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Šta je to?

Prosti prošli oblici glagola to be su was i were.

Koristite was sa:

• I
• he
• she
• it

Koristite were sa:

• you
• we
• they

Primeri:

• 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

Koristite prosti prošli oblik glagola to be da biste govorili o:

• prošlim stanjima: I was tired.
• prošlim osećanjima: 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

Struktura:

subjekat + was/were + dopuna

• He was tired.
• We were late.

Odrične rečenice

Struktura:

subjekat + was not/were not + dopuna

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

Pitanja

Struktura:

Was/Were + subjekat + 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.

Primeri

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?

Izuzeci

Koristite were umesto was u nekim formalnim ili nerealnim izrazima sa 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 ovim izrazima, ali were je standardni oblik.

Česte greške

1. Netačno: I were tired yesterday. Tačno: I was tired yesterday. Objašnjenje: Koristite was sa I.

2. Netačno: They was at home. Tačno: They were at home. Objašnjenje: Koristite were sa they.

3. Netačno: She didn’t be happy. Tačno: She wasn’t happy. Objašnjenje: Ne koristite didn’t sa prostim prošlim oblikom glagola to be.

4. Netačno: Did he was at work? Tačno: Was he at work? Objašnjenje: Ne koristite did u pitanjima sa was ili were.

5. Netačno: We wasn’t ready. Tačno: We weren’t ready. Objašnjenje: Koristite weren’t sa we.

6. Netačno: Were she at school? Tačno: Was she at school? Objašnjenje: Koristite was sa she.

7. Netačno: I was not at home? Tačno: Was I not at home? Objašnjenje: Stavite was ispred subjekta da biste formirali pitanje.

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