Tekstualno objašnjenje za Modalne glagole u prošlom vremenu
Modalni glagoli u prošlom vremenu
Kada koristimo modalne glagole u prošlosti, onda se prati sledeća struktura:
modalni glagol + have + V-ed/III kolona
Dakle, ako je pravilan glagol, dodajemo nastavak -ed, a ako je nepravilan glagol koristimo Past Participle od datog glagola.
Naravno, u engleskom jeziku postoje i određeni izuzeci.
Određeni glagoli nemaju gore pomenute promene, can, will, shall, may već imaju svoje odgovarajuće oblike u prošlosti: could, would, should, might. Drugačija promena je i za glagol must – prošli oblik je had to.
U nastavku ćemo kroz primere detaljnije prikazati sama pravila promena. Prošlo vreme modalnog glagola je istaknuto.
- obaveza
We must / have to stop when the traffic lights are red.
We had to stop. - savet
She should see a doctor.
She should have seen a doctor. - zabrana
People mustn’t smoke here.
People mustn’t have smoked here. - sposobnost
I can run fast.
I could run fast. Now, I am too old. - kada smo u nešto sigurni
She has two houses. She must be rich.
She must have been rich. - traženje dozvole
Can I go out tonight?
He could drive his mother’s car when he was only 15. - mogućnost
It may/can/could/might rain tonight. It’s very cloudy.
I guess it may/can/could/might have been Jack’s phone. - kada nešto nije neophodno da se uradi, nema potrebe za tim
You don’t have to/needn’t buy this dress.
You didn’t have to/didn’t need to buy this dress.
Should have, could have, would have se nazivaju i modali nekadašnjih mogućnosti, jer opisuju situacije iz prošlosti koje zanišljamo da su mogle biti drugačije.
Should se koristi za savete i predloge, could za mogućnosti, a would za iskazivanje želja, samo se u ovom slučaju primenjuju u prošlosti.
