Potvrdni oblik glagol TO BE (biti) u prostom prošlom vremenu glasi:
Jednina (singular) | Množina (plural) |
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I was – Ja sam bio | We were – Mi smo bili |
You were – Ti si bio | You were – Vi ste bili |
He was – On je bio She was – Ona je bila It was – Ono je bilo |
They were – Oni su bili |
Upitni oblik glagola TO BE u Simple Past Tense-u se gradi inverzijom glagola TO BE i lične zamenice.
Jednina (singular) | Množina (plural) |
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Was I? – Da li sam ja bio? | Were we? – Da li smo mi bili? |
Were you? – Da li si ti bio? | Were you? – Da li ste vi bili? |
Was he? – Da li je on bio? Was she? – Da li je ona bila? Was it? – Da li ono bilo? |
Were they? – Da li su oni bili? |
Na Yes/No pitanja se odgovara kratkim odgovorima (Short answers) na sledeći način:
Jednina (singular) | Množina (plural) |
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Was I? – Yes, I was / No, I wasn't | Were we? – Yes, we were / No, we weren't |
Were you? – Yes, you were / No, you weren't | Were you? – Yes, you were / No, you weren't |
Was he? – Yes, he was / No, he wasn't |
Were they? – Yes, they were / No, they weren't |
Jednina (singular) | Množina (plural) |
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Where was I? – Gde sam ja bio? | Where were we? – Gde smo i bili? |
Where were you? – Gde si ti bio? | Where were you? – Gde ste vi bili? |
Where was he? – Gde je on bio? Where was she? – Gde je ona bila? Where was it? – Gde je ono bilo? |
Where were they? – Gde su oni bili? |
Odrični oblik glagola TO BE u Past Simple Tense-u (Prošlom prostom vremenu) glasi:
Jednina (singular) | Množina (plural) |
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I was not (wasn`t) – Ja nisam bio | We were not (weren`t) – Mi nismo bili |
You were not (weren`t) – Ti nisi bio | You were not (weren`t) – Vi niste bili |
He was not (wasn`t) – On nije bio She was not (wasn`t) – Ona nije bila It was not (wasn`t) – Ono nije bilo |
They were not (weren`t) – Oni nisu bili |