Sentence examples of "present or past" in English

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Difference between the past, present, and future is nothing but an extremely widespread illusion. La differenza tra passato, presente e futuro non è altro che una illusione estremamente diffusa.

We can record the past and present. Possiamo registrare il passato e il presente.

Pleasure is always in the past or in the future, never in the present. Il piacere è sempre o passato o futuro, non mai presente.

It's twenty past six. Sono le sei e venti.

I am by no means satisfied with my present income. Non sono affatto soddisfatto dei miei introiti attuali.

It gets dark about half past five these days. Fa buio dopo le cinque e mezzo questi giorni.

My present is better! Il mio regalo è meglio!

Had I started to socialize with people in the past, maybe I would be a different person now, but, because of the shy temper I had at that time, now I really have few friends. Se solo in passato avessi iniziato a socializzare con la gente, a quest'ora forse sarei un'altra persona, ma, a causa del mio carattere chiuso che avevo a quei tempi, mi ritrovo con pochi amici e basta.

She thanked me for the present. Mi ha ringraziato per il regalo.

I don't know anything about his past. Non conosco nulla del suo passato.

I'm glad you like my present. Sono felice che ti piaccia il mio regalo

What happened belongs to the past. Quello che è successo appartiene al passato.

We were all present at the meeting. Eravamo tutti presenti alla riunione.

In one's reading, great writers of the past must be given the most attention. Tra le proprie letture, bisognerebbe riservare particolare attenzione ai grandi scrittori del passato.

I would like to give him a present for his birthday. Vorrei fargli un regalo per il suo compleanno.

We slept until half past 7. Abbiamo dormito fino alle 7 e mezza.

He is content with his present state. Sta contento col suo stato attuale.

If only I used to socialize with people in the past, I might have turned into a different person, but, due to the inward personality I had back in the days, I'm now stuck with just few friends. Se solo in passato avessi iniziato a socializzare con la gente, a quest'ora forse sarei un'altra persona, ma, a causa del mio carattere chiuso che avevo a quei tempi, mi ritrovo con pochi amici e basta.

Jane Cobb, his present secretary, is the only person in the office who can stand him. Jane Cobb, la sua attuale segretaria, è l'unica persona nell'ufficio che riesce a sopportarlo.

My mother woke me up saying "It's a quarter past seven". Mia madre mi ha svegliato dicendo: “Sono le sette e un quarto”.

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