6 Past simple, past continuous e past perfect simple Past simple, past continuous, and past perfect simple compiute finito forma base improvvisa -ing form lontana non participio passato prima seconda simple soggetto svolgimento when FORMA Il past simple si forma: + : soggetto + ....................................... + -ed / ....................................... forma del paradigma he studied, he slept : soggetto + did not/didn t + forma base he did not/didn t study, he did not/didn t sleep ? : did + soggetto + forma base did he study, did he sleep? he was studying, he was sleeping Il past continuous si forma: + : soggetto + was/were + ....................................... : soggetto + was not/wasn t/were not/weren t + -ing form he was not/wasn t studying, he was not/wasn t sleeping ? : was/were + soggetto + -ing form was he studying, was he sleeping? Il past perfect simple si forma: he had studied, he had slept + : soggetto + had + ....................................... : soggetto + had not/hadn t + participio passato he had not/hadn t studied, he had not/hadn t slept ? : had + soggetto + participio passato had he studied, had he slept? USO Si usa il past simple per: esprimere azioni ....................................... e concluse in un momento ....................................... We had dinner at 8 o clock last night. formulare domande spesso introdotte da when, what time What time did the lecture start? Si usa il past continuous per parlare di un azione in ....................................... in un certo momento passato What were you doing at this time yesterday? Possono essere messe in relazione due azioni passate: in svolgimento nello stesso momento: entrambe sono espresse con il past continuous e sono unite dalla congiunzione while While Jane was studying, Linda was cooking. di cui una ....................................... interrompe un altra in svolgimento: l azione improvvisa viene espressa con il past simple e quella in svolgimento con il past continuous; la congiunzione che le unisce ....................................... se introduce la frase con il past simple, while se introduce quella con il past continuous When she called me, I was locking the door. She called me while I was locking the door. Past simple, past continuous e past perfect simple 27