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Cleft Sentences — Frasi Scisse·Cleft Sentences with Past Tenses
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Rule reminder

Cleft sentences (frasi scisse) use the structure 'È/Era + [focus] + che/chi + [rest of sentence]'. With past tenses: 'È stato ieri che l'ho visto' (passato prossimo in the relative clause), 'Era lì che lo aspettava' (imperfetto in the relative clause). The verb in the main cleft clause agrees with the tense and aspect of the original sentence.

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Which cleft sentence correctly emphasizes 'ieri' in 'L'ho visto ieri'?

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