Uso dei verbi

Forme regolari al presente

I speak, you speak, he speaks ... I do, you do, he does

Verbi irregolari al presente

I am, you are, he/she/it is ...

"Present continuous" vs. "present simple"

I'm making a salad. I often make salad.

Altri usi della forma "-ing"

How about going swimming?

L'imperativo

Cross the road!

Il "past simple"

I played football yesterday.

Il "present perfect"

I've lived here for two years.

Verbi irregolari importanti

be, was, been do, did, done have, had, had

Il "past continuous"

We were sitting at the table.

Il "present perfect continuous"

I've been thinking about it.

"Past perfect simple"

We had already eaten, when he arrived.

"Used to"

I used to go swimming.

Il futuro con "going to"

I'm going to cook dinner tonight.

Il futuro con "will"

You will love this book!

Il passivo

The house was built in 1992.

Having things done

I verbi modali: "should"

Should I close the window?

I verbi modali: "can"

I can dance.

I verbi modali: "could", "was able to" e "was allowed to"

She could sing like an angel.

I verbi modali: must

You must not talk during the exam.

I verbi riflessivi

We introduced ourselves.

"to be used to"

I'm used to eating with chopsticks.

To make/let someone do something

Steve makes his brother do the dishes.

Altri usi della forma in "-ing"

He stopped reading to surf the internet.