Past Simple - To be
Kako pišemo vremenski izraz na početku rečenice s WAS ili WERE?
Ako vremenski izraz stoji na početku rečenice, potrebno je staviti zarez.
Yesterday, she was tired.
Koji vremenski izrazi prate WAS i WERE i gdje najčešće stoje?
Govore kada se radnja dogodila i najčešće dolaze na kraju rečenice: yesterday, last night, last week, in 2020, 5 years ago.
We were in London 2 years ago. → Mi smo bili u Londonu prije dvije godine.
Mogu li se skratiti potvrdni oblici WAS i WERE?
Ne. Potvrdni oblici glagola TO BE u prošlosti ne mogu se skratiti.
Kako tvorimo pitanja s WAS i WERE?
Pitanja tvorimo zamjenom mjesta glagola i subjekta (inverzijom).
WAS / WERE + osoba + ostatak rečenice …?
Was he upset yesterday? → Je li on bio uzrujan jučer?
Were they at the cinema last week? → Jesu li oni bili u kinu prošli tjedan?
Kako kratko odgovaramo na pitanje Were you upset?
Odgovor ovisi o tome odnosi li se YOU na jednu ili više osoba.
Were you upset? → Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't.
Were you upset? → Yes, we were. / No, we weren't.
Uz koje osobe koristimo WERE?
Oblik WERE koristimo uz you / we / they. YOU može značiti i ti i vi.
You were → ti si bio/bila ili vi ste bili/bile; we were → mi smo bili/bile; they were → oni/one/ona su bili/bile/bila.
We were in London last week. → Mi smo bili u Londonu prošli tjedan.
They were at a party last week. → Oni su bili na zabavi prošli tjedan.
Koji je točan red riječi u WH-pitanju s WAS ili WERE?
WH-riječ ide ispred WAS/WERE, a osoba iza.
✓ TOČNO: Where were you yesterday?
✗ NETOČNO: Where you were yesterday?
Kako tvorimo niječne oblike WASN’T i WEREN’T?
Niječni oblik tvorimo dodavanjem NOT. U govoru i pisanju najčešće koristimo skraćene oblike.
WAS NOT = WASN’T → I / he / she / it.
WERE NOT = WEREN’T → you / we / they.
Kako dajemo kratke odgovore na pitanja s WAS i WERE?
YES/NO + osobna zamjenica + oblik glagola. Ne ponavljamo cijelu rečenicu; koristimo samo osobne zamjenice.
Was Jack at the cinema? → Yes, he was. / No, he wasn't.
Were the children in the park? → Yes, they were. / No, they weren't.
Uz koje osobe koristimo WAS?
Oblik WAS koristimo uz I / he / she / it.
I was → ja sam bio/bila; he/she/it was → on/ona/ono je bio/bila/bilo.
I was angry last night. → Sinoć sam bio ljut.
He was upset last night. → On je bio uzrujan sinoć.
Kako WASN’T i WEREN’T koristimo u rečenicama?
She wasn't tired last night. → Ona nije bila umorna sinoć.
They weren't at the cinema last week. → Oni nisu bili u kinu prošli tjedan.
WASN’T ide uz I/he/she/it, a WEREN’T uz you/we/they.
Kako tvorimo WH-pitanja s WAS i WERE?
WH-pitanja koristimo za više informacija. Upitne riječi: What, When, Where, Why, Who, How.
WH-riječ + WAS / WERE + osoba + ostatak rečenice …?
Where were you yesterday? → Gdje si bio jučer?
Why was he angry? → Zašto je bio ljut?
Koja dva oblika ima TO BE u prošlosti?
TO BE u prošlosti ima dva oblika: WAS i WERE. Izbor ovisi o subjektu. To je poseban, samostalan glagol koji odudara od ostalih glagola u prošlosti.
AM / IS → WAS; ARE → WERE.
Kako se TO BE mijenja pri usporedbi sadašnjosti i prošlosti?
AM/IS → WAS; ARE → WERE. Koristimo različite vremenske izraze za sadašnjost i prošlost.
I AM upset today. → I WAS upset yesterday.
You ARE busy at the moment. → You WERE busy last week.