{"id":2499,"date":"2012-10-19T13:04:17","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T13:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=2499"},"modified":"2016-10-31T21:45:08","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T20:45:08","slug":"grammar-quiz-trapassato-prossimo-e-passato-prossimo-the-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/grammar-quiz-trapassato-prossimo-e-passato-prossimo-the-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammar Quiz: Trapassato Prossimo e Passato Prossimo – the solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are the solutions to our quiz about the use of the Trapassato Prossimo<\/strong> and the Passato Prossimo<\/strong> as explained in our recent blogs Trapassato Prossimo e Passato Prossimo<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and <\/span>e fin\u00ec tutto a tarallucci e vino<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

I asked you to complete the following sentences using either the trapassato prossimo<\/strong> or the passato prossimo<\/strong>.\u00a0 Let\u2019s find out how you got on!<\/p>\n

1. <\/strong>Quella sera era andata<\/span> a letto presto<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Ieri sera sono andato<\/span>\/a <\/span><\/strong><\/strong>(I went \u2013 andare<\/em>)<\/span> a letto presto<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Non l\u2019avevo sentito<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>(I had heard \u2013 sentire<\/em>)<\/span> arrivare perch\u00e9 dormivo<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. Non l\u2019ho sentito<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>(I heard \u2013 sentire<\/em>)<\/span> arrivare perch\u00e9 dormivo<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. Avevamo deciso<\/span> <\/strong>(We had decided \u2013 decidere<\/em>)<\/span> di partire presto<\/strong><\/p>\n

6.<\/strong> Abbiamo deciso<\/span><\/strong> (We decided \u2013 decidere<\/em>)<\/span> di partire presto<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. Si erano sposati<\/span><\/strong> (They had got married \u2013 sposarsi<\/em>)<\/span> molto giovani<\/strong><\/p>\n

8.<\/strong> Si sono sposati <\/span><\/strong>(They got married \u2013 sposarsi<\/em>)<\/span> molto giovani<\/strong><\/p>\n

9. Il giorno prima era\/<\/span>aveva piovuto<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>(it had rained \u2013 piovere<\/em>)<\/span> tanto <\/strong><\/p>\n

10. Il giorno prima \u00e8\/ha piovuto<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(it rained \u2013 piovere<\/em>)<\/span> tanto – N.B.<\/span><\/em><\/strong> with the verb piovere you can use either essere or avere<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Sentences containing both the trapassato prossimo<\/strong> and the passato prossimo<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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11. Quando<\/strong> siamo tornati<\/span><\/strong> (we got \u2013 tornare<\/em>)<\/span> a casa abbiamo scoperto<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(we discovered \u2013 scoprire<\/em>)<\/span> che il gatto aveva mangiato<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(had eaten \u2013 mangiare<\/em>)<\/span> la torta<\/strong><\/p>\n

12. La finestra<\/strong> era stata lasciata<\/span><\/strong> (had been left \u2013 lasciare<\/em>)<\/span> aperta facilitando l\u2019ingresso ai ladri<\/strong> (sorry, this should have been in the previous section as it obviously doesn\u2019t contain both past tenses)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

13. Luisa mi<\/strong> ha detto<\/span><\/strong> (told \u2013 dire<\/em>)<\/span> che non<\/span><\/strong> era mai stata<\/strong><\/span> (had never been \u2013 essere<\/em>)<\/span> a Londra in vita sua<\/strong><\/p>\n

14.<\/strong> Era stata<\/span> <\/strong>(It had been \u2013 essere<\/em>)<\/span> una giornata molto stancante perci\u00f2<\/strong> abbiamo preso<\/span><\/strong> (we took \u2013 prendere<\/em>)<\/span> il taxi per tornare a casa<\/strong><\/p>\n

15. Paolo mi<\/strong> ha detto<\/span><\/strong> (told \u2013 raccontare<\/em>)<\/span> che quando era bambino suo padre era emigrato<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(had emigrated \u2013 emigrare<\/em>)<\/span> in America con la famiglia<\/strong><\/p>\n

16.<\/strong> Ho saputo<\/span> <\/strong>(I\u2019ve found out \u2013 sapere<\/em>)<\/span> che la strada<\/strong> era gi\u00e0 stata danneggiata<\/span><\/strong> (had already been damaged \u2013 danneggiare<\/em>)<\/span> dall\u2019alluvione di due anni fa<\/strong><\/p>\n

17. La ditta aveva perso<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(had lost \u2013 perdere<\/em>)<\/span> troppi soldi e quindi \u00e8 fallita<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(it failed \u2013 fallire<\/em>)<\/span>. Alcuni impiegati ci<\/strong>\u00a0avevano lavorato<\/span><\/strong> (had worked \u2013 lavorare<\/em>)<\/span> per pi\u00f9 di vent\u2019anni<\/strong><\/p>\n

18. Il gatto \u00e8 tornato<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(came back \u2013 tornare<\/em>)<\/span> a casa affamato e dimagrito perch\u00e9 era rimasto<\/span> <\/strong>(it had been left \u2013 rimanere<\/em>)<\/span> rinchiuso nel garage per tre giorni<\/strong><\/p>\n

19. I due ragazzi erano scomparsi<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>(had been missing \u2013 scomparire<\/em>)<\/span> da due giorni quando sono stati ritrovati<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>(they were found \u2013 ritrovare<\/em>)<\/span> dai carabinieri<\/strong><\/p>\n

20.<\/strong> Avevamo appena cominciato<\/span> <\/strong>(We had just started \u2013 cominciare<\/em>)<\/span> a mangiare quando Luisa ha telefonato<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(phoned \u2013 telefonare<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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So \u2026 how did you get on? If you need any more help please leave a comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here are the solutions to our quiz about the use of the Trapassato Prossimo and the Passato Prossimo as explained in our recent blogs Trapassato Prossimo e Passato Prossimo and e fin\u00ec tutto a tarallucci e vino I asked you to complete the following sentences using either the trapassato prossimo or the passato prossimo.\u00a0 Let\u2019s…<\/p>\n

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