VERB TENSES

PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE

(3. lice jednine –S, -ES, -IES) 1. to be - WAS, WERE
(+) (+)
I, you, we, they SWIM I, he, she it WAS at the cinema.
He, she, it SWIMS We, you, they WERE at the cinema.
(?)
(?) WAS I, he, she, it at the cinema?
DO I, you, we, they SWIM? WERE we, you they at the cinema?
DOES he, she, it SWIM? (-)
I, he, she, it WASN’T at the cinema.
(-) We, you they WEREN’T at the cinema.
I, you, we, they DON’T SWIM
He, she, it DOESN’T SWIM 2. PRAVILNI GLAGOLI (-ED)
(?) DID, (-) DIDN’T
every day, usually, sometimes, always,
(+) I WATCHED TV last night.
often, never
(?) DID you WATCH TV last night?
(-) I DIDN’T WATCH TV last night.
- radnja koja se ponavlja, ili neka navika

3. NEPRAVILNI GLAGOLI (II kolona) (?) DID,

PRESENT CONTINUOUS (-) DIDN’T
AM, IS, ARE + GLAGOL + ING
(+) go – went – gone
I am swimming. We are swimming.
He is swimming. (+) They WENT to the park yesterday.
(?) DID they GO to the park yesterday?
(?) (-) They DIDN’T GO to the park yesterday.
Am I swimming? Are we swimming?
Is he swimming? * Pravilni i nepravilni glagoli imaju ISTI oblik
za SVA lica.
(-) * Kad koristimo DID i DIDN’T glagol se vraća
I’m not swimming. You aren’t swimming. u infinitiv (gubi se ED, ili ga vraćamo u I
He isn’t swimming. kolonu)

now, at the moment, in this picture, this yesterday, last week, two days ago…
week, look, listen…
- radnja koja se desila u prošlosti, TAČNO
- radnja koja se dešava u trenutku govora znamo kada i ZAVRŠILA SE.
PAST CONTINUOUS
(WAS, WERE + GLAGOL + ING)
(+) She was reading.
(?) Was she reading?
(-) She wasn’t reading.
Upotreba:
1. radnja koja je DUGO trajala u prošlosti
We were trying to fix his car. (Mi smo
POKUŠAVALI da popravimo njegov auto).
2. jedna radnja je DUGO trajala u prošlosti
(past continuous), a prekinula je KRATKA
radnja (past simple)
We were watching TV when John called.
(Mi smo GLEDALI TV (duga radnja), kad je
Džon POZVAO (kratka radnja)
PRESENT PERFECT
(HAVE, HAS + III kol/ED)
(?) inverzija, (-) haven’t/hasn’t + III kol/ED)
(+) She has bought a dress.
(?) Has she bought a dress?
(-) She hasn’t bought a dress
Upotreba:
1. kada se radnja desila u prošlosti, a NE
ZNAMO KADA
We have eaten lunch. (ne kažemo kada)
2. JUST – upravo
He has just arrived.
3. ALREADY – već
They have already heard the news.
4. YET (?), (-) – već, još uvek
Have you met John yet?
I haven’t met John yet.
5. EVER/NEVER
Have you ever visited Spain?
I have never visited Spain.
FUTURE
I TO BE GOING TO
(am, is, are going to + glagol)

1. PLAN ILI NAMERA

I saved enough money, I am going to buy a

new phone.

We are going to visit our cousins in July.

That’s our plan.

2. PREDVIĐANJE BUDUĆNOSTI NA OSNOVU

NEČEGA ŠTO VIDIMO U SADAŠNJOSTI

Look out! That tree is going to fall!

II *PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. FIXED ARRANGEMENT (DEFINITIVNI

DOGOVOR)

I am playing tennis with my friends on

Friday. (unapred je dogovoreno sve)