Festival actions: fell, screamed, touched
In stories, small action verbs are very useful. Here you meet , and . Learn them in simple past forms: , , .
The auxiliary depends on the real Italian verb, not on English. uses : . uses : . also uses : .
With , agreement changes: , . With , the participle usually stays the same at this level.
These verbs help you tell what happened in order: first the lights went out, then something fell, then someone screamed.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| / | fell / has fallen | |
| fell / has fallen | ||
| screamed / has screamed | ||
| screamed / has screamed | ||
| touched / has touched | ||
| touched / has touched | ||
| / | I fell | |
| I fell | ||
La batteria è caduta nel buio.The drum fell in the dark.
Tommaso ha gridato alle 20:16.Tommaso screamed at 20:16.
Qualcosa di morbido ha toccato la sua gamba.Something soft touched his leg.
Ieri sono caduto sulle scale.Yesterday I fell on the stairs.
Ieri sono caduta sulle scale.Yesterday I fell on the stairs.
Il gatto ha toccato l’interruttore.The cat touched the switch.
Un bicchiere è caduto dal tavolo.A glass fell from the table.
La bambina ha gridato: "Guarda!"The girl shouted: 'Look!'
Le chiavi sono cadute per terra.The keys fell onto the floor.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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The drum fell in the dark.
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Tommaso screamed at 20:16.
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Something soft touched his leg.
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Yesterday I fell on the stairs.
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Yesterday I fell on the stairs.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
La batteria nel buio.
The drum fell in the dark.
Tommaso alle 20:16.
Tommaso screamed at 20:16.
Qualcosa di morbido la sua gamba.
Something soft touched his leg.
Ieri sulle scale.
Yesterday I fell on the stairs.
Ieri sulle scale.
Yesterday I fell on the stairs.
Il gatto l’interruttore.
The cat touched the switch.
Un bicchiere dal tavolo.
A glass fell from the table.
La bambina : "Guarda!"
The girl shouted: 'Look!'
Le chiavi per terra.
The keys fell onto the floor.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Qualcosa di morbido la sua gamba.
Something soft touched his leg.
Ieri sulle scale.
Yesterday I fell on the stairs.
Ieri sulle scale.
Yesterday I fell on the stairs.
Il gatto l’interruttore.
The cat touched the switch.
Un bicchiere dal tavolo.
A glass fell from the table.
La bambina : "Guarda!"
The girl shouted: 'Look!'
Le chiavi per terra.
The keys fell onto the floor.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
The drum fell in the dark.
Tommaso screamed at 20:16.
Something soft touched his leg.
Yesterday I fell on the stairs.
Yesterday I fell on the stairs.
The cat touched the switch.
A glass fell from the table.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
The drum fell in the dark.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
The drum fell in the dark.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
Tommaso screamed at 20:16.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
Tommaso screamed at 20:16.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
Something soft touched his leg.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
Something soft touched his leg.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
Yesterday I fell on the stairs.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
Yesterday I fell on the stairs.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
