Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

Have, belong i own izražavaju posjedovanje.

• ✓ TOČNO: They had a new car.

• ✗ NETOČNO: They were having a new car.

Za dvije uzastopne kratke radnje, jednu iza druge, koristimo dva Past Simplea.

She walked into the room and sat down.

See, taste, smell i hear opisuju osjetila.

• ✓ TOČNO: I heard a noise at the door.

• ✗ NETOČNO: I was hearing a noise at the door.

Know, believe, remember, understand, think su glagoli stanja.

• ✓ TOČNO: She knew English.

• ✗ NETOČNO: She was knowing English.

Slovo Y ostaje: u Past Simpleu dodajemo -ed, a u Past Continuousu -ing.

play → played / playing

• Past Simple: DID + subjekt + infinitiv. Did he play?

• Past Continuous: WAS / WERE + subjekt + glagol-ING. Was he playing?

WHEN znači kada i najčešće najavljuje kratku radnju u Past Simpleu koja prekida dužu radnju u Past Continuousu.

I was taking a shower when the phone rang.

Kod pravilnih glagola u Past Simpleu -y prelazi u -ied. Pravilo se ne odnosi na nepravilne glagole. Uz -ing slovo Y ostaje.

study → studied / studying

Uz završene radnje koristimo yesterday, last night/week/month, two days ago, in 2020, in May.

• They moved here 5 years ago.

• We visited Zadar in 2024.

Like, love, hate, want, prefer, dislike su glagoli stanja.

• ✓ TOČNO: I wanted to help him yesterday.

• ✗ NETOČNO: I was wanting to help him yesterday.

• Past Simple: subjekt + DIDN’T + infinitiv. Sve osobe → didn't play / didn't go.

• Past Continuous: subjekt + WASN’T / WEREN’T + glagol-ING. I/he/she/it wasn't playing; you/we/they weren't playing.

• Past Simple: u pitanjima i negaciji vraćamo glagol u infinitiv. He went. → He didn't go. → Did he go?

• Past Continuous uvijek traži pomoćni TO BE (was/were) i glagol-ING.

Koristimo Past Simple za radnje koje idu jedna iza druge. Izrazi then, after that, first, next pokazuju slijed.

He came home, opened the window and sat down.

Za dvije duže istovremene radnje koristimo dva Past Continuousa, povezana s WHILE / AND.

• They were reading while she was listening to music.

• We were cooking and he was setting the table.

Kod kratkih glagola sa samoglasnikom između dva suglasnika udvostručujemo zadnje slovo prije oba nastavka.

• stop → stopped / stopping

• plan → planned / planning

Trajanje ili točno vrijeme pokazuju at 8 o’clock last night, at 5 o’clock yesterday, all day yesterday, all morning, all afternoon yesterday, this time yesterday/last week, at that moment.

• She was sleeping at 8 o'clock last night.

• It was raining all day yesterday.

Pravilnim glagolima u Past Simpleu dodajemo samo -d. To se ne odnosi na nepravilne glagole. U Past Continuousu ispada tiho E i dodajemo -ing.

dance → danced / dancing

U Past Simpleu pravilnima dodajemo -ed, a nepravilnima koristimo prošli oblik. U Past Continuousu dodajemo -ing.

• watch → watched / watching

• speak → spoke / speaking

-IE prelazi u -Y, pa dodajemo -ing.

• die → dying

• lie → lying

Past Simple je jednostavno prošlo vrijeme za radnje koje su započele i završile u prošlosti. Past Continuous je prošlo trajno vrijeme za radnje koje su trajale u određeno vrijeme u prošlosti.

• I watched a film last night. → Gledao/la sam film sinoć.

• I was watching a film yesterday at 8 p.m. → Gledao/la sam film jučer u 8 sati.

Pitaj se: Je li radnja završena ili je trajala?

Ako rečenica počinje s WHEN ili WHILE, stavljamo zarez iza prvog dijela. Ako je veznik u sredini, zarez ne pišemo.

• While I was walking to school, I met Mike.

• I met Mike while I was walking to school.

WHILE / AS znači dok i najavljuje dužu radnju u pozadini, u Past Continuousu.

While I was studying, my mum came in.

• Past Simple: subjekt + glagol-ED za pravilne ili drugi stupac za nepravilne. Sve osobe → played / went.

• Past Continuous: subjekt + WAS/WERE + glagol-ING. I/he/she/it → was playing; you/we/they → were playing.

Glagoli stanja opisuju stanja, osjećaje, mišljenja i posjedovanje. Ne opisuju radnju pa koriste Past Simple, bez -ING.

Ako HAVE opisuje aktivnost, može biti u obliku -ING.

I was having breakfast when he called.