Past Tenses Revision Prolo vreme u engleskom jeziku

Past Tenses Revision

Prošlo vreme u engleskom jeziku • • • Kao i sadašnjih, u engleskom jeziku ima ukupno četiri prošla vremena, a to su: ‣Past Simple (Prošlo prosto vreme) ‣Past Continuous (Prošlo trajno vreme) ‣Past Perfect (Davno prošlo vreme) ‣Past Perfect Continuous (Davno prošlo trajno vreme)

Kratak podsetnik. . . • Past Simple Tense se gradikada se na pravilne glagole dodaje nastavak –ED dok se za nepravilne glagole koristi oblik iz druge kolone nepravilnih glagola. • U upitnom obliku, koristi se pomoćni glagol DID za sva lica i glavni glagol u infinitivu. • U negativnom obliku koristi se pomoćni glagol DIDN’T (did not) i glavni glagol u infinitivu.

• Past Simple koristi se za: ‣ radnju koja je završena u određenom trenutku u prošlosti: He left Paris in 1999. Napustio je Pariz 1999. godine. ‣ prošle navike/rutine: They played tennis every Friday. Igrali su tenis svakog petka. ‣ prošle radnje u nizu: He got up, put on his coat and left. Ustao je, obukao kaput i otišao.

Signal words for Past Simple l • a week/month/year ago l • in 1999 l • last night/week/year l • the other day l • years ago l • yesterday

• Past Continuous Tense se gradi od pomoćnog glagola TO BE (WAS/WERE) u prostom prošlom vremenu i glavnog glagola sa nastavkom – ING. • Upitni oblik se gradi inverzijom oblika TO BE (WAS/WERE) i subjekta rečenice. • U odričnom obliku dodaje se NOT na pomoćni glagol TO BE (WAS/WERE).

• Past Continuous koristi se da: ‣ opiše privremenu radnju koja je bila u toku u određenom trenutku u prošlosti: At 10 last night she was doing her homework. Sinoć u 10 je radila domaći. ‣ opiše prekinutu radnju-u kombinaciji sa Past Simple: She fell asleep while she was studying. Zaspala je dok je učila. ‣ opiše dve ili više paralelnih prošlih radnji: He was watching TV while Jane was cooking. On je gledao TV dok je Džejn kuvala.

Signal words for Past Continuous In the Past Progressive we often use a period of time. A typical signal word is while. • while (In this part of the sentence we usually use Past Continuous. ) While we were watching TV, Andy was surfing the internet. • when (In this part of the sentence we usually use Simple Past. The Past Continuous is used in the other part of the sentence. ) The ladies were talking when the accident happened.

• Past Perfect Tense se gradi od pomoćnog glagola have u prošlom prostom vremenu (HAD) i glavnog glagola sa nastavkom – ED za pravilne glagole, ili trećom kolonom za nepravilne glagole. • Upitni oblik se gradi inverzijom pomoćnog glagola HAD i subjekta rečenice. • U odričnom obliku dodaje se NOT posle pomoćnog glagola HAD

• Past Perfect Tense se koristi za: ‣ radnju koja se desila u prošlosti pre neke druge prošle radnje: When she got home she saw that somebody had stolen her car. Kad je stigla kući videla je da joj je neko ukrao auto.

Signal words for Past Perfect The following words/phrases can indicate that Past Perfect Simple could be used: • before • after • when • until that day • already • just • never

Exercises: I Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of the verb in brackets. 1. My neighbor (buy) bought a new car last week. 2. They(go) went to Italy on their last summer holiday. 3. A: Did they (swim) swim at the beach? B: No, they didn’t. 4. My family and I (see) saw a comedy movie last night. 5. First, we (do) did exercise, and then we (drink) drank some water. 6. Suddenly, the animal jumped and (bite) bit my hand. 7. What time (do) did you (get up) get up this morning? 8. The Wright brothers (fly) flew the first airplane in 1903. 9. I think I (hear) heard a strange sound outside the door one minute ago. 10. When I was ten years old, I (break) broke my arm. It really (hurt) hurt.

II Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous form of the verb in brackets. 1. At this time yesterday, I was writing (write) an essay. 2. The children were playing (play) in the garden while their parents were watching them. 3. They were standing (stand) on the corner when I saw them. 4. The sun was shining (shine) when I woke up this morning. 5. I was eating (eat) dinner when you called me. 6. She got very sick while she was travelling (travel) overseas. 7. I was cooking (cook) dinner when the phone rang. 8. Mr. Johnson cut himself while he was shaving (shave). 9. I saw a bad accident while I was driving (drive) home. 10. She found a ten dollar bill while she was walking (walk) home.

III Complete the following sentences in the Past Perfect Tense. 1. Mary had given (give) me Tony's address before she left. 2. When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film had already started (already, start). 3. Before we reached the station we saw that we had lost (lose) our way. 4. All the tickets had been (be) sold before the concert began. 5. They took a shower after they had finished (finish) the game. 6. I asked Mr Green how many books he had read (read). 7. Mum asked me why I had not tidied (not tidy) up my room. 8. Bob was sorry that he had told(told) me the story. 9. Alan watched TV after he had (have) lunch. 10. Uncle David went to the doctor after he had been (be) ill for a month.

IV Fill in the correct form of the PAST TENSE (simple and continuous) 1. I was going (go) to work when my car broke down (break down). 2. I fell down (fall down) when I was cleaning (clean) the windows. 3. Yesterday I went (go) to the cinema and later I met (meet) my friends. 4. While I was reading (read) a book my brother was listening (listen) to the radio. 5. I did not go (not go) to the school because I had (have) a terrible headache. 6. We were sitting (sit) in the cafe when I suddenly felt (feel) ill. 7. Jane arrived (arrive) while I was doing (do) my homework. 8. As they were walking (walk) along the road, it began (begin) to rain. 9. The phone started(start) ringing while I washing (wash) my hair. 10. The boys were playing (play) football while a dog was running (run) onto the pitch.

V Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets: 1. George fell off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling. (fall off, paint) 2. Last night I was reading in bed when I suddenly heard a scream. (read, hear) 3. Were you watching TV when I phoned you? (watch, phone) 4. Ann was waiting for me when I arrived. (wait, arrive) 5. Maisie was cleaning up the kitchen when John asked her to marry him. (clean up, ask) 6. The house cost £ 150, 000 in 2003. (cost) 7. The fire was still burning at six in the morning. (still burn) 8. My brother got a new job a week ago (get). 9. Columbus discovered America over 500 years ago (discover). 10. She was not interested in the book because she did not understand it (be , not understand). 11. Were you at school yesterday? (you be). 12. They had already left (already leave) the village before the sun rose (rise).

VI Choose the correct option. Past simple or past perfect. 1. He walked into the bus station only to find that the bus a. left b. had left 2. My brother told me that Bill a. died b. had died 3. When I went to the stadium I a. realized b. had realized that the match had been postponed. 4. My sister moved to the house where she a. lived b. had lived when she was a little girl.

5. When I arrived at school, the lesson a. already started b. had already started 6. Bob did not let us into the room because he a. did not clean b. had not cleaned it for weeks. 7. I felt very hungry because I a. did not eat b. had not eaten anything yet. 8. As Vanessa had seen the film before, she a. did not want b. had not wanted to go to the cinema with us.

VII Write the correct form of the irregular verb (2 nd column) 1)The moon came (to come) out late last night. 2) Jessica lost (to lose) her first tooth this morning. 3)My entire family caught (to catch) the flu last winter. 4)The employees did (to do) a lot of work today. 5)The swimmers held (to hold) their breath and jumped in the water. 6)The baker made (to make) a cake for my birthday. 7)They took (to take) a picture of the mountain. 8) The teacher taught (to teach) the students chemistry last year. 9)I wore (to wear) my jacket to work yesterday. 10) We went (to go) to the zoo last weekend. 11)Tom wrote (to write) his family a letter. 12) I saw (to see) a movie last night.