LA GRAMMATICA DI ENGLISH GRATIS

PARADIGMA DEI VERBI INGLESI

Il paradigma è l’insieme delle voci fondamentali di un verbo, da cui si formano tutti i tempi verbali.

Il paradigma dei verbi inglesi è costituito da tre voci verbali:

FORMA BASE da cui si formano:	SIMPLE PAST	PARTICIPIO PASSATO utilizzato per formare:
Infinito		Infinito passato
Simple Present		Present Perfect
-ing form		Past Perfect
Imperativo		Futuro anteriore
Futuro		Condizionale passato
Condizionale		Tempi passivi

La Forma Base di un verbo è quella data dal dizionario.

Esempi:

Se cerco il verbo	il dizionario mi dà la sua forma base:
lavorare	work
essere	be
andare	go

Il Simple Past ed il Participio Passato dei verbi regolari si ottengono aggiungendo -ed alla forma base, tenendo presente quanto segue:

REGOLA	FORMA BASE	SIMPLE PAST e PARTICIPIO PASSATO
I verbi regolari aggiungono -ed alla forma base	work (lavorare) walk (camminare)	worked walked
I verbi che terminano per -e aggiungono solo la -d	smoke (fumare)	smoked
I verbi che terminano per -y preceduta da consonante, cambiano la y in i e aggiungono -ed.	cry (piangere)	cried
I verbi che terminano per una sola consonante preceduta da una vocale accentata raddoppiano la consonante finale e aggiungono -ed.	admit (ammettere) stop (fermarsi)	admitted stopped
I verbi che terminano per -l (elle) preceduta da una sola vocale raddoppiano sempre la l.	travel (viaggiare)	travelled

Il paradigma dei verbi irregolari non segue nessuno schema e va imparato a memoria.

Esempi:

INFINITO ITALIANO	PARADIGMA INGLESE
essere	be - was - been
andare	go - went - gone
correre	run - ran - run
avere	have - had - had

Per il paradigma dei verbi irregolari vedi il relativo capitolo.

1. ESERCIZIO SUI PARADIGMI BEGINNERS GB

Write the complete paradigm of the following regular and irregular verbs
Puoi scrivere le tue risposte nelle caselle di testo (attenzione: non vengono memorizzate!)
Per vedere le risposte corrette, seleziona con il mouse lo spazio bianco dopo il simbolo ♥
Se vuoi ulteriori spiegazioni, chiedicele utilizzando la sezione interattiva DISQUS più sotto

1) meet
♥ to meet - met - met
2) love
♥ to love - loved - loved
3) spring
♥ to spring - sprang - sprung
4) tell
♥ to tell - told - told
5) wake up
♥ to wake up - woke up - woken up
6) study
♥ to study - studied - studied
7) play
♥ to play - played - played
8) wear
♥ to wear - wore - worn
9) to win
♥ to win - won - won
10) set
♥ to set - set - set

2. ESERCIZIO SUI PARADIGMI INTERMEDIATE GB96

Complete the sentences using the following words in the past simple: COOK - DENY - STAY - STOP - LISTEN - TRAVEL - PLAY - LIVE - ASK - WORK - ARRIVE
Puoi scrivere le tue risposte nelle caselle di testo (attenzione: non vengono memorizzate!)
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Se vuoi ulteriori spiegazioni, chiedicele utilizzando la sezione interattiva DISQUS più sotto

1) In the sixties my father the guitar in a band.
♥ In the sixties my father played the guitar in a band.
2) Last year Peter in a bank in King’s Road.
♥ Last year Peter worked in a bank in King’s Road.
3) The police our car and us to show our documents.
♥ The police stopped our car and asked us to show our documents.
4) The Magistrate him bail* because of his previous convictions.
♥ The Magistrate denied him bail because of his previous convictions.
5) When my grandfather was just a boy, he in Paris.
♥ When my grandfather was just a boy, he lived in Paris.
6) In olden times, people on horseback**.
♥ In olden times, people travelled on horseback.
7) I in a terrible hotel when I was in Barcelona.
♥ I stayed in a terrible hotel when I was in Barcelona.
8) When Tom we were watching television.
♥ When Tom arrived, we were watching television.
9) They........a wonderful cake for Mary’s birthday.
♥ They cooked a wonderful cake for Mary’s birthday.
10) When I was young I rarely to my parents’ advice.
♥ When I was young I rarely listened to my parents’ advice.
* bail= libertà provvisoria dietro cauzione
** on horseback= a cavallo

3. SUi VERBI REGOLARI CON IL PAST SIMPLE INTERMEDIATE GB97

Fill in the gaps with one of the following verbs in the PAST SIMPLE:
like - watch - start - listen - arrive - talk - miss - smoke - play - live
Puoi scrivere le tue risposte nelle caselle di testo (attenzione: non vengono memorizzate!)
Per vedere le risposte corrette, seleziona con il mouse lo spazio bianco dopo il simbolo ♥
Se vuoi ulteriori spiegazioni, chiedicele utilizzando la sezione interattiva DISQUS più sotto

1) Mary in Madrid in 1979. Now she lives in London.
♥ Mary lived in Madrid in 1979. Now she lives in London.
2) They a war film on television yesterday.
♥ They watched a war film on television yesterday.
3) The lesson at 11.
♥ The lesson started at 11.
4) I playing football when I was young. Now I hate it.
♥ I liked playing football when I was young. Now I hate it.
5) She always to the radio at night.
♥ She always listened to the radio at night.
6) At weekends he always tennis with his friend Sam.
♥ He always played tennis with his friend Sam at weekends.
7) Fortunately I on time.
♥ Fortunately I arrived on time.
8) They about the problem and found a solution.
♥ They talked about the problem and found a solution.
9) I was late. I the bus and had to walk all the way.
♥ I was late. I missed the bus and had to walk all the way.
10) Beth was very nervous last night. She 12 cigarettes.
♥ Beth was very nervous last night. She smoked 12 cigarettes.