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Time Expressions of the Past

The words that anchor your stories in time — yesterday, last week, two days ago.

  • ieri — yesterday · l'altro ieri — the day before yesterday
  • la settimana scorsa — last week
  • il mese scorso — last month · l'anno scorso — last year
  • due giorni fa — two days ago (fa = 'ago', goes after the number)
  • stamattina — this morning · stanotte — last night

Due settimane fa sono stata a Firenze.

Two weeks ago I was in Florence.

fa always comes after the time amount: 'due settimane fa', never 'fa due settimane'.

One trap for English speakers: 'scorso' (last) changes position depending on the noun's gender, but it always comes after the time word — la settimana scorsa, il mese scorso, l'anno scorso.

Vocabulary in this lesson

  • ieri

    yesterday

    Ieri ho lavorato molto.

  • la settimana scorsa

    last week

    La settimana scorsa sono stato malato.

  • due giorni fa

    two days ago

    L'ho visto due giorni fa.

  • stamattina

    this morning

    Stamattina ho corso.

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