THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

TVORBA:

POTVRDNI OBLIK: Za pravilne glagole tvori se: od infinitiva + ED (npr. He playED football yesterday.). Glagolima koji završavaju na slovo ''e'' dodaje se samo nastavak ''d''. Što se tiče nepravilnih glagola u engleskom jeziku past simple nalazi se u tzv. drugoj koloni i takvi glagoli se u engleskom jeziku uče napamet.

UPITNI OBLIK: pravi se od pomoćnog gladola TO DO (''did) + infinitiv glagola, a dobije se inverzijom (npr. Did he play football yesterday?)

NIJEČNI OBLIK: pravi se od pomoćnog glagola TO DO (''did'') + NOT + infinitiv glagola koji koristimo. (npr. He did not (didn't) play football yesterday.)

KADA SE KORISTI PAST SIMPLE:

1. Za radnju koja je počela i završila u prošlosti2. Nekoliko radnji u prošlosti koje su se događale jedna za drugom (npr. I got up, then I

had breakfast and then went to school.)3. Za radnju u prošlosti za koju nije točno određeno kada se dogodila. (npr. We met in

Paris.)4. Za trajanje određene radnje u prošlosti5. Za navike u prošlosti6. Iza izraza I wish/If only/It's a high time/As if.. = SUBJUNCTIVE (npr. If only you

were kinder to her.)

PRILOZI PO KOJIMA SE MOŽE PREPOZNATI PAST SIMPLE: yesterday, the day before yesterday, two weeks ago, last year...

USES OF SIMPLE PAST TENSE: primjeri i dijagrami za radnje u Past Simplu

1. Complited action in the past

I saw a movie yesterday. I didn't see a play yesterday. Last year, I traveled to Japan. Last year, I didn't travel to Korea. Did you have dinner last night?

2. A Series of Completed Actions

I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim. He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the

others at 10:00. Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs?

3. Duration in past

I lived in Brazil for two years. Shauna studied Japanese for five years. They sat at the beach all day. They did not stay at the party the entire time.

4. Habits in past

I studied French when I was a child. He played the violin. He didn't play the piano.

5. Past Facts or Generalizations

She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing. He didn't like tomatoes before. Did you live in Texas when you were a kid?