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Talking about the past (yesterday, earlier, last week)
A beginner‑friendly approach to past tense: start with one safe past pattern and reuse it.
The strategy
Don’t try to master every tense. Start with one common past pattern from real sentences.
- Use time words (yesterday/last week) to make meaning clear.
- Copy a native past pattern and reuse it with different verbs.
Ho mangiato.
I ate / I have eaten.
Sono italiano.
I am Italian.
Ho tempo.
I have time.
Sono qui.
I am here.
Vorrei dell'acqua.
I would like some water.
Non capisco.
I don't understand.
Parli inglese?
Do you speak English? (informal)
Dov'è il bagno?
Where is the bathroom?
Drills
Build a past sentence
I ate / I have eaten.
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