Glagolska vremena i vid

Past continuous (was / were + -ing) u engleskom

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Past continuous opisuje radnju koja je trajala u nekom trenutku u prošlosti, a gradi se pomoću was/were i glagola sa nastavkom -ing: "I was cooking at 8pm." Najčešće se koristi za pozadinu priče i radnju koja je bila u toku kada se desilo nešto drugo: "They were watching TV when I arrived." U pitanjima se pomoćni glagol stavlja ispred subjekta: "What were you doing?" Za razliku od srpskog, gde isti prošli oblik pokriva i trajanje i svršenu radnju, engleski ovde traži poseban oblik, pa za niz završenih radnji koristite past simple, a ne past continuous.

Primeri

  • I was cooking at 8pm. cooking was in progress at 8pm
  • They were watching TV when I arrived. the TV-watching was ongoing when the speaker arrived
  • What were you doing? asking what action was in progress

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  1. was / were + -ing

    past continuous

    Reci <t>I was eating, then I was leaving</t> i izvorni govornik oseti da nešto škripi. Jedno vreme pogrešno upotrebljeno i cela tvoja priča zvuči pokvareno.

  2. was / were + glagol-ing = radnja koja traje u prošlosti.

    <t>Past continuous</t> prikazuje radnju koja je trajala u nekom trenutku u prošlosti. Nije završena, nije niz: dešava se. Evo kako ga gradiš.

  3. be + -ing

    I / he / she / it was working
    you / we / they were working

    Izaberi <t>was</t> ili <t>were</t> prema subjektu pa dodaj glavni glagol sa nastavkom <t>-ing</t>. To je cela formula.

  4. I was cooking at 8pm.

    trajalo u prošlom trenutku

    Počni jednostavno. Usidri radnju u prošli trenutak i pokaži da je već trajala. I was cooking at 8pm.

  5. They were watching TV when I arrived.

    pozadina + prekid

    Sad prava snaga: postavljanje scene. Duža radnja traje kada je kraća prekine. They were watching TV when I arrived.

  6. Klasičan par

    past continuous
    • duga radnja
    • pozadina
    • was / were + -ing
    past simple
    • kratak događaj
    • prekid
    • rang, arrived, called

    Vidiš obrazac? Duga pozadinska radnja uzima <t>past continuous</t>. Kratak događaj koji je preseca uzima <t>past simple</t>.

  7. I was sleeping when the phone rang.

    duga radnja + prekid

    Poslušaj na delu. Spavanje je već trajalo; telefon ga je presekao. I was sleeping when the phone rang.

  8. What were you doing?

    pitanja: was/were + subjekat + -ing

    Radi i u pitanjima. Pitaj koja je radnja trajala u tom trenutku. What were you doing?

  9. She was reading while I was cooking.

    while = dve uporedne radnje

    Dve duge radnje mogu se odvijati istovremeno. Upotrebi <t>while</t> i obe uzimaju <t>past continuous</t>. She was reading while I was cooking.

  10. ✗ I was eating, then I was leaving. dva završena koraka zaredom
    ✓ I ate, then I left. za sled upotrebi past simple

    Continuous = u toku. Sled završenih koraka = past simple.

    A sad velika zamka. Za završene radnje koje slede jedna za drugom treba ti <t>past simple</t>, ne <t>continuous</t>. <t>Continuous</t> slika scenu, ne sled.

  11. ✗ They was waiting. pogrešno slaganje
    ✓ They were waiting. they → were

    Uskladi pomoćni glagol: I/he/she/it → was · you/we/they → were.

    Druga greška je mešati <t>was</t> i <t>were</t>. <t>He, she, it</t> i <t>I</t> uzimaju <t>was</t>. <t>You, we</t> i <t>they</t> uzimaju <t>were</t>.

  12. Zapamti

    • was/were + -ing = u toku
    • pozadinska radnja + past simple koji prekida
    • sled završenih koraka → past simple

    Zapamti: <t>was</t> ili <t>were</t> plus <t>-ing</t> za radnju koja traje. Postavlja scenu; <t>past simple</t> donosi događaj koji je prekida.

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