Simple Past Tense - TO BE

Glagol 'to be' je nepravilan glagol (Više o nepravilnim glagolima imate u delu: Simple Past Tense - nepravilni glagoli https://ivyenglishworld.blogspot.com/2020/03/prosto-proslo-vreme-simple-past-tense_21.html )

Prošlo vreme glagola 'to be' ima dva oblika: was i were. 

Ovo treba naučiti:

Jednina                      Množina

1. I was                       1. We were
2. You were                 2. You were
3. He was                    3. They were
    She was
    It was

Da sumiramo: WAS je za prvo (I) i treće lice jednine (he, she, it), a WERE za drugo lice jednine (you) i za množinu (we, you, they).

Primeri:

1. I was at home yesterday. (Ja sam bila kod kuće juče.)
2. You were at school two weeks ago. (Ti si bio u školi pre dve nedelje.)
3. He was in London last spring. (On je bio u Londonu prošlog proleća.)
4. They were in the park yesterday. (Oni su bili u parku juče.)

             

               Građenje odričnog oblika

Za razliku od ostalih glagola o kojima smo govorili, glagol 'to be' odrični oblik gradi na potpuno drugačiji način.

Ovde nam sada DID NOT (DIDN'T) ne treba.

Glagol 'to be' je sam sebi pomoćni glagol, tako da se odrični oblik gradi vrlo jednostavno: samo dodamo NOT. 

Sada ćemo rečenice iz primera koje smo prethodno naveli prebaciti u odrični oblik.

Pogledajte:

1. I was not at home yesterday. (Ja nisam bila kod kuće juče.)

ili skraćeno : I wasn't at home yesterday.

2. You were not at school two weeks ago. (Ti nisi bio u školi pre dve nedelje.)

ili skraćeno: You weren't at school two weeks ago.

3. He was not in London last spring. (On nije bio u Londonu prošlog proleća.)

ili skraćeno: He wasn't in London last spring.

4. They were not in the park yesterday. (Oni nisu bili u parku juče.)

ili skraćeno: They weren't in the park yesterday.

                          WAS + NOT = WASN'T

                          WERE + NOT = WEREN'T

               Građenje upitnog oblika

Upitni oblik glagola 'to be' u prostom prošlom vremenu gradi se inverzijom prošlog oblika ovog glagola i subjekta rečenice.

Šta ovo znači?

Inverzija je kada subjekat rečenice i glagol zamene mesta tj. kada glagol stavimo ispred subjekta.

Rečenice u primerima koje smo naveli u prethodnom delu ove lekcije stavićemo sada u upitni oblik.

Pogledajte kako:

1. Was I at home yesterday? 

(Da li sam ja bila kod kuće juče?)

(ili : Were you at home yesterday?

 (Da li si ti bila kod kuće juče?) pošto je uobičajeno da drugima postavljamo pitanja.)

2. Were you at school two weeks ago?

(Da li si bio u školi pre dve nedelje?)

3. Was he in London last spring?

 (Da li je on bio u Londonu prošlog proleća?)

4. Were they in the park yesterday?

 (Da li su oni bili u parku juče?)

Kada želimo da upotrebimo neku od upitnih reči (what, when, where, why, how...), onda upitnu reč stavljamo na sam početak rečenice, a red reči ostalih delova rečenice je u upitnom obliku (inverzija).

Primeri:

1. When were you here last time?

(Kada si ti bio ovde poslednji put?)

2. Where was she yesterday?

(Gde je ona bila juče?)

3. Why were they at school last Sunday?

(Zašto su oni bili u školi prošle nedelje?)

4. How was your trip to the zoo last weekend?

(Kakav je bio vaš izlet u zoo vrt prošlog vikenda?)

Zadaci za vežbanje:

I Stavite rečenice najpre u odrični oblik a zatim u upitni oblik:

1. My mum was at work yesterday.

2. Ana was happy last time I saw her.

3. My friends were at the zoo last Sunday.

4. I was at the shopping mall last month.

5. Bob and Tom were at Susan's party last Friday.

II Postavite pitanja odgovarajućom upitnom reči tako da podvučeni delovi budu odgovori na postavljena pitanja:

1. We were in the park two days ago.

2. Tom was here in 2005.

3. Ana was happy because she won the competition.

4. Our Biology homework was very interesting.

5. The old bridge was two kilometres long.