>\nContracted forms<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Did<\/strong>\u00a0I\u00a0play<\/strong>\u00a0the Stock Market?<\/td>\nnot possible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Did<\/strong>\u00a0you\u00a0play<\/strong>\u00a0the Stock Market?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Did<\/strong>\u00a0he\u00a0play<\/strong>\u00a0the Stock Market?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

     <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Regular verbs<\/h1>\n

    vote- voted<\/h3>\n

    work \u2013 worked<\/h3>\n

    walk-walked<\/h3>\n

    play \u2013 played<\/h3>\n

    watch – watched<\/h3>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Irregular verbs<\/h1>\n

    go \u2013 went<\/h3>\n

    see –saw<\/h3>\n

    have–had<\/h3>\n

    eat \u2013 ate<\/h3>\n

    drink \u2013drank<\/h3>\n

    say- said<\/h3>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Britain voted to leave the EU on Thursday June 23, 2016.<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Quando si usa Il\u00a0Simple Past\u00a0\u00e8 il tempo verbale inglese che esprime il concetto\u00a0generale di un\u2019azione che si \u00e8 svolta nel passato e non ha pi\u00f9 nessun\u00a0rapporto con il presente. Per poter mettere un verbo al Simple Past L\u2019azione deve essersi svolta nel passato ed essere\u00a0finita … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[7],"yoast_head":"\nGrammatica Hotline- Simple Past - | English Training Blog News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"corso inglese online english training\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.englishtraining.it\/wp_news\/2016\/06\/27\/grammatica-hotline-simple-past\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Grammatica Hotline- Simple Past - | English Training Blog News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"corso inglese online english training\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.englishtraining.it\/wp_news\/2016\/06\/27\/grammatica-hotline-simple-past\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"English Training Blog News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vincent.torrieri\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100009294225232\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-06-27T14:54:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSGQdBBVQnFEBypf9c16GbiOCxCymlHZ67SFGMqT5EjxBf8KqNm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/VincentTorrieri\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.englishtraining.it\/wp_news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"English Training\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.englishtraining.it\/wp_news\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vincent.torrieri\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/towerpast\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/vincent-c-towerpast-64224511\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXLGrtkYlApcLSM9pnD_75g\"],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.englishtraining.it\/wp_news\/#logo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.englishtraining.it\/wp_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/hologramofMe.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.englishtraining.it\/wp_news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/hologramofMe.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"English Training\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.englishtraining.it\/wp_news\/#logo\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.englishtraining.it\/wp_news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.englishtraining.it\/wp_news\/\",\"name\":\"English Training Blog News\",\"description\":\"Improve your English Language\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.englishtraining.it\/wp_news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/www.englishtraining.it\/wp_news\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.englishtraining.it\/wp_news\/2016\/06\/27\/grammatica-hotline-simple-past\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSGQdBBVQnFEBypf9c16GbiOCxCymlHZ67SFGMqT5EjxBf8KqNm\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSGQdBBVQnFEBypf9c16GbiOCxCymlHZ67SFGMqT5EjxBf8KqNm\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.englishtraining.it\/wp_news\/2016\/06\/27\/grammatica-hotline-simple-past\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.englishtraining.it\/wp_news\/2016\/06\/27\/grammatica-hotline-simple-past\/\",\"name\":\"Grammatica Hotline- Simple Past - 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