THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE (SADANJE PROSTO VREME)

Gradi se od osnovnog oblika glagola. Za sva lica osim za tree lice jednine potvrdni oblik prostog sadanjeg vremena glagola TO WORK (raditi) glasi work. Za tree lice se dodaje s. Prosto sadanje vreme se koristi za: Radnje koje se ponavljaju (navike, obiaji, rutine) I get up at 6 o`clock. (Ja ustajem u 6 sati.) The English drink tea at 5 o`clock in the afternoon. (Englezi piju aj u 5 sati popodne.) PREDLOZI: Always (uvek), usually (obino), often (esto), sometimes (ponekad), never (nikad), every day (svakog dana), every month (svakog meseca), every year (svake godine) i sl. Zatim, once a year (jedanput godinje), twice a day (dvaput dnevno), three times a week (triput nedeljno) i sl. Prilozi always, usually, often, sometimes, never dolaze pre glavnog glagola u potvrdnom obliku. Fraze every day, every month, twice a year... najee dolaze na kraju reenice. I always go to school at 8 o`clock in the morning. (Ja uvek idem u kolu u 8 sati ujutru.) She usually drinks tea in the evening. (Ona obino pije aj uvee.) We never eat in the living room. (Mi nikad ne jedemo u dnevnoj sobi.) Opte istine (neto to je uvek tano): People change money in banks. (Ljudi menjaju novac u bankama.) A day has 24 hours. (Dan ima 24 asa.) The Earth goes around the Sun. (Zemlja se okree oko Sunca.) Karakteristike subjekta: He speaks English very well. (On dobro govori engleski.) My sister plays the piano. (Moja sestra svira klavir) Potvrdni oblik Jednina (singular) I work Ja radim You work Ti radi He works On radi She works Ona radi It works Ono radi Mnoina (plural) We work Mi radimo You work Vi radite They work Oni rade

Nastavak s u treem licu jednine moe imati razliite oblike. Ukoliko se glagol zavrava na vokal o nastavak e glasiti es, kao u primeru glagola go koji u 3. l. jed. glasi goes ili glagol do koji u 3. l. jed. glasi does. Ukoliko se glagol zavrava na ch, -sh, -x, -ss, nastavak takoe glasi es.Na primer: She washes (wash prati). He kisses (kiss ljubiti). She fixes (fix popravljati). Ako se glagol zavrava na y i ukoliko je ispred njega suglasnik y prelazi u ie. Na primer: He cries (cry -plakati). It flies (fly leteti). Ako je ispred y samoglasnik, nema promene. She plays (play igrati). He stays (stay ostati). Izuzetak je glagol have (imati) koji u treem licu glasi has.

Upitni oblik glagola u Present Simple Tense-u se gradi od pomonog glagola Do, odnosno Does (za tree lice jednine) i osnovnog oblika glavnog glagola. Upitni oblik Yes/No questions Jednina (singular) Do I work? Da li ja radim? Do you work? Da li ti radi? Does he work? Da li on radi? Does she work? Da li ona radi? Does it work? Da li ono radi?

Mnoina (plural) Do we work? Da li mi radimo? Do you work? Da li vi radite? Do they work? Da li oni rade?

Na Yes/No pitanja se odgovara kratkim odgovorima (Short answers) na sledei nain: Do I work? Yes, I do / No, I dont Do we work? - Yes, we do / No, we dont Do you work? Yes, you do / No, you dont. Do you work? Yes, you do / No, you dont Does he work? Yes, he does / No, he doesnt Do they work? Yes, they do/No, they dont Does she work? Yes, she does / No, she doesnt Does it work? Yes, it does / No, it doesnt Odrini oblik se gradi od odrinog obika pomonog glagola Do (odnosno Does za tree lice jednine) i osnovnog oblika glavnog glagola. Odrini oblik Jednina (singular) I do not (don`t) work Ja ne radim You do not (don`t) work Ti ne radi He does not (doesn`t) work On ne radi She does not (doesn`t) work Ona ne radi It does not (doesn`t) work Ono ne radi

Mnoina (plural) We do not (don`t) work Mi ne radimo You do not (don`t) work Vi ne radite They do not (don`t) work Oni ne rade