8.2.6 Negazione nel simple past |
esempi | ||
In 1980 I went to school. |
In 1980 I did not go to school. |
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He
bought a
bike last month. |
He did not buy a bike last month. | ![]() |
The
school was
red still yesterday. |
The school was not red still yesterday. | ![]() |
He played the piano. |
He did not play the piano. | ![]() |
Yesterday she gave him a present. | Yesterday she did not give him a present. | ![]() |
It was dark and cold, when he came out of the house. | It was not dark and cold, when he did not come out of the house. |
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I read a book the day before yesterday. | I did not read a book the day before yesterday. | ![]() |
They saw the light at the end of the tunnel last year. | They did not see the light at the end of the tunnel last year. |
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esempio | ||
Modal verb => Perifrasi nel passato | ||
can => was able to |
In 1980 I was not able to go to school. | ![]() |
shall => was to |
He was not to buy a bike (he did it anyway). | ![]() |
must => had to | Yesterday she did not have to give him a present. | ![]() |
to may => was allowed to |
They were not allowed to cross the border. | ![]() |
to will => wanted to | I didn't want to do it all over again. | ![]() |
contatto informazione legale consenso al trattamento dei dati personali |