37 Essere, past simple To be, past simple c era/c erano contratta momento passate persone plurale primo risposte singolare soggetto FORMA Forma affermativa: prima e terza persona .......................................: soggetto + was I was at home last night. Paul was in London last month. tutte le altre .......................................: soggetto + were You were rude to her. They were tired after work. Forma negativa: prima e terza persona singolare: soggetto + was + not (.......................................: soggetto + wasn t) Mr Bean was not well yesterday. I wasn t with her. tutte le altre persone: soggetto + were + not (contratta: soggetto + weren t) We were not ready yet. They weren t sincere. Forma interrogativa: prima e terza persona singolare: was + ....................................... Was Mrs Garret in her office? Were your friends satisfied? tutte le altre persone: were + soggetto Le espressioni ....................................... vengono rese con: There was food in the fridge. Forma affermativa: there was / there were Forma negativa: there was not / there were not (contratta: there wasn t / there weren t) There were not any assistants. Forma interrogativa: was there / were there There wasn t enough time for it. Were there many groups? Le short answers (....................................... brevi) si formano: Yes, I/he/she/it was. / Yes, we/you/they were. Was Ted hungry? Yes, he was. No, I/he/she/it wasn t. / No, we/you/they weren t. Were they at home? No, they weren t. Were there many people? Yes, there were. Yes, there was. / Yes, there were. Was there enough to eat? No, there wasn t. No, there wasn t. / No there weren t. USO Si usa il past simple di to be per esprimere situazioni ....................................... verificatesi in un ....................................... finito (simili a quelle che presenti espresse con il present simple) It was so hot in the early afternoon! Jane wasn t very well yesterday. Si usa: there was + nome singolare o + elenco di nomi di cui il ....................................... singolare There was a lot of food for lunch. There was steak and vegetables for lunch. there were + nome plurale o + elenco di nomi di cui il primo ....................................... 84 There were appetizers before lunch. Essere, past simple There were various dishes and drinks for lunch.