Past Simple i Past Continuous - razlika

Dok se Past Simple vreme koristi za radnju koja se završila u prošlosti, Past Continuous ili Past Progressive vreme se koristi da iskažemo radnju koja je trajala u prošlositi. U srpskom jeziku prošlo vreme pokriva ova dva vremena u engleskom, samo što se kod nas razlika vidi u glagolskom vidu (Izašla iz kuće - Izlazila sam iz kuće).

Kada pričamo o Past Continuous vremenu, ono se najčešće kombinuje sa:

a. Past Simple vremenom, da bi se iskazala radnja koja je trajala (u Past Continuous-u) i koja je prekinuta drugom radnjom (u Past Simple-u)

primer: I was watching a film when my sister arrived.
prevod : Gledala sam film, kada je moja sestra stigla.

b. drugom rečenicom u Past Continuous-u, da bi se iskazale dve radnje koje paralelno traju. Obično ih povezujemo rečju 'while'=dok

primer: I was watching a film while my husband was washing dishes :o)
prevod: Gledala sam film dok je moj muž prao sudove :o)

Past Continuous ili Past Progressive se gradi na sledeći način:

S + TO BE (prošlo vreme) + PRESENT PARTICIP (glagol sa nastavkom ing)

što znači

Subjekat, glagol to be u prošlom vremenu i glagol sa nastavkom -ing

primer:
I was waching a film.
You were singing.
She was crying.
He was helping her.
It was barking. (bark=lajati)
We were reading.
You were writing an email.
They were ironing. (iron = peglati)


Upitni oblik se gradi inverzijom subjekta i glagola biti.

Were you watching TV while your husband was ironing?

ako je potrebno da koristimo upitnu reč (ko=who, šta=what, gde=where, kad=when ...) onda nju stavimo na početak:

What were you doing while your husband was ironing?

Negativni oblik se gradi tako što dodamo 'not' posle glagola biti u prošlom vremenu. Pun oblik: was not ili were not
Skraćeni oblici: wasn't ili weren't

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