10 Past tenses overview

⚡ In short

Past simple finito e datato · continuous in corso · present perfect legato a ora · past perfect prima di un altro passato.

Spie: yesterday, in 2019, ago → past simple · ever, never, just, yet, since → present perfect

• ›I lost my keys yesterday. — I've lost my keys (and I still can't find them).
• ›I was reading when the lights went out.
• ›I had already eaten when she called.

⚠️ Watch out: La forma si assomiglia al passato prossimo, l'uso no: ago e date vogliono sempre il past simple