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A2 · ⑬ Past continuous
Past continuous and telling a story
Un tempo dipinge lo sfondo, l'altro ci lascia cadere dentro l'evento.
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01 · Prima pagina · sfondo ed evento
I due tempi passati
Past simple · l'evento
lo sfondo durail fatto succede, e si chiude
Past continuous · lo sfondo
Già in corso. Fa da sfondo alla scena e non ha un inizio o una fine chiari.
- I was cooking dinner.
- It was raining.
- They were waiting outside.
- She was living in Berlin that year.
Past simple · l'evento
Un fatto concluso che atterra dentro la scena, o una catena di fatti uno dopo l'altro.
- The phone rang.
- He arrived.
- I dropped the plate.
- She moved to Berlin in 2019.
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| Tempo | Ruolo nel racconto | Segnale tipico |
| past continuous | background, already going on | while, all morning, at eight |
| past simple | the event that happens | when, suddenly, then |
| both continuous | two things overlapping | while … was …ing |
| both simple | a chain of events in order | then, after that, and |
| state verbs | never continuous, even in the past | know, want, understand |
Regola d'oro
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02 · Seconda pagina · when, while, e la forma di un racconto
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I was working when she called.We were eating when the lights went out.
In un momento preciso
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At ten I was still working.What were you doing at midnight?
Un periodo temporaneo
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That summer I was working in a bar.
Creare lo sfondo
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It was raining and nobody was talking. Then the door opened.
when + breve
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… when the phone rang.… when he arrived.
while + lungo
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While I was cooking …While they were talking …
L'ordine non conta
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When she called, I was working.
Entrambi simple = sequenza
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When she called, I stopped working.
Due frasi che sembrano uguali e non lo sono
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Da bambino giocavo a calcio. → I played football as a child.
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Sapevo la risposta. → I knew the answer.
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I was playing football every Sunday. → I played football every Sunday.
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I was knowing the answer. → I knew the answer.
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I cooking when he arrived. → I was cooking when he arrived.
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You was watching TV. → You were watching TV.
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While she called, I was cooking. → When she called, I was cooking.
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What you were doing? → What were you doing?
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