33 To be - Past Simple

Verbs

Glagol To Be je bitan u gramatici. To je pomoćni glagol i jedan je od nepravilnih glagola u engleskom jeziku.

Koristimo Past Simple kad govorimo o radnjama koje se događaju u prošlosti i koje su sada dovršene.

EXTRA: To Be = Biti.

Glagol To Be je jedan od nepravilnih glagola. Koristi se kao poveznica između subjekta i priloga ili pridjeva, kako bi pružili više informacija o samoj temi.

Affirmative

SUBJECT VERB ‘TO BE’
I was
You were
He was
She was
It was
We were
You were
They were

Negative

SUBJECT VERB ‘TO BE’+ NEGATION
SHORT FORM
I was not wasn’t
You were not weren’t
He was not wasn’t
She was not wasn’t
It was not wasn’t
We were not weren’t
You were not weren’t
They were not weren’t

Interrogative

VERB ‘TO BE’ SUBJECT QM
Was I ?
Were you ?
Was he ?
Was she ?
Was it ?
Were we ?
Were you ?
Were they ?

Affirmative

  • I was a good boss.
  • He was here 2 minutes ago.
  • We were in Portugal in 2012.

Negative

  • I wasn’t a good boss.
  • He wasn’t here 2 minutes ago.
  • We weren’t in Portugal in 2012.

Interrogative

  • Was I a good boss?
  • Was he here 2 minutes ago?
  • Were you in Portugal in 2012?

Koristimo Past Simple tense kad govorimo o:

  • Kratkim završenim radnjama i događajima koji se događaju;
  • Dugim dovršenim situacijama koje su se dogodile;
  • Ponovljenim događajima i navikama koje su se dogodile u prošlosti;
  • Prošlim događajima koji se nisu dogodili i kod vremenskih izraza kao što su: Prije dva tjedna, prošle godine, u 2010., jučer i ostalo.

Koristimo Past Simple kad govorimo o radnjama koje se događaju u prošlosti i koje su sada dovršene. Glagol To Be je jedan od nepravilnih glagola.

Npr.
Affirmative: “The sugar was enough for the cake.
Negative: “The sugar wasn’t enough for the cake.
Interrogative: “Was the sugar enough for the cake?

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