1.

Present Simple
Radnje koje se ponavljaju (navike, običaji, rutine):
I get up at 6 o’clock.
She wears a uniform at work.
The English drink tea at 5 o’clock in the afternoon.
Prlozi i frarze: always (uvek), usually (obično), often (često), sometimes (ponekad), never
(nikad), every day (svakog dana), every month (svakog meseca), every year (svake godine),
once a year (jedanput godišnje), twice a day (dvaput dnevno), three times a week (triput
nedeljno)
2. Present Continuous
Koristi se za radnje koje se dešavaju u trenutku govora, zato se često nalaze vremenske
odrednice now (sada), at the moment (u ovom trenutku), Look (pogledaj):
She is reading a book at the moment.
Look! She is dancing.
3. Present Perfect Simple
Koristimo za radnju koja je upravo završena, te često javlja vremenska odrednica just
(upravo):
She has just gone out.
Radnju koja se desila u prošlosti u neko neodređeno vreme:
I have travelled to America.
Prošlu radnju koja ima vidljive rezultate (posledice) u sadašnjosti:
The lift has broken down. We have to use the stairs. (Lift se pokvario. Moramo da idemo
stepenicama.)
Za radnju koja kazuje neko životno iskustvo subjekta. U ovom značenju često se javljaju i
prilozi ever (ikada) i never (nikad)
He has never eaten Chinese food.
Have you ever been to France?
I imamo još dva priloga already (već) i yet (do sad, do ovog trenutka, još uvek), for, since
(još od):
I’ve already posted the letter.
I haven’t done my homework yet.
You haven’t been here since her birthday.
I have lived here for two years.
 4. Present Perfect Continuous
1. Nešto je započelo u prošlosti i traje, traje, naglašavamo to trajanje do sadašnjeg trenutka
We‘ve been waiting for the bus for hours.
Satima smo čekali autobus ( verovatno smo još na stanici čekamo ili smo stigli kući pa
pričamo koliko je trajalo to čekanje i zašto kasnimo – to je ona upotreba da se podsetimo,
prošla radnja koja ima neki rezultat, posledicu u sadašnjosti)
Napomena: since – for se koriste i kod Present Perfect i Present Perfect Continuous
2. Kod privremenih navika ili dešavanja, akcija, situacija koje su započele u prošlosti pa traju
do dana današnjeg.
I‘ve been going to the gym a lot recently.
3. Radnja ili akcija koja je trajala i nedavno se završila.
I’m so tired, I‘ve been studying.
5. Past Simple
Koristi se za radnju koja je završena u prošlosti. karakteristične vremenske odrednice uz koje
se upotrebljava su:
yesterday – juče, the day before yesterday – prekjuče, two years ago – pre dve godine,
three hours ago – pre tri sata, last Monday – prošlog ponedeljka, last year – prošle nedelje,
in 1977
I worked in a shop last year.
In 1927 people read books.
6. Past Continuous
Koristimo za radnju koja je u prošlosti duže vreme trajala:
She was reading a book all day yesterday.
Dve radnje koje su se u prošlom vremenu paralelno dešavale:
While I was watching TV, my sister was doing her homework.
Prošlu radnju koja je duže trajala a prekinuta je nekom drugom prošlom radnjom.
I was watching TV when the telephone rang.

Put the verbs into the correct tense:

1. He __________________ (sleep) when the phone __________________ (ring).
2. We __________________ (watch) TV when we __________________ (hear) a loud
noise.
3. We often (go) _________________________________ to the cinema.
4. She (not / study) _________________________________ at the moment.
5. Julie __________________ (be) in the garden when Laurence __________________
(arrive).
6. A: What __________________ (you / do) at 3pm yesterday?
B: I __________________ (clean) my house.
7. Last year I __________________ (visit) Paris and Rome.
8. You __________________ (keep) a pet for three years.
9. He __________________ (forget) his books, and now he’s going back.
10. We _________________ (go) to the cinema this weekend.
11. They _________________ (study) now.
12. I _________________ (clean) the kitchen every day.
13. She ________________ (work) every Sunday.
14. We _________________ (not / sleep) now.
14. When I __________________ (call) Julie, she __________________ (work).
15. I ________________ (know) him for three months.
16. We ___________________ (not / hear) that song already.
17. At 10am yesterday I __________________ (sit) on a bus.
18. She ______________ (leave) her phone in a taxi.
19. I _______________ (be) to the museum recently.
20. Mr Black __________________ (not / work) in the garden at 10pm last night.
21. She ___________________ (work) here for five years.
22. I __________________ (study) all day.
23. You ________________ (eat) a lot recently.
24. We __________________ (live) in London for six months.
25. He ___________________ (play) football so he’s tired.
26. They ____________________ (learn) English for two years.