Za razliku od srpskog jezika, u engleskom jeziku glagol " to be" u prošlosti ima samo dva oblika, a to su
was i
were, koji se upotrebljavaju uz određena lica što možete videti u narednoj tabeli.
Subjekat |
To Be |
Primer |
I |
was |
I was tired this morning. |
You |
were |
You were very good. |
He |
was |
He was the best in his class. |
She |
was |
She was late for work. |
It |
was |
It was a sunny day. |
We |
were |
We were at home. |
You |
were |
You were on holiday. |
They |
were |
They were married. |
To Be - Odrični oblik
Odrični oblik se gradi tako što se na "
was i
were" doda rečca "
not", što se da videti u sledećim primerima:
Subjekat |
To Be |
Primer |
I |
was not |
I was not tired this morning. |
You |
were not |
You were not crazy. |
He |
was not |
He was not happy. |
She |
was not |
She was not famous. |
It |
was not |
It was not hot yesterday. |
We |
were not |
We were not invited. |
You |
were not |
You were not at the party. |
They |
were not |
They were not friends. |
To Be - Odrične skraćenice
Odrične skraćenice glagola "to be" se prave spajanjem glagola "
was" ili "
were" I rečce "
not" (npr. Were not = weren't). Skraćenice se u ovom slučaju ne mogu praviti spajanjem subjekta I glagola kao što je to slučaj sadašnjosti.
Puni oblik |
ili |
Skraćeni oblik |
I was not tired this morning. |
/ |
I wasn't tired this morning. |
You were not crazy. |
/ |
You weren't crazy. |
He was not happy. |
/ |
He wasn't happy. |
She was not famous. |
/ |
She wasn't famous. |
It was not hot yesterday. |
It's |
It wasn't hot yesterday. |
We were not invited. |
/ |
We weren't invited. |
You were not at the party. |
/ |
You weren't at the party. |
They were not friends. |
/ |
They weren't friends. |
To Be - Upitni oblik
Upitni oblik se gradi inverzijom subjekta I predikata, odnosno njihovom zamenom mesta. Tako da bismo napravili pitanje sa glagolom "to be", moramo prvo upotrebiti glagol pa tek onda subjekat.
Potvrdni oblik -
You were happy.
Upitni oblik -
Were you happy?
U narednoj tabeli možemo da vidimo glagol "to be" u upitnim oblicima.
Potvrdni oblik |
Upitni oblik |
I was late. |
Was I late? |
You were sick. |
Were you sick? |
He was surprised. |
Was he surprised? |
She was from Italy. |
Was she from Italy? |
It was a big house. |
Was it a big house? |
We were ready. |
Were we ready? |
You were early. |
Were you early? |
They were busy. |
Were they busy? |