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Prošlo jednostavno vrijeme glagola "To Be"

Što je to?

Prošli jednostavni oblici glagola to be su was i were.

Upotrijebite was s:

  • I
  • he
  • she
  • it

Upotrijebite were s:

  • you
  • we
  • they

Primjeri:

  • I was tired.
  • She was at home.
  • We were busy.
  • They were happy.

Odrični oblici su was not i were not.

Uobičajeni kratki oblici su:

  • was not → wasn’t
  • were not → weren’t

Kada se koristi

Upotrijebite prošli jednostavni oblik glagola to be za govor o:

  • prošlim stanjima: I was tired.
  • prošlim osjećajima: She was nervous.
  • prošlim lokacijama: They were at school.
  • prošlim godinama: He was ten years old.
  • prošlim opisima: The room was small.
  • prošlim situacijama: We were very busy.
  • prošlim datumima i vremenima: It was Monday.

Struktura

Potvrdne rečenice

Subjekt Oblik Primjer
I was I was at work.
He / She / It was She was happy.
You / We / They were They were at home.

Struktura:

subjekt + was/were + dopuna

  • He was tired.
  • We were late.

Odrične rečenice

Subjekt Puni oblik Kratki oblik
I / He / She / It was not wasn’t
You / We / They were not weren’t

Struktura:

subjekt + was not/were not + dopuna

  • I wasn’t hungry.
  • They weren’t ready.

Pitanja

Struktura:

Was/Were + subjekt + dopuna?

  • Was she at home?
  • Were they tired?
  • Were you busy?

Kratki odgovori

  • Was he late? — Yes, he was.
  • Was she tired? — No, she wasn’t.
  • Were they at school? — Yes, they were.
  • Were you busy? — No, I wasn’t.

Primjeri

  1. I was very tired yesterday.
  2. She was at the office this morning.
  3. He wasn’t ready for the meeting.
  4. It was cold last night.
  5. We were happy with the result.
  6. You were very quiet yesterday.
  7. They weren’t at home.
  8. Was your brother at school?
  9. Were the shops open?
  10. Where were you last weekend?

Iznimke

Upotrijebite were umjesto was u nekim formalnim ili nestvarnim izrazima s I, he, she ili it.

  • If I were you, I would wait.
  • I wish she were here.

U neformalnom engleskom, was se ponekad koristi u tim izrazima, ali were je standardni oblik.

Česte pogreške

  1. Netočno: I were tired yesterday. Točno: I was tired yesterday. Objašnjenje: Upotrijebite was s I.

  2. Netočno: They was at home. Točno: They were at home. Objašnjenje: Upotrijebite were s they.

  3. Netočno: She didn’t be happy. Točno: She wasn’t happy. Objašnjenje: Ne upotrebljavajte didn’t s prošlim jednostavnim oblikom glagola to be.

  4. Netočno: Did he was at work? Točno: Was he at work? Objašnjenje: Ne upotrebljavajte did u pitanjima s was ili were.

  5. Netočno: We wasn’t ready. Točno: We weren’t ready. Objašnjenje: Upotrijebite weren’t s we.

  6. Netočno: Were she at school? Točno: Was she at school? Objašnjenje: Upotrijebite was s she.

  7. Netočno: I was not at home? Točno: Was I not at home? Objašnjenje: Stavite was ispred subjekta da biste oblikovali pitanje.

  8. Netočno: They were not tired? Točno: Weren’t they tired? Objašnjenje: U pitanjima stavite were ili weren’t ispred subjekta.