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
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?
She didn't come to Italy
* * * * *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 did you live 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?