Past Continuous
Tvorba
POTVRDNI OBLIK
Potvrdni oblik Past Continous Tense-a (prošlo trajno vrijeme) tvori se od potvrdnog oblika prošlog pomoćnog glagola to be i sadašnjeg participa glavnog glagola kojeg stavljamo u ovo vrijeme.
JEDNINA
I was reading – ja sam Äitao
You were reading – ti si Äitao
He was reading – on je Äitao
She was reading – ona je Äitala
It was reading – on je Äitalo
MNOŽINA
We were reading – mi smo Äitali
You were reading – vi ste Äitali
They were reading – oni,one,ona su Äitala
UPITNI OBLIK
Upitni oblik se tvori od upitnog oblika prošlog vremena pomoćnog glagola to be isadašnjeg participa glavnog glagola.
JEDNINA
Was I reading ? – da li sam ja Äitao ?
Were you reading ?– da li si ti Äitao ?
Was he reading ?– da li je on Äitao ?
Was she reading ?– da li je ona Äitala ?
Was it reading ?– da li je ono Äitalo ?
MNOŽINA
Were we reading ? – da li smo mi Äitali ?
Were you reading ? – da li ste vi Äitali ?
Were they reading ? – da li su oni,one,ona Äitali ?
UPITNE RIJEÄŒICE
When, Where, What time, How long, What, Why
Kada ste vi posjetili prijetelje u Americi?
When were you visiting friends in America?
Gdje je on putovao?
Where was he traveling to?
U koje vrijeme je ona išla na koncert?
At what time was she going to the concert?
Koliko dugo su oni ostali u Americi?
How long were they staying in America
Å ta ste vi radili na autobuskoj stanici?
What were you doing at the bus station?
Zašto je on pozvan na intervju iz engleskog?
Why was he invited to an English interview ?
ODRICNI OBLIK
Odricni oblik se tvori od odricnog oblika prošlog vremena pomoćnog glagola to be isadašnjeg participa glavnog glagola kojeg stavljamo u ovo vrijeme.
JEDNINA
I was not reading – ja nisam Äitao
You were not reading – ti nisi Äitao
He was not reading – on nije Äitao
She was not reading – ona nije Äitala
It was reading – ono nije Äitalo
MNOŽINA
We were not reading – mi nismo Äitali
You were reading – vi niste Äitali
They were not reading – oni,one,ona nisu Äitala
Upotreba
Ovo vrijeme se upotrebljava da izrazi proÅ¡lu radnju u to u sledećim sluÄajevima:
1. Za radnju koja je poÄela u proÅ¡losti, trajala duži vremenski period i zavrÅ¡ila u proÅ¡losti.
Gledao sam TV cijelu noc.
I was watching TV all night long.
U ovom sluÄaju koristimo priloge koji govore da je radnja dugo trajala, oni staje na kraju reÄenice a najÄešći su:
-all (morning, evening, afternoon, day, week, month, year)
2. Za dvije prošle radnje povezane veznikom when, od kojih jedna traje duže od druge, kraće, koja prekida ovu prvu i dužu radnju. Kraća radnja je uvijek u Prošlom prostom vremenu (past simple tense), a duža u trajnom prošlom vremenu (Past Continous Tense)
Ona je sjedila u parku kada sam ja došao
She was sitting in the park when I came
3. Za dvije istovremene proÅ¡le radnje povezane veznikom while (dok) koji može stojati u sredini ili na poÄetku reÄenice. u tom sluÄaju obje proÅ¡le radnje izražavamo sa Past Continous Tense.
Ja sam uÄio engleski, dok je ona sluÅ¡ala muziku.
I was learning English while she was listening music.