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Traduzione e definizione
to sleep: dormire
I went to sleep very late last night, so I'm tired today. Sono andato/a a dormire molto tardi ieri sera, quindi oggi sono stanco/a.
Questo è un verbo irregolare:
I sleep / I slept / I have slept
sleep: il sonno
sleep debt debito di sonno
to sleep with (someone): dormire con (qualcuno), andare a letto con (qualcuno)
Esempi
- "Too lazy to move and just sleep..."
- "He just sleeps!"
- "I really didn't get much sleep last night."
- "I have had many adventures since I last saw you, I have slept with many, many, many people."
- "Hannah : So you were sleeping, right there in the laboratory?"
- "Sleepin' on the job, sleepin' on the job"
- "Subject: Re: Sleep = good"
- ""Sleep is essential... at least 8 hours for most adults... lack of sleep leads to bad health... high blood pressure... heart disease... poor performance at work"... Ey up, that sounds serious!"
- "Newborns, on the other hand, sleep between 16 and 18 hours a day, and toddlers sleep between 10 and 12 hours a day."
- "Your mission for this week, should you choose to accept it: Protect your home in whatever way you see fit, and start sleeping better at night."
- "Bruno : Sir, I slept with my au pairs, sir!"
- "Bruno : I admire so much Brian Jones and I imagine he's sleeping in the room beside my office and I dream that Brian is loving me and he kisses me on all my body."
- "Democracy's mother is a woman that I want to sleep with."
- "I can't sleep."
- "New York City: the homeless population has risen to a record level: over 300,000 people are sleeping in the streets."
- "This replaces my previous endeavor of sleeping with as many people as possible."
Esercizio 1
Put the irregular verbs below into their proper past tense forms.
Yesterday, Philip and Kevin to a pub and all night. That night, neither of them very well, because they both very ill.
Yesterday, Philip and Kevin to a pub and all night. That night, neither of them very well, because they both very ill.
Put the irregular verbs below into their proper past tense forms.
Yesterday, Philip and Kevin [not done] went 1 to a pub and [not done] drank 2 all night. That night, neither of them [not done] slept 3 very well, because they both [not done] felt 4 very ill.
Yesterday, Philip and Kevin [not done] went 1 to a pub and [not done] drank 2 all night. That night, neither of them [not done] slept 3 very well, because they both [not done] felt 4 very ill.
1 went: The verb 'to go' is irregular. We must put the verb in the past tense, as indicated by the term 'yesterday'. To go: go/went/gone.
2 drank: The verb 'to drink' is irregular. We must put the verb in the past tense, as indicated by the term 'yesterday'. To drink: drink/drank/drunk.
3 slept: The verb 'to sleep' is irregular. We must put the verb in the past tense as indicated by the phrase 'that night' which refers to a past tense time period. To sleep: sleep/slept/slept.
4 felt: We need the preterit form of the verb 'to feel' here. Be careful, because the verb 'to feel' is irregular: feel/felt/felt.
Esercizio 2
Conjugate the verbs below using the simple past tense (preterit) form. Watch out for irregular forms!
Luna a stray cat on the street and to take it home with her. She it some milk, some food and a name: Little Luna. Little Luna even in Luna's bed.
Luna a stray cat on the street and to take it home with her. She it some milk, some food and a name: Little Luna. Little Luna even in Luna's bed.
Conjugate the verbs below using the simple past tense (preterit) form. Watch out for irregular forms!
Luna [not done] found 1 a stray cat on the street and [not done] decided 2 to take it home with her. She [not done] gave 3 it some milk, some food and a name: Little Luna. Little Luna even [not done] slept 4 in Luna's bed.
Luna [not done] found 1 a stray cat on the street and [not done] decided 2 to take it home with her. She [not done] gave 3 it some milk, some food and a name: Little Luna. Little Luna even [not done] slept 4 in Luna's bed.
1 found: 'Found' is the preterit form of the verb 'to find'. It is an irregular verb: I find/I found/I have found.
2 decided: 'Decided' is the simple past tense form of the verb 'to decide'. It is a regular verb.
3 gave: 'Gave' is the preterit form of the verb 'to give'. It is an irregular verb: I give/I gave/I have given.
4 slept: 'Slept' is the preterit form of the verb 'to sleep'. It is an irregular verb: I sleep/I slept/I have slept.
Esercizio 3
You've now seen the verb to sleep several times. Let's conjugate it!
Yesterday I until 7:30 AM.
I very well lately. I feel full of energy!
Yesterday I until 7:30 AM.
I very well lately. I feel full of energy!
You've now seen the verb to sleep several times. Let's conjugate it!
Yesterday I [not done] slept 1 until 7:30 AM.
I [not done] have slept 2 very well lately. I feel full of energy!
Yesterday I [not done] slept 1 until 7:30 AM.
I [not done] have slept 2 very well lately. I feel full of energy!
1 slept: "To sleep" is an irregular verb. In the simple past tense, which this sentence requires, the correct form of the verb is "slept". To sleep: sleep/slept/slept.
2 have slept: The present perfect form of the verb should be used here: I HAVE SLEPT. We use the present perfect in constructions where an action is completed but occurred at an unspecified in the past. We often find terms such as "lately", "recently", "so far" in sentences which use the present perfect.
Esercizio 4
"My mother used to sing to me to make me sleep."
Choose the most appropriate word in each sentence, each term is used only once.
I ate a large lunch, and now I feel . My eyes are closing and I want to go to bed.
I didn't hear the telephone, I was in my bedroom and didn't wake up when you called.
He was ill in the morning, but he felt better after a little in the afternoon.
I haven't for 24 hours, I am extremely tired and I need some rest.
Choose the most appropriate word in each sentence, each term is used only once.
I ate a large lunch, and now I feel . My eyes are closing and I want to go to bed.
I didn't hear the telephone, I was in my bedroom and didn't wake up when you called.
He was ill in the morning, but he felt better after a little in the afternoon.
I haven't for 24 hours, I am extremely tired and I need some rest.
"My mother used to sing to me to make me sleep."
Choose the most appropriate word in each sentence, each term is used only once.
I ate a large lunch, and now I feel sleepy 1. My eyes are closing and I want to go to bed.
I didn't hear the telephone, I was asleep 2 in my bedroom and didn't wake up when you called.
He was ill in the morning, but he felt better after a little sleep 3 in the afternoon.
I haven't slept 4 for 24 hours, I am extremely tired and I need some rest.
Choose the most appropriate word in each sentence, each term is used only once.
I ate a large lunch, and now I feel sleepy 1. My eyes are closing and I want to go to bed.
I didn't hear the telephone, I was asleep 2 in my bedroom and didn't wake up when you called.
He was ill in the morning, but he felt better after a little sleep 3 in the afternoon.
I haven't slept 4 for 24 hours, I am extremely tired and I need some rest.
1 sleepy: This is the correct answer. "Sleepy" is an adjective that describes being ready for or needing sleep. A "sleepy" person is very tired, or might fall asleep at any moment. If someone "feels sleepy", they are not sleeping (in a state of sleep) but they want to go to sleep.
1 asleep: This is incorrect. One can "fall asleep" or "be asleep", but one cannot "feel asleep". The adjective "asleep" describes being in a state of sleep.
1 sleep: This is incorrect. "Sleep" is a noun or a verb, but cannot be used as an adjective.
1 sleeping: This is incorrect. "Sleeping" is the progressive form of the verb "to sleep" and is preceded by an auxiliary in such sentences.
2 asleep: This is the correct answer. The adjective "asleep" describes being in a state of sleep. To "be asleep" is to be sleeping (to be in a state of sleep). Example: You were asleep when I left, so I didn't say goodbye. To "fall asleep" is to go to sleep (to change from a waking to a sleeping state). Example: I was so tired, I went to bed and fell asleep immediately.
2 sleep: This is incorrect. The verb "to sleep" needs to be conjugated to form the past progressive tense: (I didn't hear the telephone,) I was sleeping (in my bedroom).
2 sleepy: This is incorrect. The adjective "sleepy" describes being ready for or needing sleep. It cannot be used to describe someone who is already in a state of sleep.
2 slept: This is incorrect. "Slept" is the irregular preterit form and past participle of the verb "to sleep".
3 sleep: This is the correct answer. "Sleep" is either used as a verb or a noun (as in this sentence). As a noun it describes a state of rest for the mind and body, or the period when the body is resting. Example: I didn't get much sleep, the baby cried all night. In the audio, Jean says that his mother's song used to "make him sleep". This means that the song caused him to close his eyes and go into a state of rest for the night.
3 asleep: This is incorrect. The adjective "asleep" describes being in a state of sleep. It cannot be used as a noun.
3 sleeping: This is incorrect. "Sleeping" is the progressive form of the verb "to sleep" and cannot be used to replace a noun here. Used as a gerund, "sleeping" can sometimes replace a noun form. For example: Sleeping is good for you.
3 sleepy: This is incorrect. The adjective "sleepy" describes being ready for or needing sleep. It cannot be used as a noun.
4 slept: This is the correct answer. "Slept" is the irregular preterit form and past participle of the verb "to sleep". In this sentence it forms the present perfect tense (have + past participle), which is used with "for" to describe a period of time that started in the past and continues up to the present.
4 sleeping: This is incorrect. "Sleeping" is the progressive form of the verb "to sleep" and as such it is always preceded by the auxiliary "to be" not "to have".
4 asleep: This is incorrect. The adjective "asleep" describes being in a state of sleep.
4 sleep: This is incorrect. "To sleep" is an irregular verb: sleep/slept/slept. This sentence uses the present perfect tense which is formed using the auxiliary (have) and the past participle of the verb (slept).
Esercizio 5
Fill in the blanks below with a term from Polly's email, in two different forms.
When you're recovering from a long plane journey across different time zones and are confused or tired, then you probably have . Hint: we're looking for a two-word noun here.
I've just flown from New Zealand to Spain, and I'm . Hint: this is the adjective form of the term above!
When you're recovering from a long plane journey across different time zones and are confused or tired, then you probably have . Hint: we're looking for a two-word noun here.
I've just flown from New Zealand to Spain, and I'm . Hint: this is the adjective form of the term above!
Fill in the blanks below with a term from Polly's email, in two different forms.
When you're recovering from a long plane journey across different time zones and are confused or tired, then you probably have jet lag 1. Hint: we're looking for a two-word noun here.
I've just flown from New Zealand to Spain, and I'm jet lagged 2. Hint: this is the adjective form of the term above!
When you're recovering from a long plane journey across different time zones and are confused or tired, then you probably have jet lag 1. Hint: we're looking for a two-word noun here.
I've just flown from New Zealand to Spain, and I'm jet lagged 2. Hint: this is the adjective form of the term above!
1 jet lag: "Jet lag" is the correct answer. This noun describes the unpleasant symptoms some people encounter when they travel a long distance in a short time, usually by plane. This can include extreme tiredness and a lack of concentration. Example: "I have terrible jet lag; I don't know who I am or where I am".
2 jet lagged: "Jet lagged" is the correct answer. This is the adjective used when we want to say that we are suffering from "jet lag". We say that we are "jet lagged" when we are extremely tired, confused, or lacking in conversation after a long plane flight which covered different time zones. Example: "When I returned from Japan, I was terribly jet lagged, and had to sleep for 12 hours".
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