Potvrdni oblik
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
Upitni oblik glagola TO BE u Simple Past Tense-u se gradi inverzijom glagola TO BE i lične zamenice.
Upitni oblik – Yes/No questions
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 Was she? – Yes, she was / No, she wasn't Was it? – Yes, it was / No, it wasn't |
Were they? - Yes, they were / No, they weren't |
Upitni oblik – Wh- questions
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
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 |
Simple Past Tense (Prosto prošlo vreme) pravilnih glagola se gradi od osnovnog oblika glagola (infinitiv bez to) i nastavka –ed.
Potvrdni oblik
Jednina (singular) | Množina (plural) |
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I worked – Ja sam radio | We worked – Mi smo radili |
You worked – Ti si radio | You worked – Vi ste radili |
He worked – On je radio She worked – Ona je radila It worked – Ono je radilo |
They worked – Oni su radili |
Ako se infinitiv glagola završava na –e, nastavak glasi –d
Ako se glagol završava na –y i ukoliko je ispred njega suglasnik, –y prelazi u –i.
Ako je ispred –y samoglasnik, nema promene.
Ukoliko se infinitiv završava na jedan suglasnik ispred koga je kratak, naglašen samoglasnik, taj krajnji suglasnik se podvostručava pred nastavkom za Simple Past Tense.
Nepravilni glagoli imaju posebne oblike za prošlo vreme i oni se uče napamet.
Upitni oblik
Upitni oblik glagola u Simple Past Tense-u se gradi od pomoćnog glagola Do u prošlom vremenu koji glasi Did i osnovnog oblika glavnog glagola.
Upitni oblik – Yes/No questions
Jednina (singular) | Množina (plural) |
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Did I work? – Da li sam ja radio? | Did we work? – Da li smo mi radili? |
Did you work? – Da li si ti radio? | Did you work? – Da li ste vi radili? |
Did he work? – Da li je on radio? Did she work? – Da li je ona radila? Did it work? – Da li je ono radilo? |
Did they work? – Da li su oni radili? |
Na Yes/No pitanja se odgovara kratkim odgovorima (Short answers) na sledeći način:
Jednina (singular) | Množina (plural) |
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Did I work? – Yes, I did / No, I didn’t | Did we work? – Yes, we did / No, we didn’t |
Did you work? – Yes, you did / No, you didn’t | Did you work? – Yes you did / No, you didn’t |
Did he work? – Yes, he did / No, he didn’t Did she work? – Yes, she did / No, she didn’t Did it work? – Yes, it did / No, it didn’t |
Did they work? – Yes, they did / No, they didn’t |
Upitni oblik – Wh- questions
Jednina (singular) | Množina (plural) |
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Where did I work? – Gde sam ja radio? | Where did we work? – Gde smo mi radili? |
Where did you work? – Gde si ti radio? | Where did you work? – Gde ste vi radili? |
Where did he work? – Gde je on radio? Where did she work? – Gde je ona radila? Where did it work? – Gde ono radilo? |
Where did they work? – Gde su oni radili? |
Nepravilni glagoli grade upitni oblik na isti način.
Subjekatska pitanja (Subject questions)
Kada je upitna reč subjekat rečenice, glagol stoji u potvrdnom obliku. Ovakvo pitanje se naziva subjekatsko. U rečenici:
Who told you that? (Ko ti je to rekao?) Who je subjekat, za razliku od:
Who did you see last night? (Koga si video sinoć?) gde je Who objekat.
Odrični oblik
Odrični oblik se gradi od odričnog oblika pomoćnog glagola Do u prošlom vremenu i osnovnog oblika glavnog glagola.
Jednina (singular) | Množina (plural) |
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I did not (didn't) work – Ja nisam radio | We did not (didn't) work – Mi nismo radili |
You did not (didn't) work – Ti nisi radio | You did not (didn't) work – Vi niste radili |
He did not (didn't) work – On nije radio She did not (didn't) work – Ona nije radila It did not (didn't) work – Ono nije radilo |
They did not (didn't) work – Oni nisu radili |
Nepravilni glagoli grade odrični oblik na isti način.
Prosto prošlo vreme se koristi za radnju koja je završena u prošlosti. Karakteristične vremenske odrednice uz koje se upotrebljava su:
Yesterday – juče,
the day before yesterday – prekjuče,
two years ago – pre dve godine,
three hours ago – pre tri sata,
last Monday – prošlog ponedeljka,
last year – prošle godine,
in 1977 – 1977.-e i sl.