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UNIVERZITET CRNE GORE

INSTITUT ZA STRANE JEZIKE

PRAVNI FAKULTET

GRAMATIKA ENGLESKOG JEZIKA

SA VJEBANJIMA I

PRIREDIO: DANILO ALAGI

PODGORICA, SEPTEMBAR 2012.

CONTENTS:
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION INTO ENGLISH TENSES-AUXILIARY VERBS ..
..3
1.1 AUXILIARY VERB TO BE
..3
1.2 AUXILIARY VERB TO HAVE
5
1.3 AUXILIARY VERB TO DO
.7
CHAPTER TWO: THE PRESENT TENSES ...8
2.1 PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
..8
2.2 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
..12
2.2.1 ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
..15
2.3 PRESENT CONTINUOUS VERSUS SIMPLE PRESENT
...17
CHAPTER THREE: THE PAST AND PERFECT TENSES ....20
3.1 THE SIMPLE PAST
...20
3.2 PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
.....24

3.3 PAST CONTINUOUS VERSUS SIMPLE PAST

.27
3.4 PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
.....29
3.5 PRESENT PERFECT VERSUS SIMPLE PAST
33
CHAPTER FOUR: THE FUTURE ....47
4.1

FUTURE

SIMPLE

....47
CONTINUOUS ......50

4.2 BE GOING TO, PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT

CHAPTER FIVE: MAKING WH-QUESTIONS ......50

5.1 MAKING QUESTIONS THROUGH A THREE-STAGE
SYSTEM.50
5.2 FINAL STEP TOWARDS MAKING WH-QUESTIONS
........................53
CHAPTER SIX: REVISION OF TENSES ...55
IDENTIFYING AND CORRECTING MISTAKES ..
55
APPENDIX A: MOCK TEST ........58
APPENDIX B: IRREGULAR VERBS .......60
APPENDIX C: CHECK .......62
LITERATURE ..63

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION INTO ENGLISH TENSES

AUXILIARY VERBS
Pomoni glagoli/operatori (Auxiliary Verbs) mogu se podijeliti na:
1. primarne/nemodalne forme: BE, HAVE, DO
2. sekundarne/modalne oblike: WILL, WOULD, SHALL, SHOULD, CAN,
COULD, MUST, MIGHT, DARE, NEED, OUGHT TO, USED TO
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Primarni pomoni glagoli ine grupu od tri glagola, tri lekseme koje imaju
petnaest oblika:
BE, AM, IS, ARE, WAS, WERE, BEING, BEEN
HAVE, HAS, HAD, HAVING
DO, DOES, DID

Ovi glagoli imaju konjugaciju slinu konjugaciji leksikih glagola, imaju

obiljeeno

lice

treem

licu

jednine,

mogu

biti

upotrijebljeni

kao

leksiki/glavni glagoli u reenici, a glagoli BE I HAVE imaju i nefinitne oblike.

Zato se primarni pomoni glagoli smatraju prelaznim oblicima izmeu pomonih
i leksikih glagola.
Pomoni glagoli razlikuju se od leksikih glagola (od npr. glagola stay ili
differ) po tome to se odrian oblik pomonih glagola gradi dodavanjem rjece
NOT (am not, has not, did not ...). Pomoni glagoli prevashodno slue za
graenje sloenih glagolskih vremena kakva su Present Continuous Tense,
Present Perfect Tense, Past Perfect Tense itd., ili pri graenju upitnog oblika za
Simple Past ili Simple Present Tense.
U ovom poglavlju osvrnuemo se samo na primarne pomone glagole, jer e
se sekundarni pomoni glagoli obraivati kao posebna gramatika jedinica u
narednim poglavljima.
1.1 AUXILIARY VERB TO BE

1.1.1 Glagol `to be` kao pomoni glagol se upotrebljava:

- za tvorbu trajnih vremena:
I am surfing. (Ja surfujem);
She was trying to reach me. (Pokuavala je da me dobije.)
- za tvorbu pasiva:
The bridge was built. (Most je izgraen).

1.1.2 `Be` kao glagol punog znaenja znai postojati, ivjeti, stii itd.
To be, or not to be. (Biti ili ne biti.)
I was in Spain last year. (Bio sam u paniji prole godine.)
- `Be` se vrlo esto upotrebljava kao dio imenskog predikata.
He is ill. (On je bolestan)
His brother was a sailor. (Njegov brat je bio mornar).
- `Be` se upotrebljava za dob, udaljenost i cijenu.
It is ten miles. (Ima deset milja.)
She is twenty. (Njoj je dvadeset godina.)1
This building is twenty years old. (Ova zgrada je stara dvadeset
godina)
Kada govorimo o osobi moemo navesti samo broj (She is twenty.) ali kada
govorimo o stvari
years i old se ne mogu izostaviti (This sofa is ten years old ne: This sofa is ten!)
Glagol to be ima osam oblika BE, AM, IS, ARE, WERE, WAS, BEING i BEEN. U
tabeli ispod navedeni su svi finitni oblici glagola to be, ukljuujui i
enklitike/skraene oblike.
Present Simple - Prezent
potvrdan oblik
upitan oblik
I am - I'm (ja sam)
you are - you're
he is - he's, she's,
it's
we are - we're
you are - you're
they are - they're

odrian oblik
I'm not (ja nisam)
you're not

am I? (jesam li)
are you?

he's, she's, it's not

is he, she, it?

we're not
you're not
they're not

are we?
are you?
are they?

Past Simple - Preterit (Prosto prolo vrijeme)

N.B. Iako u naem jeziku moemo rei: `On ima 12 godina`, u engleskom jeziku konstrukcija
`He has twelve years.` je apsolutno neprihvatljiva i moramo rei ili `He is twelve.` ili `He is
twelve years old.`
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potvrdan oblik
upitan oblik
I was (ja sam bio)
you were
he was

odrian oblik
I wasn't (ja nisam bio)
you weren't
he wasn't

was I?
were you?
was he?

Present Perfect - Perfekt

potvrdan oblik
upitan oblik
I have been (ja sam
bio)

odrian oblik
I haven't been

you have been

you haven't been

he have been

he haven't been

have I been?
have you
been?
has he been?

Past Perfect - Pluskvamperfekt (Pluperfekt)

potvrdan oblik
upitan oblik
I had been (ja bijah
bio)
you had been
he had been

odrian oblik
I had not been

had I been?

you had not been

he had not been

had you been?

had he been?

Future Simple - Futur

potvrdan oblik
upitan oblik
I shall be (ja u biti)
you will be
he will be

odrian oblik
I shall not be
you will not be
he will not be

shall I be?
will you be?
will he be?

1.2 AUXILIARY VERB `TO HAVE`

1.2.1 Have kao pomoni glagol

S pomonim glagolom have grade se sljedei glagolski oblici:
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 perfekt (I have spoken.)

pluskvamperfekt (She had waited for three hours before I arrived.)
trajni perfekt (They have been trying to call her.)
1.2.2. Have kao glagol punog znaenja
- Have iza kojeg slijedi infinitiv izraava obavezu. Npr:
They had to leave. (Morali su otii)
I have to buy some chocolate for her girl. (Moram kupiti okolade za
njezinu djevojicu)
- Osnovno znaenje glagola have kao glagola punog znaenja jeste posjedovati,
imati. Npr:
Her brother has a motor-boat. (Njezin brat ima motorni amac)
The baby has blue eyes. (Djetece ima plave oi)
- U govornom se jeziku uz have koje znai posjedovati esto stavlja i got.
He has got a TV set. (On ima televizor)
- Kada have znai posjedovati, ne upotrebljava se u nesvrenim vremenima.
I have a bike. (ne: I am having a bake.)
- Have se upotrebljava u nekim stalnim izrazima:
to have breakfast (dorukovati)
to have tea (popiti aj)
to have a good time (dobro se zabavljati)
Present Simple - Prezent
potvrdan oblik
upitan oblik
I have - I've (ja imam)
you have - you've
he has - he's

odrian oblik
I haven't
you haven't
he hasn't

have I?
have you?
has he?

Past Simple - Preterit (Prosto prolo vrijeme)

potvrdan oblik
upitan oblik
I had (ja sam imao)

odrian oblik
I hadn't

had I?
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you had
he had

you hadn't
he hadn't

had you?
had he?

Present Perfect Tense - Perfekt

potvrdan oblik
I have had (ja sam
imao)
you have had
he has had

odrian oblik

upitan oblik

I have not had

have I had?

you have not had

he has not had

have you had?

has he had?

The Past Perfect Tense - Pluskvamperfekt

potvrdan oblik
upitan oblik
I had had (ja bejah
imao)
you had had
he had had

odrian oblik
I had not had

had I had?

you had not had

he had not had

had you had?

had he had?

Futur Simple - Futur

potvrdan oblik
upitan oblik
I shall have (ja u imati)
you will have
he will have

odrian oblik
I shall not have
you will not have
he will not have

shall I have?
will you have?
will he have?

1.3 AUXILIARY VERB `TO DO`

Glavni oblici glagola `to do` jesu:
do

did

done

1.3.1 Do kao pomoni glagol

- S pomonim glagolom do gradi se upitni i odrini oblik prezenta i preterita
glagola punog znaenja.

Does he drive a car? (Vozi li on auto?)

You do not understand me. (Vi me ne razumijete.)
They did not arrive in time. (Nisu stigli na vrijeme.)
1.3.2 Do kao glagol punog znaenja
- Do se upotrebljava u znaenju initi, raditi. Npr:
They did their job very well. (Oni su vrlo dobro obavili svoj posao.)
He did not do what he had promised. (Nije uinio to je obeao.)
When does she do the room? (Kada ona sprema sobu?)
Simple Present Tense - Prezent
I do (ja inim)
you do
he, she, it does
we do
you do
they do

I do not - I don't
you do not - you don't
he do not - he don't
we do not - we don't
you do not - you don't
they do not - they don't

do I?
do you?
does he?
do we?
do you?
do they?

Past Simple Tense - Preterit

I did (ja uinih)
you did
he did
we did
you did
they did

I did not - I didn't

you did not - you didn't
he did not - he didn't
we did not - we didn't
you didnot - you didn't
they did not - they didn't

did
did
did
did
did
did

I?
you?
he?
we?
you?
they?

CHAPTER TWO: THE PRESENT TENSES

2.1 PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
(SADANJE TRAJNO VRIJEME)
prezent glagola "to be" + prezent particip glavnog glagola
I am speaking (ja govorim)
you are speaking
he, she, it is speaking
we are speaking
you are speaking
they are speaking

Present participle se pravi dodavanjem glagolu nastavka "-ing". Meutim,

ponekad moramo malo promijeniti rije, udvostruiti ili izostaviti jedno slovo.
Ako se glagol zavrava na: suglasnik +
naglaeni vokal + suglasnik, zadnje
slovo se udvostruava:
s
t
o
p
naglaeni
suglasnik
suglasnik
vokal
run

Izuzetak 1

stop
begin

>
>
>

running
stopping
beginning

Ovo pravilo ne vai kada naglasak nije

na zadnjem slogu glagola:
open

Izuzetak 2

>

opening

Ako glagol zavrava na ie, mijenjamo ie

u y:
lie

>

lying

die

>

dying

Ako glagol zavrava na vokal +

Izuzetak 3 suglasnik + e, izostavljamo e:
come

>

coming

Present Continuous Tense (Sadanje trajno vrijeme) se upotrebljava:

da oznai radnju koja se vri u vremenu kada o njoj govorimo:

I am learning English now. (Sada uim engleski.)
You are reading this now. (Sada ovo itate.)
past

present

future

Radnja se dogaa sada.

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Meutim, radnja se ne mora odvijati tano sada, ali se deavala neto ranije i
moda e se deavati poslije trenutka kada o njoj govorimo:

She is reading a book.

past

present

future

Ona moda ne ita knjigu tano sada.

da oznai radnju ije je trajanje neprekidno ili koja se ponavlja, i tada

se obino upotrebljavaju prilozi always, constantly, forever itd, i
Present Continuous se uglavnom koristi kako bi se iskazalo
neodobravanje:
You are always complaining about your mother-in-law. (Uvijek se
alite na svoju tatu.)

da se izrazi radnja koja je ve isplanirana i desie se u budunosti:

I'm meeting my girlfriend tonight. (Veeras u se nai sa djevojkom)

Glagoli koji oznaavaju neko stanje, a ne radnju, obino se ne koriste u

trajnom obliku ( -ing obliku)
Lista glagola koji se veinom koriste u "simple" formi (state verbs) :
glagoli percepcije
feel*, hear, see*, smell, taste
glagoli miljenja
assume, feel, consider, doubt, feel (misliti), find (misliti),
suppose, think*
glagoli kojim se iskazuju mentalna stanja
forget, imagine, know, mean, notice, recognize,
remember, understand
glagoli kojim se izraavaju emocije/elje
envy, fear, dislike, hate, hope, like, love, mind, prefer,
regret, want, wish
glagoli mjerenja
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contain, cost, hold, measure, weigh

ostali glagoli
look (biti slian), seem, be (u veini sluajeva), have
(kada znai posjedovati)

- * Ovi glagoli mogu se koristiti u trajnoj formi, ali sa drugim znaenjem, npr:

This boat feels nice and warm. (Ovaj brod je lijep i udoban, to je naa
percepcija, osjeaj kvaliteta broda)
John's feeling much better now. (Don se osjea mnogo bolje sada,
njegovo zdravlje se poboljava);

She has three dogs and a cat. (Ona ima tri psa i maku, posjedovanje)
She's having supper. (Ona veera, ona jede);
I can see Anthony in the garden. (Vidim Entonija u bati, percepcija)
I'm seeing Anthony later. (Sreu se sa Entonijem kasnije, planiramo se
sresti)

to call zvati
potvrdan oblik
oblik (YES/NO questions)
I'm calling
you're calling
he, she, it's
calling
we're calling
you're calling
they're calling

odrian oblik

I'm not calling

you aren't calling
he, she, it isn't
calling
we aren't calling
you aren't calling
you aren't calling

upitan

am I calling?
are you calling?
is he, she, it
calling?
are we calling?
are you calling?
are they calling

Upitan oblik (takozvana YES/NO questions) gradi se inverzijom, kao i kod

svih vremena koja se grade pomou glagola to be. (She is having a meeting.
Is she having a meeting? )
Priloke odredbe koje se obino koriste uz Present Continuous su: now, at
the moment, these days, at present, always, tonight, still i sl.
EXERCISES
A. PUT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO INTERROGATIVE AND
NEGATIVE FORM. THE FIRST SENTENCE IS DONE FOR YOU.
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1. All the students are listening to me carefully.

Are all the students listening to me carefully?
All the students arent listening to me carefully.
2. John is putting his hat and coat on.
.
.
3. He is studying hard.
.
.
4. You are writing to William.
.
.
5. We are speaking English now.
.
.
6. John and Mary are looking at the picture on the wall.
.
.
7. We are doing an exercise on the present continuous tense.
.
.
8. The children are watching television.
.
.
9. Mother is making sandwiches for us.
.
.
10. They are having lunch.
.
.
B. PUT IN THE MISSING -ING FORMS.
1. The children are........................................... (run) about the park.
2. My sister is........................................... (cut) bread in the kitchen.
3. What are you...........................................? (study) at the university?
4. Who is...........................................? (sit) in the living room?
5. It is........................................... (get) dark..
6. The train is........................................... (come).
7.
I
am
not...........................................
(write)
a
letter,
am ........................................... (do) my homework.
8. Who is...........................................? (swim) over there?
9. What are you...........................................? (put) in your bag.
10. Where are you...........................................? (carry) those parcels?

2.2 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE (SADANJE VRIJEME PREZENT)

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Sadanje vrijeme svih glagola obrazuje se tako to se uz glagolska vremena

uvijek stavljaju line zamjenice. Jedino se tree lice jednine prezenta razlikuje
od ostalih lica, jer dobija nastavak "-s" ili "-es", osim glagola:
to be biti (is), to have imati (has), can-moi (can), may moi (may), must
morati (must)
Nastavak "-s" za sadanje vrijeme izgovara se kao "s" ako dolazi iza
bezvunog suglasnika, ili "z" ako dolazi iza zvunog suglasnika ili
samoglasnika:
he speaks (hi spi:ks), he reads (hi ri:dz).
Glagoli koji se zavravaju na s, x, z, sh i ch obrazuju tree lice jednine
nastavkom "-es":
he dresses
she teaches
Glagoli koji se u infinitivu zavravaju na "-y", kad pred tim "y" stoji
suglasnik, mijenjaju "y" u "i", u treem licu jednine:
to cry (he cries), to try (she tries).
Odrini oblik sadanjeg vremena pravi se tako to se uzme sadanje vrijeme
pomonog glagola "to do", pa se zatim doda negacija "not" i infinitiv glagola
koji se mijenja, bez prijedloga "to":
I write (ja piem) - I do not write, I don't write
Upitni oblik sadanjeg vremena (YES/NO questions) pravi se tako to se
uzme sadanje vrijeme pomonog glagola "to do" u inverziji i infinitiv glagola
koji se mijenja, bez prijedloga "to".
You write (ti pie) - Do you write? (pie li?) She speaks. Does
she speak?
Simple Present se upotrebljava:

da oznai radnju ije trajanje nije odreeno: I write novels. (Ja piem
romane); He works;
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da potvrdi jednu poznatu istinu: Fish live in water (Ribe ive u vodi);

da oznai radnju koja se vri po navici: She always gets up early (Ona
uvijek ustaje rano);

da oznai radnju koja se ponavlja: I have an English lesson three times a

week (Imam as engleskog tri puta sedmino).

The sun rises. (to rise)

past

present

future

Sunce izlazi svaki dan, prije, sada i poslije.

Jenny is not here. (to be)
past

present

future

Jenny trenutno nije prisutna.

to call - zvati
I call
you call
he, she, it
calls
we call
you call
they call

ja zovem
ti zove

I do not call
you do not call
he, she, it does not
on, ona , ono zove
call
mi zovemo
we do not call
vi zovete
you do not call
oni, one, ona zovu they do not call

do I call?
do you call?
does, he ,she, it
call?
do we call?
do you call?
do they call?

Priloke odredbe uz koje se obino javlja Simple Present su: usually,

always, often, sometimes, never, every day/week/month/year, on
Mondays/Wednesdays, at the weekends etc.
EXERCISES:
A. ADD THE ENDIGS -s/-es TO THE VERB WHERE NECESSARY.
1. I get. up at 6 o'clock.
2. They go. to school.
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

My wife work. at home.

We go. to the cinema.
He go. to see his friends.
She speak. good English.
You want. to study German.
He study. Russian.

B. PUT DO OR DOES.
1. . Kate work in an office?
2. . she go there by car?
3. . you prepare meals for your family?
4. . Mrs. Blake do the housework?
5. . they listen to the news?
6. . the Blakes have supper at 8 o'clock?
7. . you work in an office?
8. . the show start at 8 o'clock?
9. . Mrs. Blake prepare meals for her family?
10. . they work in the bank?
C. PUT DO OR DOES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCE TO MAKE
QUESTIONS AND CHANGE THE FORMS OF THE MAIN VERB IF
NECESSARY.
1. He lives in London.
Does he live in London?
2. I like to study.
.
3. Mary always catches bus number 11 at the corner of her street.
.
4. Mother always meets her friends once a week.
.
5. The Greens live in the same town.
.
6. Tom enjoys his lessons.
.
7. Her sister teaches English.
.
8. His friend speaks French a little.
.
9. The children want their lunch.
.
10. They always have lunch at half past one.
.
D. PUT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO NEGATIVE FORM.
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1. Her son speaks English well.

Her son doesnt speak English.
2. Tom studies very hard.
.
3. John knows French perfectly.
.
4. Your students go abroad every year.
.
5. Mary often helps her mother.
.
6. I feel well today.
.
7. We like to go out in the evening.
.
8. My class begins at a quarter past eight.
.
9. I like swimming.
.
10. They want to go to the cinema.
.
E. PUT INTO INTERROGATIVE AND NEGATIVE FORM:
1. We get up at 8 o'clock.
Do we get up at 8 o'clock.?
We dont get up at 8 o'clock.
2. My son goes to school.
.
3. They study French.
.
4. Tom speaks German and Russian.
.
5. The students go to the cinema.
.
6. She speaks very good English.
.
7. We listen to music every day.
.
8. Mary goes for a walk every morning.
.

2.2.1 ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

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Prilozi kojima se iskazuje uestalost (Adverbs of frequency) esto se koriste

sa sadanjim vremenim (Simple Present Tense). Oni nam ukazuju na to koliko
esto se neto deava odnosno ne deava i odgovaraju na pitanje How often
(Koliko esto). U ovu grupu spadaju prilozi: always (uvijek), usually (obino),
often (esto), sometimes (ponekad), rarely/seldom (rijetko), never (nikad).
always

100 %

usually

75 %

often

50 %

sometimes

25 %

rarely/seldom

10 %

never

0%

Adverbs of frequency idu ispred glavnog glagola (drink, feel, eat) ali iza
pomonih glagola (dakle iza glagola to be, to do, can, must, should i sl.)
She often visits her friends at the weekend.
We never drink coffee.
Do you often go to the cinema?
BUT:
I am never satisfied.
She doesnt usually get up early.
You must always believe in yourself.
EXERCISE:
A. REWRITE THE SENTENCES PUTTING THE ADVERB IN BRACKETS IN
THE CORRECT PLACE. THE FIRST SENTENCE IS DONE FOR YOU.
1. You must wash your hands before lunch. (always)
You must always wash your hands before lunch.
2. Karen has cookies for dinner. (usually)
.
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3. The kids play basketball in the house. (rarely)

.
4. She can park her van properly. (never)
.
5. I am on time for work.. (seldom)
.
6. Is Jerry late for meetings? (always)
.
7. I dont drink tea in the morning. (often)
.

2.3 PRESENT CONTINUOUS VERSUS SIMPLE PRESENT

EXERCISES:
A. PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN EITHER THE SIMPLE PRESENT
OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
1. The doorbell . (ring) very often.
2. The doorbell . (ring) now.
3. He . (write) many letters to his parents.
4. John is busy now. He . (write) a letter.
5. Mr. Jones . (smoke) very much.
6. He . (smoke) more than a package of cigarettes every day.
7. Look! He . (smoke) a cigarette now.
8. It . (rain) a great deal during the spring months.
9. Look! It . (begin) to rain.
10. Listen! Someone . (knock) at the door.
11. The bus always . (stop) at this corner.
12. The bus . (stop) for us now.
13. I always . (get) on the bus at this corner.
14. Mr. and Mrs. Smith .(build) a new home on Second
Avenue.
15. We .(have) English lessons three times a week.
16. We . (have) our English lesson now.
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17.
18.
19.
20.
21.

Look! Helen . (wave) to us from across the street.

William always . (come) to school by bus.
Be quiet or you will wake the baby. She .(sleep).
She . (sleep) about fourteen hours a day.
Mr. Reese . (speak) English with a strong foreign accent.

B. CHOOSE WHETHER THE VERB SHOULD BE IN THE PRESENT

CONTINUOUS OR THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE:
1. I always . before I go to sleep.
a) am reading
b) read
2. She . French, but she doesn't speak Italian.
a) speaks
b) is speaking
3. She . right now.
a) speaks
b) is speaking
4. Next week we . to the theater.
a) go
b) are going
5. (Generally) I . Mexican food.
a) love
b) am loving
6. How do you feel? I . great!
a) am feeling
b) feel
7. Listen - I . to explain this to you.
a) am trying
b) try
8. Tomorrow I . to see my friend.
a) am going
b) go
9. Where is she now? She . home.
a) walks
b) is walking
10. How does she usually get to work? She ..
a) is walking
b) walks
11. I usually . to rock music.
a) listen
b) am listening
12. What is she doing? She .. to music.
a) listens
b) is listening
13. My professor always . very slowly.
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a) is speaking

b) speaks

14. What are you doing tonight? We . to see a movie.

a) are going
b) go
15. He normally . very fast.
a) drives
b) is driving
16. I never . what to expect.
a) am knowing
b) know
17. I'm sorry, Angela can't come to the phone - she . a shower.
a) is taking
b) takes
18. I . home right now.
a) go
b) am going
19. Those girls . out every Friday.
a) are going
b) go
20. (Generally) I . classical music.
a) like
b) am liking
C. PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN EITHER THE SIMPLE PRESENT
OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
1. Sarah . (speak) Italian and French but she
. (not, speak) German.
2. Be careful! Youll wake up my Mom. She . (sleep).
3. He . (not, travel) to work every day.
4. My brother and my father . (work) in London but at the
moment they .(be) in Moscow.
5. Sarah . (not, like) pizza and macaroni but she
. (enjoy) eating hamburgers.
6. He . (smoke) more than a package of cigarettes every
day. Look! He . (smoke) a cigarette now.
7. They usually . (go) to school by bus but today we
.(go) on foot.
8. I . (be) busy now. I . (write) a letter to
my parents. I . (not, write) to them very often.
9. My parents . (not, eat) meat. They .
(be) vegetarians.
10.
I . (not, think) he is a fool!
11.
My
parents
never
.
(eat)
meat.
They
. (be) vegetarians.
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D. PUT IN THE SIMPLE PRESENT OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS. NOTE

WHERE BOTH FORMS ARE POSSIBLE.
A HOLIDAY JOB WITH A DIFFERENCE!
I (study) .............................English at Exeter University. I'm on holiday at
the moment and I (work) ............................. in a public library. I'm lucky to have
this job. I (not have to)............................. get up early. The library
(open)............................. at 10 and (close) ............................. at 7. Its
interesting work because people (always come in)............................. and (ask) 7.
............................ me to help them, so I (learn) ........................... a lot about
different subjects. I (enjoy)............................. the job and (find) ..........................
it very amusing, too. People (use)............................. the strangest things as
bookmarks. I have found a rasher of bacon (uncooked!). Matchsticks
(be)............................. common and so (be) ............................. bus tickets. My
colleagues (always find)............................. things too - even a 10 $ note, but I
haven't been so lucky! I often (think)............................. of the photo of a
beautiful woman which I found. On the back were the words: 'I
(love) ............................. you. I (miss)............................. you and I'll never forget
you.'

CHAPTER THREE: THE PAST AND PERFECT TENSES

3.1 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE (PROSTO SVRENO VRIJEME)
Da bi napravili prolo svreno vrijeme koristimo infinitiv i proli oblik
(preterit) glagola.

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Pravilni
glagoli

Nepravilni
glagoli

infinitive

Simple Past
(preterit)

work
explode
like

worked
exploded
liked

go
see
sing

went
saw
sang

Tvorba prolog
vremena:
a) potvrdna

Proli oblik ovih

glagola zavrava
se
na -ed.
Proli oblik
nepravilnih
glagola se ne
tvori po nekom
pravilu i ui se
napamet. (vidi
listu nepravilnih
glagola, str. 52, II
kolona)

svrenog
reenica:

subjekat + glavni glagol u prolom obliku

(preteritu)
I lived in that house when I was young. (ivio sam u toj kui kada
sam bio mlad)
She played basketball last week. (Ona je igrala koarku prole
sedmice)
b) odrina reenica:
subjekat + preterit od "do"(did) + not + infinitiv
glavnog glagola
He didn't like the movie. (Nije mu se dopao film)
Mary did not go to work last Monday. (Meri nije otila na posao
prolog ponedjeljka)
c) upitna reenica (YES/NO questions)
preterit od "do"(did) + subjekat + infinitiv glavnog
glagola
Did you play tennis last week. (Jesi li igrao tenis prole sedmice?)
(nikako: Did you played!!!!)
Did he watch TV last night. (Je li gledao TV prole sedmice?) (nikako:
Did he watched!!!)
Glagol did (preterit od "do") u svim licima ima isti oblik.
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I did not go to London. (nisam bio u Londonu)

You did not go to London.
He did not go to London. itd.
Glagol to be nema u svim licima isti oblik, upitnu reenicu pravimo
zamjenom subjekta i glagola (inverzija!):
I, he, she, it was here. - Was I, he, she, it here?
You were here. - Were you here?
Ako glagol zavrava na suglasnik ispred kojeg stoji kratak naglaen
vokal, krajnji samoglasnik se udvostruava:
plan - planned
skip - skipped
Krajnje "l" se uvijek udvostruava:
level - levelled
call - called
Ako glagol zavrava na "-y" ispred kojeg se nalazi suglasnik, "y" se
mijenja u "i" i dodajemo nastavak -ed:
worry - worried
cry - cried
Past Simple Tense (Preterite Tense) se koristi:
a) da se izrazi radnja koja se desila u prolosti i potpuno zavrila pa nema
nikakve veze sa sadanjou:
I was in Liverpool last year. (Bio sam u Liverpulu prole godine);
b) da se izrazi radnja koja je trajala neko vrijeme u prolosti bez ikakve veze
sa sadanjou:
We went to school when we were children. (Ili smo u kolu
kada smo bili djeca);
c) kada govorimo o stvarima koje elimo da se dogode ili bi trebalo da se
dogode:
It's time they were back. (Vrijeme je da se vrate)
I wish I had a new computer. (Volio bih da imam novi
kompjuter)
d) u zavisnoj reenici ako je u glavnoj preterit (slaganje vremena):
The policeman told me I drove to much. (Policajac mi je
rekao da sam previe vozio)
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Kada kaemo kada ili gdje se radnja dogodila, moramo koristiti Past Simple, a ne
Present Perfect! Priloke odredbe uz koje se uvijek koristi Simple Past Tense su:
yesterday, last night/week/month/Monday, two days/months/weeks ago, then,
when, in 2003
to call zvati (pravilan glagol)
potvrdan oblik
oblik (YES/NO questions)
I called (ja sam zvao)
you called
he, she, it called
we called
you called
they called

odrian oblik
I didn't call
you didn't call
he, she, it didn't call
we didn't call
you didn't call
they didn't call

upitan
did
did
did
did
did
did

I call?
you call?
he, she, it call?
we call?
you call?
they call?

to feel osjeati (nepravilan glagol)

potvrdan oblik
oblik (YES/NO questions)
I felt (ja sam osjeao)
you felt
he, she, it felt
we felt
you felt
they felt

odrian oblik
I didn't feel
you didn't feel
he, she, it didn't feel
we didn't feel
you didn't feel
they didn't feel

upitan
did
did
did
did
did
did

I feel?
you feel?
he, she, it feel?
we feel?
you feel?
they feel?

EXERCISES:
A. PUT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO INTERROGATIVE AND
NEGATIVE FORM. THE FIRST SENTENCE IS DONE FOR YOU.
1. He left at 3 o'clock.
Did he leave at 3 o'clock..
He didnt leave at 3 o'clock..
2. I bought this dress in a big store.
.
.
3. They went to the seaside last month.
.
.
4. She travelled alone in 1982.
.
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.
5. They came at seven o'clock.
.
.
6.. He heard the good news a minute ago.
.
.
7. We arrived before you.
.
.
8. He forgot her name.
.
.
9. The child ate some sweets before lunch.
.
.
10. The girl gave me all the information I wanted.
.
.
11. They were in London last year.
.
.
12. Mary studied very much last year.
.
.
B. PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE.
1. When did your friend arrive (your friends, arrive) last night?
2. My brother .. (not to be) in France in 1971.
3. Robert and Jane .. (go) abroad last month.
4. My eldest daughter .. (visit) Italy last summer.
5. John .. (buy) some presents for his little son when he
was in London.
6. We .. (not to discuss) the matter before dinner.
7. How many classes .. (you, have) yesterday?
8. When .. (your first term, begin)?
9. I .. (buy) some books last week.
10. Her mother .. (make) some very delicious cakes last
Sunday.
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C. FILL IN EACH BLANK SPACE WITH THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF

THE VERB IN PARENTHESES.
Yesterday I (to have) a really bad day. I (to wake)
up at 9 o'clock because I (to forget) to set my
alarm clock the night before. I (get) up as fast as I could and I
(to put) on some clothes. I ran into the kitchen and (to make)
myself a cup of coffee. Then I (to drink) the
coffee very fast and I (to run) to my car. It (to be)
a terrible morning!

3.2 PAST CONTINOUS TENSE (NESVRENI PRETERIT)

prolo vrijeme glagola "to be" + particip prezenta glavnog glagola

She was reading. (ona je itala)
We were playing. (mi smo igrali)
- Odrini oblik se pravi dodavanjem rjeice not:
She was not reading - She wasn't reading.
- Upitni oblik se pravi inverzijom:
Was she playing?
Were we playing?
Nesvreni preterit se upotrebljava:

da se opie ambient, odnosno da se pred itaoce postavi scena prie pisana

u prolom vremenu. Obino pria poinje nesvrenim preteritom, a zatim
se nastavlja prolim vremenom, npr:
"James Bond was driving through town. It was raining. The wind was
blowing hard. Nobody was walking in the streets. Suddenly, Bond saw the
killer in a telephone box...
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da se opie radnja koja je trajala do trenutka kada ju je prekinula neka druga

prola radnja (obino uz priloge when, while, as, i tada se Past Continuous
koristi naporedo sa Simple Past Tensom):
I was having a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang. (Divno
sam sanjao kada se alarm oglasio.);
Past Continuous

Simple Past

(radnja koja je prekinuta)

drugu prolu radnju)

(radnja koja prekida neku

She was watching TV when you phoned her. (Gledala je TV kada si

je nazvao.)

da se izrazi promjena miljenja:

I was going to spend the day at the beach but I've decided to go on an
excursion instead. (Mislio sam provesti dan na plai ali sam odluio otii na
ekskurziju)

za dvije radnje koje se deavaju istovremeno (obino uz prilog while):

The children were playing while their mothers were chatting. (Djeca su se
igrala
dok su njihove majke avrljale)
Kod glagola koji se ne koriste u trajnom obliku upotrebljava se obini preterit
(vidi str.11).
Prilozi uz koje se koristi Past Continuous su when, while, as, kao i priloke
odredbe all day/night/morning, at three/seven/eight oclock yesterday
afternoon i sl.
to call zvati
potvrdan oblik
oblik (YES/NO questions)
I was calling.
you were calling.
he, she, it was calling
we were calling
you were calling

odrian oblik

I was not calling

you were not calling
he, she, it wasn't calling
we weren't calling
you weren't calling

upitan
was I calling?
were you calling?
was he, she, it calling?
were we calling?
were you callingg?
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they were calling

they weren't calling

were they calling?

EXERCISES
A. CHOOSE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE:
1. The children . outside.
a) were playing

b) was playing

2. The dog . at us.

a) were barking

b) was barking

3. My teacher .the exercise to me.

a) were explaining

b) was explaining

4. I . to my mp3 player.
a) were listening

b) was listening

5. Those people . towards the library.

a) were walking

b) was walking

6. The cook .a tasty meal.

a) were preparing

b) was preparing

7. I .to fix my computer.

a) were trying

b) was trying

8. My friend and I . basketball.

a) were playing

b) was playing

9. The police officers . the thief.

a) were chasing

b) was chasing

10. My sister and my brother ..

a) were singing

b) was singing

B. PUT THE VERB IN BRACKETS INTO THE PAST CONTINUOUS

TENSE.
1. The sun (shine) when I went out.
2. When mother entered the room the children (sleep).
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3. I met our teacher when I (go) to town.

4. She (sit) by the window when I passed by.
5. Mary (sit) at the table while her mother
(prepare) lunch.
6. This time yesterday I (prepare) my lessons.
7. Mary (try) to phone Helen when I entered the room.
8. The teacher (read) the new lesson and the student
(listen to) him attentively.
8. - What (you do) at 8 o'clock yesterday?
- I (have) breakfast.
9. I (drive) to the city centre when I saw you.
10. He (talk) to his aunt, but he stopped as they came in.
12. He (work) all morning yesterday.
13. - What (you do) when the telephone rang?

- I

(make) coffee.
14. When the taxi arrived I (still pack) some small things.
15. - Was John with you? - No, he (read) in the other room.
16. I (type) while she (dictate) to me.
17. We (have) a rest when the door-bell rang.
18. The wind (blow) the whole day yesterday.
19. Just as I (leave) home a telegram arrived.
20. He (look) at me all the time.

3.3 PAST CONTINUOUS VERSUS SIMPLE PAST

A. CHOOSE WHICH VERB TENSE (simple past or past continuous) FITS BETTER.
1. I - I didn't hear you come in.
a) was sleeping

b) slept

2. I to see her twice, but she wasn't home.

a) was coming

b) came

3. What ? I was watching TV.

a) did you do

b) were you doing

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4. Robin Hood was a character who from the rich and gave to the poor.
a) stole

b) was stealing

5. Hey, did you talk to her? Yes, I to her

a) was talking

b) talked

6. I home very late last night.

a) came

b) was coming

7. How long the flu?

a) did you have

b) were you having

8. a good time in Brazil? Yes, I had a blast!

a) Were you having

b) Did you have

9. We breakfast when she walked into the room.

a) had

b) were having

10. Last month I decided to buy a new car, and today I finally it.
a) bought

b) was buying

B. PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS. UNDERLINE THE CORRECT

VERB FORM.

1. She worked/was working quietly at her desk when suddenly the door
opened/was opening and her daughter rushed/was rushing in.
2. He stood up/was standing up, walked/was walking across the room, and
closed/was closing the window.
3. A strange man walked/was walking into the room. He wore/was
wearing red trousers and a pink shirt.
4. Didn't you meet/Weren't you meeting your wife while you worked/were
working in Chile?
5. I saw/was seeing you in the park yesterday. You sat/were sitting on a
bench with your arm round Tom.
6. As soon as I walked/was walking into the room, he handed/was handing
me the letter.

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7. His father was really angry with him because he listened/was listening
to music while he did/was doing his homework.
8. Why didn't they visit/weren't they visiting me while they stayed/were
staying in London?
9. As he passed/was passing the bank, a man in a mask knocked/was
knocking him onto the ground.
10. What did you write/were you writing when you computer crashed/was
crashing?
C. PUT IN THE SIMPLE PAST OR PAST CONTINUOUS. NOTE WHEN
BOTH FORMS ARE POSSIBLE.
TUG-OF-WAR WITH A HEDGEHOG
Mrs. May, our District Nurse, (drive) ........................ home at 3 a.m. one
night after an urgent visit to a
sick patient. She (drive) ........................ along a deserted country lane, when she (see)........................ a new
kind of animal. She (stop) ........................ her car and (get out)......................... The animal (be) ........................
clearly visible in the blaze of her headlights. It (look)........................ like a hedgehog with a tall white hat. It
(cross) ........................ the road without paying any attention to Mrs. May. When Mrs. May (go)
........................ close to it, she (notice) ........................that there was a plastic yoghurt pot on the hedgehog's
head. The poor creature had got its head stuck in the plastic pot! Her instincts as a nurse (tell)........................
her she would have to rescue it, so she (pull) ........................ at the pot, but the hedgehog (pull) .........................
too. After a struggle, she (pull) ........................ the pot off the hedgehog's head. Mrs. May (think)
........................ the hedgehog (look) ........................ rather sad, when she (notice). ....................... that the pot
was half full of strawberry yoghurt. She (give) ........................ it back to the hedgehog. The creature
(seize)...................... it, (put) ........................ it on its head again, and triumphantly (continue)........................ its
journey across the road.

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3.4 PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (SADANJI PERFEKT)

prezent pomonog glagol "to have"

past particip glavnog glagola

(have, has)

(infinitiv + -ed

ili III kolona)

Sadanjim perfektom se izraava povezanost izmeu prolosti i

sadanjosti, tano vrijeme deavanja radnje nije naznaeno, to znai da smo
vie

zainteresovani

za

rezultat

radnje

nego

za

samu

radnju.

Kada bismo rekli kada se radnja odvija morali bismo upotrijebiti preterit (Simple
Past Tense).
Present Perfect se koristi:

da se opie radnja ili stanje koje je poelo u prolosti i nastavlja se u

sadanjosti:
This website has been in existence for

5 years. (Ova stranica

postoji ve 5 godina);
I have lived in Sarajevo since 1970. (ivim u Sarajevu od 1970-te,
i jo uvijek ivim);

da se izrazi radnja koja je zavrena u vremenskom periodu koji jo traje:

I have been to Zagreb this week. (Ove nedjelje sam putovao u
Zagreb, sedmica jo nije

zavrena);
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da se oznai radnja koja je zavrena nekad u prolosti, ali je rezultat

radnje vaan:
I have bought a car. (Kupio sam auto, vano je da je auto kupljen,
nije bitno kada);
uz priloge koji oznaavaju neprekidan razmak vremena: ever, never, yet,

already, since, for:

Have you ever been to Bosnia? (Jeste li ikada bili u Bosni?);
da se izrazi radnja koja se upravo dogodila (uz priloge "just'' ili ''just

now''):
The guests have just entered the hall. (Gosti su upravo uli u
dvoranu).
Amerikanci ne koriste Present Perfect toliko kao Britanci. Amerikanci ee
upotrebljavaju Simple Past umjesto Present Perfect-a. Amerikanac bi rekao:
"Did you have lunch? dok bi Britanac uvijek rekao: "Have you had lunch?".
Present Perfect se koristi uz sljedee priloke odredbe: for, since, already,
just,

always,

recently,

lately,

ever,

never,

how

long,

so

far,

this

week/month/year

to call zvati
potvrdan oblik
oblik (YES/NO questions)

odrian oblik

I have called (ja sam zvao) I haven't called

you have called
you haven't called
he, she, it hasn't
he, she, it has called
called
we have called
we haven't called
you have called
you haven't called
they have called
they haven't called

upitan

have I called?
have you called?
have he, she, it
called?
have we called?
have you called?
have they called?

to find nai
potvrdan oblik
oblik (YES/NO questions)

odrian oblik

upitan
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I have found (ja sam naao)I haven't found

you have found
you haven't found
he, she, it hasn't
he, she, it has found
found
we have found
we haven't found
you have found
you haven't found
they have c found
they haven't found

have I found?
have you found?
have he, she, it
found?
have we found?
have you found?
have they found?

For koristimo kada priamo o razdoblju vremena: 5 minuta, 7 sedmica,

20 godina.
Ako to razdoblje see do sadanjeg trenutka upotrebljavamo uz for
perfekt, a ako je to razdoblje zavreno moramo upotrijebiti past simple
(preterit).
Tara hasn't felt well for two weeks. (Tara se ne osjea dobro
ve dvije sedmice)
ali:
Tara didn't feel well for two weeks, and now she feels well.
(Tara se nije dobro
osjeala ve dvije sedmice, a sada se osjea
dobro).
Since koristimo kada znamo od koje vremenske take se odvija
radnja: od 9 sati, od 7. januara, od petka.
for
period vremena

since
od vremenske take

20 minutes
three days
six months
a long time

6.15 am
Monday
January
I left school
the beginning of
time

ever

I've studied for three hours. (Uim ve tri sata.)

He has watched TV since 7 pm. (On gleda TV od 7 sati
poslije podne.)
Sarah hasn't visited us since March. (Sara nas nije
posjetila od marta.)

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For se moe koristiti u svim vremenima, since se obino koristi samo sa

Perfect
vremenima.

EXERCISES
A. FILL IN EACH BLANK SPACE WITH THE CORRECT PAST PARTICIPLE
FOR EACH VERB.

EX: write-->written
1. sing: .....
2. know: ..
3. try: ....
4. believe: .
5. study:
6. see:
7. fall:
8. laugh:
9. cry:
10. understand: ..
B. CHANGE EACH SENTENCE INTO THE PRESENT PERFECT:

EX: "I am playing baseball I have played baseball"

1. I am speaking to you. I have to you.
2. That man is driving a car. That man has a car.
3. My friend is sleeping. My friend has .
4. She is in Prague. She has in Prague.
5. They are arguing about money. They have money.
6. They are taking a test. They have a test.
7. She is eating. She has
8. I am listening to music. I have to music.
9. The musician is playing a song. The musician has a
song.
10. She is flying to Berlin. She has to Berlin.

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C. CHANGE EACH SENTENCE INTO THE PRESENT PERFECT:

EX: "I played baseball I have played baseball"

1. I ate vegetables. I have vegetables.
2. I came. I have.
3. My cousins sold their car. They have their car.
4. I told a story. I have a story.
5. They saw my friend. They have my friend.
6. We cleaned our room. We have our room.
7. I flew to Mexico City. I have to Mexico City.
8. I thought about going on vacation. I have about going on
vacation.
9. I spoke to Mary about you. I have to Mary about you.
10. She chose the blue pants. She has the blue pants.
C. PUT THE VERB IN BRACKETS INTO THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE.
1. (you, read) this book yet?
2. (you, ever, be) abroad?
3. (he, finish) that work at last?
4. She (not, see) them for years.
5. He can't do it as well as he (do) it up to now.
6. I (just, introduce) him to my sister.
7. For months now, I (meet) no one except Peter and
his friends.
8. I
(just, bring) the umbrella you left in the
classroom.
9. What (they, do) for us so far?
10. - How long (they, be) here? - I think they
(be) in Belgrade since last Friday.
11. She (just, leave) for Edinburgh.
12. What (you, buy) this morning?
13. I (not, visit) them this month.
14. Tom (work) hard today and is very tired.
15. They (not, arrive) yet.

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16. (you, already, read) all the books on the list? - I

(not, touch) them yet.
17. I (tell) John to come this evening.
18. She (just, go).
19. (they, arrive) for the meeting?
20. I (not, speak) to John yet.

3.5 PRESENT PERFECT VERSUS SIMPLE PAST

A. CHOOSE WHICH VERB TENSE SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT
FITS BETTER.
1. I . volleyball in several months.
a) haven't played

b) didn't play

2. I . you at the party last night.

a) haven't seen

b) didn't see

3. Jack's sister . her friend in London last year.

a) has visited

b) visited

4. I . in a small town in Italy.

a) have been born

b) was born

5. You . her, have you?

a) haven't told

b) didn't tell

6. You . her, did you?

a) haven't told

b) didn't tell

7. I . in Los Angeles for five years (and I still live there).

a) have lived

b) lived

8. I . in Los Angeles for five years (but I don't no longer live

there).
a) have lived

b) lived

9. My girlfriend and I . three times last week.

a) have gone out

b) went out

10. I . to work every day this week.

a) have walked

b) walked

B. PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE PAST SIMPLE OR

PRESENT PERFECT.
1. I hope you (not, wait) for me yesterday.
2. Come to see what I (buy) for you.
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3. We (get) the information when we were at the

station.
4. They (leave) five minutes ago.
5. Father (already, book) the seats.
6. I (not, be) to the National Library yet.
7. The children were very hungry and (eat) their lunch
quickly.
8. (you, arrive) late last night?
9. Where (you, spend) your holiday last summer?
10. The boy (can) play the piano when he was six.
11. We (be) friends for years.
12. I (not be) to Rome yet, but I
(be) in Venice last year.
13. Mary (just, get) a letter from her friend.
14. What the customs-officer
(ask) you?
15. Mary (not see) him since June.
16. Helen (see) Tom in the theatre last night.
17. This term we (be busy) preparing for our exams.
18. Who (help) Mrs. Brown to bring the parcel home
yesterday?
19. I know that Jane is ill, but I (not, visit) her yet.
20. Please, wait a moment. I (not, finish) my breakfast
yet.
C. PUT IN THE PRESENT PERFECT OR THE SIMPLE PAST.
THE AUSTRALIAN SALUTE
Before I (visit)........... Australia, an Australian friend in London
(tell)........................ me I'd learn 'the Australian salute'. 'What's that?' I
(ask).........................'

You'll

find

out

when

you

get

there,'

he

(say) ......................... I (arrive) ........................ in Perth last week. Since then, I

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(stay) ........................at a nice hotel near a beautiful beach. I (never

visit)

.......................Australia

before

and

am

enjoying

my

stay.

(swim) ........................e very day from the time I (arrive).........................

Yesterday, an Australian friend (suggest) .......................a. tour into 'the bush'. I
(agree) ........................ at once. The first thing I (notice) ........................when we
(be) ........................ in the bush (be) ........................ the flies. After a while I
(remember) ........................ the conversation I had had in London before I
(come)

........................here.

'What's

the

"Australian

salute"?'

(ask) ........................ suddenly, as I waved my right arm to keep the flies away.
'That's it!' my friend said as he (wave). .......................back!

3.6 PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE (SADANJI

TRAJNI PERFEKT)
sadanji perfekat pomonog glagol "to have"
particip

(have, has been)

sadanji (prezent)
+

(glagol + ing)

Sadanjim trajnim perfektom se ba kao i sadanjim perfektom

izraava povezanost izmeu prolosti i sadanjosti, pri emu tano vrijeme
deavanja radnje nije naznaeno. Ovo vrijeme koristimo kada elimo da
naglasimo trajanje radnje, i to radnje koja traje do sada.
It has been raining since Wednesday.
Weve been waiting for an hour and he still hasnt turned up.
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Im sorry Im late. Have you been waiting long?

Present Perfect Continuous se koristi kada govorimo o dugim radnjama ili
radnjama koje su se ponavljale, nedavno su se zavrile i posljedica je oigledna
sada:
The streets are wet. It has been raining all night.
A: You have paint on your face.
B: Yes, I have been painting the room.
Odreeni broj glagola, kao to smo i ukazali na strani 9, koji oznaavaju
neko stanje, a ne radnju, obino se ne koriste u trajnom obliku ( -ing obliku), a
takvi su su glagoli know, understand, mean, recognize, seem etc.
I have known him since kindergarten.
NOT: I have been knowing him since kindergarten.
Radnja koja je zapoeta u prolosti i jo uvijek traje moe se uz odreene
glagole izraziti ili sadanjim perfektom ili sadanjim trajnim perfektom, to
zavisi od prirode glagola. Glagoli koji se mogu ovako koristiti su: expect, learn,
lie, live, rain, sleep, sit, snow, stand, stay, study, teach, wait, want, work etc.
How long have your learnt English?
How long have you been learning English?
He has slept for ten hours.
He has been sleeping for ten hours.
to call zvati
potvrdan oblik
oblik (YES/NO questions)

odrian oblik

I have been calling

I haven't been calling

you have been calling

you haven't been calling

he, she, it has been

calling

he, she, it hasn't been

calling

we have been calling

we haven't been calling

upitan

have I been calling?

have you been
calling?
have he, she, it
calling?
have we been
calling?
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have you been

calling?
have they been
they have been calling they haven't been calling
calling?
you have been calling

you haven't been calling

to study uiti
potvrdan oblik
oblik (YES/NO questions)

I have been studying

you have been
studying
he, she, it has been
studying

odrian oblik

I haven't been studying

you haven't been
studying
he, she, it hasn't been
studying
we haven't been
we have been studying
studying
you have been
you haven't been
studying
studying
they have been
they haven't been
studying
studying

upitan

have I been studying?

have you been studying?
have he, she, it been
studying?
have we been studying?
have you been studying?
have they been
studying?

A. Put the verbs in brackets into either Present Perfect Simple or

Present Perfect Continuous.
1. The committee .. (try) to find an adequate solution for
days, but they .. (not do) it yet.
2. The two girls .. (chat) for hours and hours, and still they
.. (not tell) one another all they wanted.
3. I .. (write) the report on the given topic all morning, and
yet I .. (not write) even a half of it.
4. He .. (not make) any progress although he
.. (work) in this firm for three months.
5. These two teams .. (play) for 35 minutes already, but
neither .. (score) a goal.
6. The prices .. (go up) since last year, what
.. (they do) to stop it?
7. This film .. (run) for months already, but I
.. (not see) it yet.
8. I ..(drive) this car for years and I ..
(not have) any trouble with it.
9. I .. (think) it over for weeks and still I
.. (not reach) any firm decision.
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10. He .. (paint) Jim's portrait for quite a long time, but I

believe he .. (not finish) it yet.

3.7 PAST PERFECT (CONTINUOUS)TENSE (PROLI (TRAJNI)

PERFEKT)

preterit pomonog glagola have +

(had)

proli particip

(infinitiv + -ed ili III

kolona)

Proli perfekat se odnosi na radnju u prolosti koja se zavrila prije neke druge
prole radnje.
Before I arrived Ann had left.
Reenice u kojima se javlja proli perfekat obino su vezane sa before ili after i
ovi veznici glavni su indikatori da je rije o prolom perfektu.
Before we moved here, we had lived in London.
After she had done her homework she went skiing.
to call zvati
potvrdan oblik
oblik (YES/NO questions)

I had called (ja sam zvao)

you had called
he, she, it has called
we had called
you had called
they had called

odrian oblik

I hadn't called
you hadn't called
he, she, it hasn't called
we hadn't called
you hadn't called
they hadn't called

had
had
had
had
had
had

upitan

I called?
you called?
he, she, it called?
we called?
you called?
they called?

to find nai
potvrdan oblik
oblik (YES/NO questions)

odrian oblik

I had found (ja sam naao) I hadn't found

upitan

had I found?
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you had found

he, she, it has found
we had found
you had found
they had found

you hadn't found

had
he, she, it hasn't found had
we hadn't found
had
you hadn't found
had
they hadn't found
had

you found?
he, she, it found?
we found?
you found?
they found?

Proli trajni perfekat (Past Perfect Continuous) koristimo za radnju

koja je trajala do odreenog trenutka u prolosti. Odnos izmeu Past Perfect i
Past Perfect Continuous isti je kao odnos izmeu Present Perfect i Present
Perfect Continuous (vidjeti poglavlje 3.6)

Uporediti:
It is five oclock. I have been reading for two hours. (before NOW)
It was five oclock. I had been reading for two hours. (before
THEN)
Past Perfect Continuous gradi se od oblika prolog perfejta glagola have i
sadanjeg participa (had been + glagol + ing).
to call zvati
potvrdan oblik
oblik (YES/NO questions)

odrian oblik

I had been calling

I hadn't been calling

you had been calling

you hadn't been calling

he, she, it has been

calling

he, she, it hasn't been

calling

we had been calling

we hadn't been calling

you had been calling

you hadn't been calling

they had been calling

they hadn't been calling

upitan

had I been calling?

had you been
calling?
had he, she, it
calling?
had we been
calling?
had you been
calling?
had they been
calling?

to study uiti
potvrdan oblik
oblik (YES/NO questions)

odrian oblik

upitan
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I had been studying

you had been studying
he, she, it has been
studying
we had been studying
you had been studying
they had been
studying

I hadn't been studying had I been studying?

you hadn't been studyinghad you been studying?
he, she, it hasn't been
had he, she, it been
studying
studying?
we hadn't been studying had we been studying?
you hadn't been studyinghad you been studying?
they hadn't been
had they been
studying
studying?

A. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect Simple or Past Perfect
Continuous
1. The hotel that Peter . (recommend) was small but pretty.
2. I was very tired; I . (walk) for six hours without resting.
3. He was busier than he . (ever be) in his life.
4. John knew that they . (wait) for him since two o'clock.
5. He hoped no one knew what . (happen) to him.
6. We . (walk) for hours before we saw anybody.
7. When I arrived at the theatre the play . (already begin).
8. I thought of the girl I . (meet) the day before.
9. His father was sure that he . (give) the right advice.
10. When I . (lock) the door I went to bed.
11.

When

entered

she

got

up

from

the

chair

on

which

she

. (sit) for two hours.

12. I . (write) for hours when I remembered that I had an
appointment at the dentist's.
13. When I called at his house he .(already go).
14. After she . (do) her homework the girl went skating.
15. When I came in, I noticed that somebody . (leave) a
parcel in the hall.

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CHAPTER FOUR: THE FUTURE

Veliki broj gramatiara i semantiara smatra da u engleskom jeziku budue

vrijeme kao vrijeme ne postoji, jer su konstituente njegove forme elementi
glagolskog naina, pa se oblik kojim se obiljeava budunost ne moe pripisati
kategoriji vremena. S obzirom da govoriti o budunosti ne znai govoriti o
vrstim injenicama, ve o neemu to e se moda tek ostvariti, a to znai
iznositi stavove, to je izraavanje budunosti, svakako, konstituenta modalnosti
oblici koji izraavaju budunost pripadaju glagolskom nainu. U izraavanju
budunosti uestvuju: budui oblik (budue vrijeme), budui aspekatski oblici,
oblici vremena i aspekta koji imaju znaenje budunosti, polumodali, modalni
idiomi i znaenja pojedinih glagola.

4.1 FUTURE SIMPLE (BUDUI OBLIK/PROSTO BUDUE `VRIJEME`)

subjekat + pomoni glagol will + infinitiv glavnog glagola
Odrine reenice se prave umetanjem rjece not izmeu pomonog i glavnog
glagola, a upitne reenice inverzijom subjekta i pomonog glagola.
U prvom licu jednine i mnoine umjesto glagola will, moe se koristiti glagol
shall, meutim u modernom engleskom will se vie koristi od shall:
I shall call - we shall call (Ja u zvati - Mi emo zvati).
Prosto budue vrijeme se upotrebljava da bi oznaila radnja koja e se
desiti u budunosti.
Prosto budue vrijeme se naroito esto upotrebljava poslije glagola koji
oznaavaju oekivanje, nadu itd.
I hope we will have better luck next day. (Nadam se da emo imati vie
sree drugi put.)
We expect that he will come tomorrow. (Oekujemo da e on doi
sjutra.)
to call zvati
potvrdan oblik

odrian oblik

upitan

oblik (YES/NO questions)

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I will call (ja u zvati)

you will call
he, she, it will call
we will call
you will call
they will call

I will not call

you will not call
he, she, it will not call
we will not call
you will not call
they will not call

will
will
will
will
will
will

I call?
you call?
he, she, it call?
we call?
you call?
they call?

Prosto budue vrijeme se koristi:

za izraavanje buduih radnji koje e se moda desiti:
Well visit Disney one day. (Posjetiimo Diznilend jednog dana.)
da bi se izrazila prijetnja ili obeanje:
Stop or I will shot! (Stoj ili pucam!)
I will call you when I get there.(Pozvau te kad stignem tamo.)
da bi se izrazila namjera ili odluka doneena u trenutku govorenja:
My bags are heavy! Ill help you. (ja sam se u tom trenutku,
bez prethodnog razmiljanja ponudio da pomognem)
The garden is very untidy. Well cut the grass.
iza glagola hope, believe, expect i sl. i izraza Im sure, Im afraid kao i
sa prilozima probably, perhaps i sl.
Theyll probably go to work.
Im sure you will pass the test.
Izraze:
- Will you? koristimo kada molimo nekog da uradi neto za nas:
Will you post this letters instead of me, please? (Da li bi ga poslao ova pisma
umjesto mene, molim te?)
- Shall I? kada elimo da ponudimo da uradimo neto za nekoga:
Shall I help you clean the garage? (Da li eli da ti pomognem u ienju
garae?)
- Shall we ? kada neto predlaemo:
Shall we go to the theater tonight? (Hoemo li poi u bioskop veeras?)
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Budue prosto vrijeme ne koristimo u zavisnim klauzama iza while, before,

until, as soon as, after, if ili when. U ovim klauzama se javlja Simple Present
Tense.
Ill make a phone call while I wait for you. (ne: while I will wait for
you)
We will go to school when we are five years old.
I will invite her as soon as she comes.
I wont do anything until you are ready.
EXERCISES
A. PUT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO INTERROGATIVE AND
NEGATIVE FORM. THE FIRST SENTENCE IS DONE FOR YOU.
1. They will wait for us.
Will they wait for us?
They wont wait for us.
2. I'll come again next week.
.
.
3. We'll do what we can.
.
.
4. They'll come soon.
.
.
5. She will be here tomorrow.
.
.
6. You will find it very easy.
.
.
7. He will be back in a minute.
.
.
8. We'll begin work on October 15th.
.
.
9. I'll see you on Sunday.
.
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.
10. The shops will be open at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
.
.
B. PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR
THE FUTURE SIMPLE.
1. I promise I (buy) you a present when I
(return) from my holiday.
2. When she (pass) her driving test, she (buy) a
car.
3. John (fix) the tap as soon as (come) back
from work.
4. He (write) a letter to her every day while he
(be) at college.
5. I (call) you before I (leave) for Paris.

4.2 BE GOING TO, SIMPLE PRESENT AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Budunost se kao to je ve reeno moe izraziti i glagolskim oblicima koji
mogu u svojim pomjerenim znaenjima da izraze budunost, a to su: prost
prezent, preterit, sadanji perfekt, proli perfekat, sadanji progresiv i sadanji
perfektivni progresiv. U ovom poglavlju osvrnuemo se na polumodal be going
to kojim se takoe izraava budunost, kao i dva glagolska oblika: prezent
(Simple Present) i sadanji progresiv (Present Continuous).

4.2.1 BE GOING TO
Polumodal be going to, koji nije sinhronijski vezan za glagol go, upotrebljava
se uglavnom u neformalnom stilu i ima dvije budue implikacije:
a) Moe da znai da govornik misli na radnju koja predstavlja sigurnost
govornika u budue ispunjenje sadanje namjere, to je najistija budunost
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koja zavisi od neije volje. Ovaj oblik se upotrebljava ee nego budui oblik,
kada je znaenje namjere u pitanju, kada spremnost pree u namjeru.
She is going to be a nurse when she grows up. (Ona e biti
medicinska sestra kada odraste; to je njena namjera, i ovom reenicom govornik
iskazuje sigurnost da e se to i ostvariti jednog dana, u ovom sluaju kada ona
odraste)
Bob is going to drive to London tommorow morning. (bliska
budunost, namjera)
b) Isto tako, oblik be going to moe da izrazi vjerovatan budui
rezultat sadanjeg uzroka, i njime se tada izraava bliska budunost.
Look at the clouds. It is going to rain. (Pogledaj te oblake.
Padae kia; govornik iskazuje vjerovatan budui rezultat na osnovu nekog
indikatora u sadanjosti)
You look pale. You are going to faint. (Blijeda si. Onesvijestie
se.)

to call zvati
potvrdan oblik
oblik (YES/NO questions)

odrian oblik

upitan

I am going to call (ja u

I am not going to call Am I going to call?
zvati)
you are going to call
you arent going to call Are you going to call?
he, she, it is going to
he, she, it isnt going to Is he, she, it going to
call
call
call?
we are going to call
we arent going to call Are we going to call?
you are going to call
you arent going to call Are you going to call?
they are going to call they arent going to callAre they going to call?
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EXERCISES
A. SUPPLY `BE GOING TO` OR `WILL` IN THIS DIALOGUE.
SITUATION: MR. SIMS IS DRIVING. HIS WIFE IS SITTING BESIDE HIM.

HE: Where (we spend) .. the night?

SHE: Cardiff. I've booked us in at the Angel Hotel. Why do you ask?
HE: That's another thirty miles away. We (run).............. out of petrol
before we get there. I (stop).............. at the next filling-station.
Half an hour later.
SHE: This road goes on forever.
HE: We (get).............. stuck. The car's stopping. We (have to)..............
walk.
SHE: Come on then. Perhaps someone (give).............. us a lift.
HE: Not a filling-station in sight and look at those black clouds. It (rain) .............
SHE: Look! A car's coming. I (wave).............. to the driver.
HE: Oh good! He's slowing down. He (stop)...............

4.2.2 SIMPLE PRESENT AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PROST PREZENT (Simple Present Tense) je oblik koji se, posle oblika za
budunost will + infinitiv, najee koristi kada se govori o budunosti. Javlja se
u ovom znaenju u IF-klauzama i WHEN-klauzama (vidi str. 36). Ako se javlja u
glavnim klauzama, onda ima znaenje sigurnosti, kao to su tvrdnje u vezi sa
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kalendarom, redom vonje ili u opisima dogadjaja koji se ne mijenjaju.

Upotrebljava se sa dinaminim glagolima koji imaju znaenje plana, sa kojima
predstavlja neto to se uzima kao normalno (npr: Tommorrow is Sunday. What
time does the match begin?). Naime, budui prezent ne izraava mogunost,
ve sigurnu budunost.
What will you say, if I marry the boss? (ta e da kae ako se
udam za efa?)
The plane takes off at 2.30. (Avion polijee u 2.30)
School recommences on January 12. (kola ponovo poinje 14.
januara.)
SADANJI PROGRESIV (Present Continuous) se odnosi na budui
dogaaj koji se oekuje u sadanjosti i kao i sve progresivne forme u znaenju
budunosti izraava predvianje koje proizilazi iz sadanjih planova ili
dogovora. Present Continuous Tense sa buduim znaenjem moe takoe da
znai da su budui dogaaji neminovost. Obino se Present Continuous koristi
za radnju koja je isplanirana a desie se u bliskoj budunosti.
They are leaving for Mexico tommorrow.
(Oni odlaze za Meksiko sjutra; to je njihov plan, ve su sve dogovorili i
sjutra sigurno putuju)
They are seeing their doctor on Wednesday.
We are having supper with the Smiths next Sunday.
EXERCISE:
1. PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS OR THE
PRESENT SIMPLE.

1. What time ............................................................... (the play/start)

tommorrow?
2. My sister............................................................... (go) to university in
September.
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3. The Browns............................................................... (move) to their new house

this weekend.
4. Natalie............................................................... (have) party on Sunday.
5. The flight to Berlin............................................................... (leave) at six
o`clock.

REZIME:
% vjerovatnoa da e se radnja
ostvariti
(prije nego govornik izgovori
reenicu)

oblik

koristi se za:

primjer

0%

odluke u
will + infinitiv trenutku
govorenja

Don't get up. I'll answer the

phone.

70%

`be going to`

We're going to watch TV

tonight.

90%

Present
Continuous

99.999%

namjere
utvrene
planove

I'm taking my exam in June.

red vonje,
Simple Present kalendar, My plane takes off at 6.00am.
raspored asova

B. PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE APPROPRIATE FUTURE

FORM (WILL, GOING TO, PRESENT CONTINUOUS OR PRESENT SIMPLE)
1. I (probably, phone) you on Friday.
2. Look at that tree. It (fall down).
3. I`m sure he (buy) me something.
4. We (go) on holiday next week.
5. The train (arrive) in half an hour.

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6. She studies medicine. She (be) a doctor one

day.
7. .She is waiting for him to call her. I dont think he
(call) her.
8. We (have) dinner with the Smiths tomorrow.
9. This class (start) at 10 not 11, young lady!
10. I bought a house. I (spend) my holidays there.

4.3 FUTURE CONTINUOUS AND FUTURE PERFECT

Future Continuous (Budue trajno vrijeme) koristimo da izrazimo
radnju koja e biti u toku u odreenom trenutku u budunosti:
This time tomorrow I will be sitting on a train.
Ovo vrijeme koristimo i za planiranje ili oekivanje buduih dogaaja:
At midday tomorrow we will be lying on the beach.
I will be seeing you one of these days.
Budue trajno vrijeme gradi se od budueg oblika glagola to be (will be) i kao i
svako trajno vrijeme od sadanjeg participa glavnog glagola (glagol + ing).
to study uiti
potvrdan oblik
oblik (YES/NO questions)

I will be studying
you will be studying
he, she, it will be
studying

odrian oblik

I will be studying
you will be studying
he, she, it will be
studying

upitan

will I be studying?
will you be studying?
will he, she, it be
studying?
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we will be studying
you will be studying
they will be studying

we will be studying
you will be studying
they will be studying

will we be studying?
will you be studying?
will they be studying?

Future Perfect (Budui Perfekat) koristimo da kaemo da e se neka radnja

zavriti (u potpunosti) do odreenog trenutka u budunosti:
He will have worked for 35 years when he retires.
Ovo se vrijeme najee koristi sa vremenskim izrazom by the time ili by:
They will have finished the house by October.
Future Perfect gradimo na sljedei nain:
will + have + proli particip (infinitiv + -ed ili III kolona)
to call zvati
potvrdan oblik
oblik (YES/NO questions)

I will have called

you will have called
he, she, it will have
called
we will have called
you will have called
they will have called

odrian oblik

I wont have called

you wont have called
he, she, it wont have
called
we wont have called
you wont have called
they wont have called

upitan

will I have called?

will you have called?
will he, she, it have
called?
will we have called?
will you have called?
will they have called?

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CHAPTER FIVE: MAKING WH-QUESTIONS

5.1 MAKING WH-QUESTIONS THROUGH A THREE-STAGE
SYSTEM
WH-questions se prave na isti nain kao i YES/NO questions, s tim to je na
poetku pitanja upitna rije2. Treba dakle imati na umu da posle WH-word
Pod terminom `upitna rije misli se na upitne zamjenice ili priloge: what, who, whose, where,
when, how, how much, how often, how many, why itd .
2

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(when, where, why, how, how many, what) slijedi upitan oblik, a ne potvrdan, a
upitan oblik se gradi prema pravilima koja su data pri objanjavanju vremena.
Tako e upitan oblik reenice koja je u Simple Present Tensu poinjati sa do ili
does + subjekat + infinitiv glavnog glagola, upitan oblik reenice koja je u
Simple Past Tensu poee se did, nakon kojeg slijedi subjekat reenice i
naravno infinitiv glavnog glagola, a kod svih ostalih vremena upitan oblik
gradiemo inverzijom. Graenje WH-questions moemo objasniti i kao proces
koji se odvija u tri faze.
Faza I: identifikacija vremena u potvrdnoj reenici (npr. reenica She
arrived early this morning je u Simple Past Tensu )
Faza II: preinaenje reenice iz potvrdnog u upitan oblik na osnovu pravila o
graenju upitnog oblika za odreeno vrijeme (u sluaju reenice She arrived
early this morning, s obzirom da je u pitanju Simple Past Tense, upitan oblik
se gradi dodavanjem pomonog glagola did na poetak upitne reenice i
vraanjem glavnog glagola u osnovni oblik-infinitiv: DID she ARRIVE early
this morning?)
Faza III: dodavanje odgovarajue upitne rijei ispred upitnog oblika u
zavisnosti od toga koji dio reenice je podvuen. Ilustrujmo to na datoj reenici:
Ako je u reenici She arrived early this morning podvuena priloka odredba
early this morning, WH-question poeemo upitnim prilogom WHEN i nae
pitanje glasie WHEN DID SHE ARRIVE? (Naravno podvueni dio reenice
izuzimamo iz postavljenog pitanja!)
A. NAPRAVITE WH-QUESTION ZA SVAKU OD DATIH REENICA VODEI SE
SISTEMOM 3 FAZE KAKO BISTE DOLI DO KONANOG ODGOVORA. PRVA
REENICA JE URAENA.
REENICA

FAZA I
(IDENTIFIKOV
ANJE
VREMENA)

FAZA II
(UPITAN
OBLIK)

FAZA III
(WHQUESTION:
KONAAN
ODGOVOR)

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She lives in Berlin.

Simple
Present Tense

Does she
live in
Berlin?

Where does
she live?

I started work on
Monday.
I closed the door
because I was cold.
Linda is talking to
Paul.
She was reading
newspapers all day
yesterday.
I go shopping every
Saturday morning.
Weather will be nice
tomorrow.
They have built a
house.
My sunglasses cost
$45.

5.2 FINAL STEP TOWARDS MAKING WH-QUESTIONS

A. MAKE QUESTIONS FOR THE SENTENCES ASKING ABOUT THE
UNDERLINED.

AFFIRMATIVE
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1. I read books very often. (Simple Present Tense)

2. I read3 a book last week. It was awesome! (Simple Past Tense)
3. I am reading her book at the moment. (Present Continuous

Tense)
4. I was reading a book at 8 oclock yesterday morning. (Past
Continuous Tense)
5. I have read his book recently. (Present Perfect Tense)
6. I will read that book as soon as I get a chance. (Future Simple
Tense)

QUESTION FORMS
A. ANSWERS:

QUESTION WORD
MAIN VERB

UPITNA RIJE
GLAGOL

AUXILIARY VERB

POMONI GLAGOL

SUBJEKAT

1.

WHAT

DO

YOU

2.

WHAT

DID

YOU

3.

WHAT

ARE

YOU

4.

WHAT
READING?

WERE

5.

WHAT
READ?

HAVE

6.

WHAT
READ?

WILL

SUBJECT

GL.

READ?
READ?
READING?

YOU

YOU

YOU

Verb read is irregular: READ READ READ

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Kao to vidite samo za Present Simple Tense (1. reenica) i za Past Simple
Tense (2. reenica) pri pravljenju pitanja uvodimo pomoni glagol DO/DOES i
DID.
A za ostala vremena (Present Continuous Tense, Past Continuous Tense,
Present Perfect i Future Simple), koji u svojoj formi ve imaju pomone glagole
(BE, HAVE, WILL), ne uvodimo nikakve druge pomone glagole, ve pitanje
pravimo inverzijom.

B. MAKE WH-QUESTIONS USING THE RULES GIVEN.

FORM

QUESTIONS

Present Simple Tense

She meets a lot of people every day.
many..?

How

Past Simple Tense

He met an old friend yesterday.
?

When

Present Continuous Tense

We are doing a tense revision now.
?

What

Past Continuous Tense

He was studying all day yesterday.
..?

When

Present Perfect Tense

I have lived in Podgorica for 26 years.
..?

Where

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Future Simple Tense

I will go to the cinema tomorrow.
..?

When

C. MAKE QUESTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS USING THE

GIVEN QUESTION WORDS:
1. The plane landed at 6 o'clock.
When ..
2. He talks about politics all day long.
What.
3. She keeps her clothes in a large wardrobe.
Where...
4. She gave a present to her boyfriend.
Who..
5. They have been watching a film on TV.
What.
6. They went to the supermarket yesterday.
When
7. We were in London last year.
Where..
8. They had arrived home by taxi.
How.
9. He is very interested in music.
What.
10. I was looking for my book of English.
What.
E. MAKE QUESTIONS FOR THE SENTENCES ASKING ABOUT THE
UNDERLINED.
1. They left at eleven o'clock last night.

2. They have been talking about his new job.

3. She always buys her clothes in this department store.

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4. She gave the report to the secretary.

5. They will have built a new house here by neyt year.

6. I have known my teacher for three months.

7. We will stop at the petrol station because we've run out of petrol.

8. They had been interested in research work.

9. The police are looking for a murderer.

10.

He has studied for the exam.

11.

He will have been working in a summer camp next week.

12.

Robert thinks that you are a liar.

13.

They stayed in that hotel for seven days.

.
14.

She has just arrived.

.
15.

We have a lot of good friends.

CHAPTER SIX: REVISION OF TENSES

IDENTIFYING AND CORRECTING MISTAKES
Identifikovanje i ispravljanje greaka, po miljenju mnogih metodiara, jedan
je od najboljih naina provjere znanja zato emo prvi dio ovog poglavlja posvetiti
upravo ovom zadatku. Svaka od narednih 30 reenica gramatiki, sintaksiki ili
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pak semantiki je neprihvatljiva u engleskom jeziku, a greke variraju od

pogrene upotrebe pomonog glagola, pogrene upotrebe vremena uz odreene
priloge, nepravilnog formiranja upitnog oblika, pogreno upotrijebljene priloke
odredbe, nepravilnog reda rijei u reenici do pogreno napisane rijei. Kao
takva, ova vjeba ukazuje na pravi stepen znanja i efikasna je provjera koliko je
gradivo koje je obraivano u prethodnih pet poglavlja uistinu usvojeno.
A. IDENTIFY THE MISTAKES IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AND
CORRECT THEM. THE FIRST SENTENCE IS DONE FOR YOU.

INCORRECT: Do you watch TV in the evenings always?

CORRECT: Do you always watch TV in the evenings?

1. She speak English perfectly.

...
2. Do you playing football often?
..
3. They arent watching TV every night.
..
4. I have studing at the moment.
..
5. Did he were your teacher?
..
6. She left ago five minutes.
..
7. When did you gone home?
..
8. She is speaking Italian perfectly.
..
9. We are takeing our boxes with us!
..
10.

She cryes very often.

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..
11.

What time it is?

..
12.

Have you any brothers and sisters?

..
13.

I had a shower when the phone rang.

..
14.

I havent called him yesterday.

..
15.

He just has called.

..
16.

What do you do last night at eight?

..
17.

While I was watching TV she ironed.

..
18.

I tryed to help you but you didnt listen.

..
19.

Harriet was opening the door and walked into the house.

..
20.

She had been writing her report for months now.

..
21.

Brian drank tea at five oclock yesterday afternoon.

..
22.

I was going to the cinema last Saturday.

..
23.

My father has gone fishing before I called him.

..
24.

The film is starting at 8 oclock.

..
25.

Wait here until he will come.

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..
26.

Sarah was writing three letters so far today.

..
27.

I am at school since nine oclock.

..
28.

She use to play football but now she does.

..
29.

My parents will have bought a new fridge yesterday.

..
30.

I havent maked any mistakes in this exercise.

..

UNIVERSITY OF MONTENEGRO
INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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MID-TERM ENGLISH TEST

(mock test)
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Name
Teach
er

Index no.

A. REWRITE THE SENTENCES PUTTING THE ADVERBS IN BRACKETS

IN THE CORRECT PLACE.
1. Do they go shopping? (often)

2. Mary is on time for work. (always)

3. I can park my car properly. (never)

3/

B. PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

1. Sharon . (work) in a bakery but this week sh

.
(help) her father in his shop.
2. Peter and Sally . (not, like) cereals for breakfast.
3. Where (be) Jack? He . (write) a
6/
report.
4. Look! Helen . (wave) to us from across the
street.
C. PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE PAST SIMPLE, THE PAST
CONTINUOUS OR PRESENT PERFECT.
1. I . (see) you in the park yesterday.
You.
(sit) on a bench with your arm round Tom.
2. . (you, ever, visit) the National library? No, I

(not, be) there yet.

3. I . (see) that movie. Lets watch something else.
4. How long . (he, know) Julian?
He..
(meet) her when she was 25.
8/
D. PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE PRESENT PERFECT, THE
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, THE PAST PERFECT OR THE PAST
PERFECT CONTINUOUS.
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1. Peter and Sally . (live) in Ireland before they

moved to England
2. She (write) a report for months but she
(not, finish) it yet
3. It was a sunny day. We (walk) for hours before we
finally saw a house.
4. I (wait) for hours and he still (not, turn
up).
8/
E. PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE APPROPRIATE FUTURE
FORM (WILL, GOING TO, PRESENT CONTINUOUS OR PRESENT SIMPLE)
1. Somebody is at the door. I (open) it.
2. Why do you need so many eggs? Because I
(make) a birthday cake for Angie.
3. I cant go with you, I (meet) Sarah at five.
Didnt I tell you that?
4. The plane (leave) at ten.

8/

F. MAKE QUESTIONS FOR THE SENTENCES ASKING ABOUT THE

UNDERLINED.
1. They left at eleven o'clock last night.

2. They are talking about his new job.

3. She always buys her clothes in this department store.

4. I have known my teacher for three months.

5. Jenny will probably see her friend tomorrow.

6. We are interested in research work.

12/
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G. CORRECT THE MISTAKES:

1. We plays football at the moment.

2. Do you come with us tomorrow morning?

3. They dont go usually on holiday in May.

4. Sarah was writing three letters so far this morning.

5. I werent in Vatican yet.

5/

IRREGULAR VERBS
INFINITIVE

be
become
begin
break
bring
build
buy
catch
choose
come
cut
cost
do
drink
drive
eat
feel
find
forget
get
give
go
have

PAST

was, were
became
began
broke
brought
built
bought
caught
chose
came
cut
cost
did
drank
drove
ate
felt
found
forgot
got
gave
went
had

PAST
PARTICIPLE
been
become
begun
broken
brought
built
bought
caught
chosen
come
cut
cost
done
drunk
driven
eaten
felt
found
forgotten
got
given
gone
had

TRANSLATION

biti
postati
poeti
polomiti
donijeti
graditi
kupiiti
uhvatiti
izabrati
doi
posjei
kotati
raditi
piti
voziti
jesti
osjeati
nai
zaboraviti
dobiti, stii
dati
ii
imati
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hear
hit

heard
hit

heard
hit

uti
udariti

keep

kept

kept

drati, uvati

know

knew

known

znati

leave

left

left

napustiti, otii

let

let

let

pustiti, dopustiti

lose

lost

lost

izgubiti

make

made

made

napraviti

meet

met

met

sresti

pay

paid

paid

platiti

put

put

put

staviti

read

read

read

itati

run

ran

run

trati

ring

rang

rung

zvoniti

say

said

said

rei

see

saw

seen

vidjeti

sell

sold

sold

prodati

send

sent

sent

poslati

sing

sang

sung

pjevati

sit

sat

sat

sjedjeti

sleep

slept

slept

spavati

speak

spoke

spoken

govoriti

spend

spent

spent

potroiti,

swim

swam

swum

provesti
pliavti

take

took

taken

uzeti

tell

told

told

rei

think

thought

thought

misliti

understand

understood

understood

shvatiti

win

won

won

pobjediti

write

wrote

written

pisati
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