32. How long did you live there?

Past tense – Sentences

(Question)

Did you live there for long?

(Hai vissuto lì da molto tempo?)

 

(no)

I didn’t work there for long

(non ho lavorato lì da molto.)

 

(yes)

I lived in India for a few years 

(Ho vissuto in India per alcuni anni)

 

Question words

How long?

(Quanto tempo?)

How many days?

(Quanti giorni?)

 

How long did you live in China for?

(Quanto tempo hai vissuto in Cina)

How many days did spend there?

Verbs

What is the past tense of .... live? (vivere)

lived

* * * * *

What is the past tense of ... do? (fare)

did

* * * * *

What is the past tense of ... work? (lavorare)

✔️

worked

* * * * *

What is the past tense of ... wait? (aspettare)

waited

* * * * *

What is the past tense of ... stay? (rimanere, stare)

stayed

* * * * *

What is the past tense of ... spend? (trascorrere, passare)

spent

* * * * *

New Words – Time

for two years – per due anni

for about two years – per circa due anni

for a few days – per alcuni giorni

 

for a long time – per molto tempo / per lungo tempo

for long – per lungo tempo (only for questions and negative sentences)

 

for a while – per un ‘po,  per un periodo

 

Answer Questions

Did you live there for long?

❌

I didn't live there for long

* * * * *

Did you work there for long?

✔️ - for a few years

She didn't come to Italy

* * * * *

Did you wait for long?

✔️ - about fifteen minutes

I waited for about fifteen minutes

* * * * *

Did you live there for a long time?

✔️ - two and a half years

I lived there for two and a half years

* * * * *

Did you do that for long?

✔️ - for a few years

I did that for a few years

* * * * *

Did you spend long there?

✔️ - a few days

I spent a few days there (I spent there a few days - no!)

* * * * *

Ask Questions

I worked there for a long time

❓

Did you work there for a long time? ( Did you work there for long? - ok 🙂

* * * * *

I lived there for about five years

❔ - How long

How long did you live there for?

* * * * *

I did Kung Fu for a few years

❓- How long?

How long did you do Kung fu for?

* * * * *

I stayed for a while

❓- for long

Did you stay for long?

* * * * *

I spent a few days there

❓- How long

How long did you spend there?

* * * * *

I worked there for a while

❓- How long

How long did you work there for?

* * * * *

Conversation

Ok, and how long did you live in Spain?  It’s a great country.

It’s a fantastic country.  I love it.  The people are so friendly.   Yes, I lived there for a about four years and then I went back to England.

And what did you do? 

I did a few different things.  I worked in a language school I also worked in a book shop and I also worked as a translator.

Wow, that’s great!  And how long did you work in the language school? 

I worked in two schools. I work in the first one for about a year and a half,  Then, I worked in a different language school and I worked in the second school for about half a year.  I didn’t work there for long. It wasn’t a good school.

And you worked as a translator.  Did you enjoy that?  How long did you do that for?

I did that for about a year.  And yes, I really enjoyed it.

New Words

friendly – amichevole

 

I love it (add it) – lo adoro

 

a few things – alcune cose

a few different things – alcune cose diverse

 

for half a year – per mezzo anno

for a year and a half – per un anno e mezzo 

 

I enjoyed it –  mi è piaciuto

the first one 

the second one

Questions 

1. Where did you live, before you came here?

2. How long did you live there?

 

3. What sports did you do at school? 

4. How long did you do (football/ basketball / …)  for?

 

5. Where did you go on holiday, last time?

6. How long did you spend there?

 

7. Where did you work, when you were young?

8. How long did you work there for?