Šta je to?
Pitanja se koriste da bi se tražila informacija, potvrda, dozvola ili pomoć.
Engleska pitanja često koriste pomoćni glagol ispred subjekta.
Uobičajene upitne reči uključuju:
- who
- what
- where
- when
- why
- which
- how
Primeri:
- Do you work here?
- Is she at home?
- Where do they live?
- Why are you tired?
Kada se koristi
Koristite da/ne pitanja kada odgovor može biti da ili ne.
- Do you like coffee?
- Is he ready?
- Can they come?
Koristite upitne reči kada su vam potrebne 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 pitate o:
- ljudima: Who is that?
- stvarima: What is this?
- mestima: Where do you live?
- vremenu: When does the meeting start?
- razlozima: Why are you late?
- izborima: Which colour do you prefer?
- načinima ili uslovima: How do you make this?
Struktura
Pitanja sa glagolom to be
Koristite:
am/is/are + subjekat + 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 sa drugim glagolima
Koristite do ili does u Present Simple.
do/does + subjekat + osnovni glagol?
| Subjekat | Pomoćni glagol | Primer |
|---|---|---|
| I / you / we / they | do | Do they live here? |
| he / she / it | does | Does she work here? |
Koristite did u Past Simple.
did + subjekat + osnovni glagol?
- Did you call her?
- Did he finish the task?
Pitanja sa modalnim glagolima
Stavite modalni glagol ispred subjekta.
modalni glagol + subjekat + osnovni glagol?
- Can you swim?
- Could she help us?
- Should we leave?
- Will they come?
Pitanja sa upitnim rečima
Stavite upitnu reč ispred pomoćnog glagola.
upitna reč + pomoćni glagol + subjekat + glavni glagol?
- Where do you work?
- What does she need?
- Why did they leave?
- When will he arrive?
Sa to be, koristite:
upitna reč + am/is/are/was/were + subjekat?
- Where is she?
- Why are they angry?
- When was the meeting?
Pitanja o subjektu
Kada su who ili what subjekat, ne koristite do, does ili did.
- Who called you?
- What happened?
- Who lives here?
Uporedite:
- Who called Anna? — pita o osobi koja je zvala
- Who did Anna call? — pita o osobi koju je Ana zvala
Primeri
- 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?
Izuzeci
Ne koristite do, does ili did sa to be.
- Tačno: Is she ready?
- Netačno: Does she be ready?
Ne koristite do, does ili did sa modalnim glagolima.
- Tačno: Can he drive?
- Netačno: Does he can drive?
Kada je upitna reč subjekat, koristi se normalan red reči subjekat + upitna reč.
- Who knows the answer?
- What caused the problem?
Neka pitanja mogu imati formu sličnu izjavi u neformalnom govoru kada je govornik iznenađen ili proverava informacije.
- You finished already?
- She lives here?
Ove forme su uobičajene u razgovoru, ali su manje prikladne u formalnom pisanju.
Česte greške
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Netačno: You like coffee? Tačno: Do you like coffee? Objašnjenje: Koristite do da formirate pitanje u Present Simple.
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Netačno: Does she works here? Tačno: Does she work here? Objašnjenje: Koristite osnovni glagol posle does.
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Netačno: Did he went home? Tačno: Did he go home? Objašnjenje: Koristite osnovni glagol posle did.
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Netačno: Do they are ready? Tačno: Are they ready? Objašnjenje: Ne koristite do sa glagolom to be.
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Netačno: Where she lives? Tačno: Where does she live? Objašnjenje: Stavite does ispred subjekta u pitanju u Present Simple.
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Netačno: Why you are late? Tačno: Why are you late? Objašnjenje: Stavite are ispred subjekta.
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Netačno: Does he can swim? Tačno: Can he swim? Objašnjenje: Stavite modalni glagol ispred subjekta bez does.
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Netačno: Who did call you? Tačno: Who called you? Objašnjenje: Ne koristite did kada je who subjekat.