Essere: Passato Remoto

Question 1

I was
You were
He/She/It was

Answer 1

Io fui
Tu fosti
Lui/Lei fu

Question 2

We were
You were
They were

Answer 2

Noi fummo
Voi foste
Loro furono

Question 3

Tutti gli occhi erano puntati su di me e fui accusato di non aver fatto correttamente il mio lavoro.

Answer 3

All eyes were on me and I was accused of not doing my job properly.

Question 4

Ero stata scelta io e alla tenera età di soltanto sei anni fui mandata al palazzo di Alessandria

Answer 4

I had been chosen and at the tender age of only six, I was sent off to the palace in Alexandria.

Question 5

Un grande elefante, enorme e selvaggio, era comparso lì per darci la buonanotte… E che paura! Stavolta non fui l’unico a spaventarsi: l’intero pubblico corse veloce a casa.

Answer 5

A big elephant, huge and wild, appeared there to say goodnight… And what a fright! This time I was not the only one who got scared: the whole audience ran home quickly.

Question 6

Nei trentotto giorni successivi io e Giulio fummo tenuti prigionieri sulla nave pirata.

Answer 6

For the next thirty eight days Julius and I were held captive on the pirate’s ship.

Question 7

Nella nostra lotta fummo aiutati da altre nazioni europee; Francia, Germania, Italia e Regno Unito ci offersero il loro sostegno.

Answer 7

We were helped in our struggle by other European nations. France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom all supported us.

Question 8

Fummo scoraggiati dal portare avanti questa idea.

Answer 8

We were discouraged from taking this idea forward.

Question 9

Vorrei che anche voi foste orgogliosi dei popoli indigeni originari che difendono la vita.

Answer 9

I wish you were once proud of the original indigenous peoples who defend life.

Question 10

Vi avrei anche ringraziato se foste stati un minimo attenti al mio intervento.

Answer 10

I would also have thanked you for paying a little attention to my speech.