Past Simple - "To be"
Kako pišemo vremenski izraz na početku rečenice s WAS ili WERE?
Ako se „signal word“ koristi na početku rečenice → Potrebno je koristiti zarez (,).
Yesterday, Emma was very tired.
Kako uspoređujemo sadašnje i prošle oblike TO BE?
I AM tired today.
I WAS tired yesterday.
He IS at home now.
He WAS at home yesterday.
You ARE good at history.
You WERE good at history last year.
They ARE in the park at the moment.
They WERE in the park last week.
Koji vremenski izrazi upućuju na prošlost uz WAS i WERE?
Riječi koje nam govore kad se radnja dogodila → Najčešće dolaze na kraju rečenice!
→ yesterday, last week / month / year…, in 2022, ago itd.
We were in London 2 years ago.
Mogu li se jesni prošli oblici glagola TO BE skratiti?
Ne. Potvrdni prošli oblici TO BE ne mogu se skratiti.
Potvrdni oblici glagola „to be“ u prošlosti → se NE MOGU skratiti!
I was home last night. → Sinoć sam bio kod kuće.
You were the best. → Ti si bio najbolji.
Kako niječni oblici WASN’T i WEREN’T odgovaraju osobama?
I WASN'T → ja nisam bio / bila
WE WEREN'T → mi nismo bili / bile
YOU WEREN'T → ti nisi bio / bila
YOU WEREN'T → vi niste bili / bile
HE / SHE / IT WASN'T → on /ona /ono nije bilo
THEY WEREN'T → oni /one /ona nisu
bili / bile / bila
Koja dva prošla oblika ima glagol TO BE?
Glagol „TO BE“ ima 2 oblika u prošlosti → WAS i WERE
Izbor oblika ovisi o osobi (jednina ili množina).
WAS → bio / bila / je bio
WERE → bili / bile / su bili
I was at home last night. → Sinoć sam bio kod kuće.
They were at a party last week. → Oni su bili na zabavi prošli tjedan.
Kako tvorimo niječni oblik WAS i WERE?
Niječni oblik tvorimo dodavanjem NOT.
U govoru i pisanju najčešće koristimo → skraćene oblike.
WAS NOT = WASN'T
WERE NOT = WEREN'T
I wasn't at home yesterday. → Jučer nisam bio kod kuće.
They weren't in the park. → Oni nisu bili u parku.
Kako tvorimo WH-pitanja s WAS i WERE?
Koristimo WH-QUESTIONS kada želimo dobiti više informacija.
What, When, Where, Why, Who, How
Pravilo: WH-WORD + WAS / WERE + osoba + ostatak?
WH-riječ uvijek ide na početak pitanja → Ispred was / were!
Where were you last night? → Gdje si bio sinoć?
Why was he tired? → Zašto je bio umoran?
Kako kratko odgovaramo na pitanja s WAS i WERE?
PRAVILO: OSOBNA ZAMJENICA + oblik glagola
U kratkim odgovorima → Nikada NE ponavljamo cijelu rečenicu!
Samo se osobne zamjenice (I, you, he, she…) koriste u kratkim odgovorima!
Were you hungry? → Yes, I was. / Yes, we were. → No, I wasn't. / No, we weren't.
Was Jack at home? → Yes, he was. → No, he wasn't.
Kako biramo WAS ili WERE prema osobi?
I WAS → ja sam bio / bila
WE WERE → mi smo bili / bile
YOU WERE → ti si bio / bila
YOU WERE → vi ste bili / bile
HE / SHE / IT WAS → on / ona / ono je bilo
THEY WERE → oni /one /su bili / bile /bila
Kako tvorimo pitanja s WAS i WERE?
Pitanja tvorimo ZAMJENOM mjesta (inverzijom).
Pravilo: WAS / WERE + osoba + ostatak ?
Was I / he/ she/ it…..?
Were you / we / they ….?
Was he at home yesterday? → Je li on bio kod kuće jučer?
Were they in the park? → Jesu li oni bili u parku?