Što je to?
Pitanja se koriste za traženje informacija, potvrde, dopuštenja ili pomoći.
Engleska pitanja često koriste pomoćni glagol ispred subjekta.
Uobičajene upitne riječi uključuju:
- who
- what
- where
- when
- why
- which
- how
Primjeri:
- Do you work here?
- Is she at home?
- Where do they live?
- Why are you tired?
Kada se koriste
Koristite da/ne pitanja kada odgovor može biti da ili ne.
- Do you like coffee?
- Is he ready?
- Can they come?
Koristite upitne riječi kada trebate specifične informacije.
- What do you want?
- Where does she work?
- When are they leaving?
- Why did he call?
- How can I help?
Koristite pitanja da biste pitali o:
- osobama: Who is that?
- stvarima: What is this?
- mjestima: Where do you live?
- vremenu: When does the meeting start?
- razlozima: Why are you late?
- izborima: Which colour do you prefer?
- načinima ili uvjetima: How do you make this?
Struktura
Pitanja s glagolom to be
Koristite:
am/is/are + subjekt + dopuna?
| Tvrdnja | Pitanje |
|---|---|
| She is tired. | Is she tired? |
| They are ready. | Are they ready? |
| I am late. | Am I late? |
Za prošla pitanja koristite was ili were.
- Was he at work?
- Were they busy?
Pitanja s drugim glagolima
Koristite do ili does u Present Simpleu.
do/does + subjekt + osnovni glagol?
| Subjekt | Pomoćni glagol | Primjer |
|---|---|---|
| I / you / we / they | do | Do they live here? |
| he / she / it | does | Does she work here? |
Koristite did u Past Simpleu.
did + subjekt + osnovni glagol?
- Did you call her?
- Did he finish the task?
Pitanja s modalnim glagolima
Stavite modalni glagol ispred subjekta.
modalni glagol + subjekt + osnovni glagol?
- Can you swim?
- Could she help us?
- Should we leave?
- Will they come?
Pitanja s upitnim riječima
Stavite upitnu riječ ispred pomoćnog glagola.
upitna riječ + pomoćni glagol + subjekt + glavni glagol?
- Where do you work?
- What does she need?
- Why did they leave?
- When will he arrive?
S glagolom to be koristite:
upitna riječ + am/is/are/was/were + subjekt?
- Where is she?
- Why are they angry?
- When was the meeting?
Pitanja o subjektu
Kada su who ili what subjekt, ne koristite do, does ili did.
- Who called you?
- What happened?
- Who lives here?
Usporedite:
- Who called Anna? — pita o osobi koja je zvala
- Who did Anna call? — pita o osobi koju je Anna zvala
Primjeri
- Do you speak English?
- Does your brother live nearby?
- Did they arrive on time?
- Is she at work today?
- Were you tired yesterday?
- Can you help me?
- Where do your parents live?
- Why did he leave early?
- What are you doing?
- Who opened the window?
Iznimke
Ne koristite do, does ili did s glagolom to be.
- Točno: Is she ready?
- Netočno: Does she be ready?
Ne koristite do, does ili did s modalnim glagolima.
- Točno: Can he drive?
- Netočno: Does he can drive?
Kada je upitna riječ subjekt, koristi se uobičajeni red riječi subjekt + upitna riječ.
- Who knows the answer?
- What caused the problem?
Neka pitanja mogu imati oblik izjave u neformalnom govoru kada je govornik iznenađen ili provjerava informacije.
- You finished already?
- She lives here?
Ovi oblici su uobičajeni u razgovoru, ali su manje prikladni u formalnom pisanju.
Česte pogreške
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Netočno: You like coffee? Točno: Do you like coffee? Objašnjenje: Koristite do za oblikovanje pitanja u Present Simpleu.
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Netočno: Does she works here? Točno: Does she work here? Objašnjenje: Koristite osnovni glagol nakon does.
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Netočno: Did he went home? Točno: Did he go home? Objašnjenje: Koristite osnovni glagol nakon did.
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Netočno: Do they are ready? Točno: Are they ready? Objašnjenje: Ne koristite do s glagolom to be.
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Netočno: Where she lives? Točno: Where does she live? Objašnjenje: Stavite does ispred subjekta u pitanju u Present Simpleu.
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Netočno: Why you are late? Točno: Why are you late? Objašnjenje: Stavite are ispred subjekta.
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Netočno: Does he can swim? Točno: Can he swim? Objašnjenje: Stavite modalni glagol ispred subjekta bez does.
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Netočno: Who did call you? Točno: Who called you? Objašnjenje: Ne koristite did kada je who subjekt.