Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale Dipartimento di Scienze Umane, Sociali e della Salute Lingua Inglese a.a (Dott. Saverio Tomaiuolo) Aggettivi Possessivi e Pronomi Possessivi

Aggettivi possessiviPronomi possessivi My bookThis book is Mine Your carThis car is Yours His / Her / Its houseThis house is His /Hers/ Its Our shoesThose shoes are Ours Your beltThat belt is Yours Their photosThose photos were Theirs ATTENZIONE: quando si parla di parti del corpo si utilizza laggettivo possessivo (Guardami negli occhi= Look at my eyes; Mi fa male la testa= My head aches).

Esempi: This exercise can improve your legs and your abs too. My friend likes to go play drums, but his parents dont agree. Look at her hairs! They dont even look hers. Who is the owner of this shop? I mean, is this shop his or hers? No, it is theirs.

Il past continuous

Forma affermativa SOGGETTO + PASSATO DI TO BE + VERBO + suffisso -ING I was playing… You were playing… He / she / it was playing… We were playing... You were playing… They were playing….

Forma Negativa SOGGETTO + PASSATO DI TO BE + NOT + VERBO + suffisso -ING I was NOT (wasnt) playing You were NOT (werent) playing He / She / It was NOT (wasnt) playing We were NOT (werent) playing You were NOT (werent) playing They were NOT (werent) playing

Forma interrogativa PASSATO di TO BE + SOGGETTO + VERBO + suffisso -ING Was I playing....? Were you playing....? Was he/she/it playing....? Were we playing....? Were you playing....? Were they playing....?

Il past continuous si adopera per indicare unazione in corso di svolgimento al passato (I was looking at the sky yesterday. It was so blue!). In particolare si utilizza per indicare unazione in corso di svolgimento al passato (A) che è stata interrotta momentaneamente o permanentemente da unaltra azione al passato, indicata con il past simple (B): >>>>>>>>while I was playing football (A) >>>>>>>>>> I broke (B) my leg

Esempi: When I was walking home, it started to rain. We had breakfast when they were still sleeping. She met them while she was cycling. I had a wonderful idea while I was looking at the sky.

Il Comparativo di maggioranza, minoranza e uguaglianza

1. Il comparativo di maggioranza si forma aggiungendo il suffisso -er agli aggettivi monosillabici, oppure facendo precedere gli aggettivi plurisillabici da more. Il secondo termine di paragone è introdotto dal terminethan: John is stronger than Peter They are more experienced than us.

2. Il comparativo di minoranza si forma facendo precedere gli aggettivi monosillabici e plurisillabici da less. Il secondo termine di paragone è introdotto dal termine than: You are less trained than them Football games are less boring than cricket games.

3. Il comparativo di uguaglianza si forma facendo precedere gli aggettivi monosillabici e plurisillabici da as. Il secondo termine di paragone è introdotto dal termine as: She is as lazy as Mark. We are as safisfied as you (are).

I superlativi

Il superlativo si ottiene aggiungendo il suffisso-est agli aggettivi monosillabici, oppure facendo precedere gli aggettivi plurisillabici damost. Il secondo termine di paragone è introdotto di solito dalle preposizioni in oof: Ferrari is the fastest car in the world. Japan and Denmark are considered the most expensive countries in the world.

ECCEZIONI Aggettivo ComparativoSuperlativo GoodBetterBest BadWorseWorst John is better than Peter. We are the best in the world. My book is worse than yours. Mary and Paul are the worst students in the class.