Kada se koristi was, a kada were?

Was se koristi za jedninu — uz I, he, she i it ("I was at home."). Were se koristi za množinu i uvek uz "you": you, we, they ("They were happy."). Zapamti da i jedno "you" ide sa were.

Kako se prave pitanja u prošlom vremenu sa to be?

Ne dodaje se "did". Dovoljno je da zameniš mesta subjektu i glagolu: "Were you tired?". Oblik "Did you were there?" je pogrešan.

Kako se pravi odrični oblik?

Posle was ili were dodaš "not": I was not / I wasn't, they were not / they weren't. Pomoćni glagol "did" ovde nije potreban.

Glagolska vremena i vid

Prošlo vreme glagola "to be": was i were

Nivo A1 Glagolska vremena i vid

Ključna ideja

Glagol "to be" ima u prostom prošlom vremenu samo dva oblika: was za jedninu (I, he, she, it) i were za množinu i za "you" (you, we, they). Zato kažemo "I was at home." i "They were happy." Za odrične rečenice i pitanja nije potreban pomoćni glagol "did" — dovoljno je dodati "not" (I wasn't) ili samo zameniti mesta subjektu i glagolu, kao u "Were you tired?". Za razliku od srpskog, gde menjamo glagol "biti" (bio sam, bili su) i često izostavljamo subjekat, u engleskom subjekat mora ostati, a najčešća greška je mešanje was i were ("we was") ili dodavanje "did" u pitanje.

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I was at home. the speaker was at home
They were happy. the people were happy
Were you tired? asking if someone was tired

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prošlo vreme glagola „to be”

Reci <t>we was there</t> i izvorni govornik odmah čuje grešku. Prošlo vreme glagola <t>to be</t> ima samo dva oblika, ali njihovo mešanje jedna je od najuočljivijih grešaka u engleskom.
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Prošlo vreme glagola 'to be' su samo dve reči: was i were.

Dobra vest: treba naučiti samo dve reči. U sadašnjem vremenu <t>to be</t> ima <t>am</t>, <t>is</t> i <t>are</t>. U prošlom se sve to svodi na <t>was</t> i <t>were</t>.
Ko uzima šta
was
I
he
she
it
were
you
we
they
Evo podele. Koristi <t>was</t> za subjekte u jednini: <t>I</t>, <t>he</t>, <t>she</t> i <t>it</t>. Koristi <t>were</t> za ostale: <t>you</t>, <t>we</t> i <t>they</t>. Taj jedan red je celo pravilo.
to be — prošlo vreme

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

Pogledajmo celu paradigmu odjednom, da se obrazac usadi. Primeti kako <t>was</t> pokriva <t>I</t>, <t>he</t>, <t>she</t> i <t>it</t>, a <t>were</t> pokriva <t>you</t>, <t>we</t> i <t>they</t>.
I was at home.
I → was

Počni sa najjednostavnijim slučajem. <t>I</t> je jednina, pa uzima <t>was</t>. I was at home.
She was tired.
she → was

<t>He</t>, <t>she</t> i <t>it</t> rade potpuno isto: svi su jednina, svi sa <t>was</t>. She was tired.
They were happy.
they → were

Sada prelazimo na <t>were</t>. <t>They</t> je množina, pa nikad ne uzima <t>was</t>. They were happy.
You were right.
you → were (uvek)

Evo onoga na čemu se mnogi spotaknu. <t>You</t> uvek uzima <t>were</t> – čak i kada govoriš jednoj osobi. You were right.
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Odričan oblik = was/were + not. Bez 'did'.

Sada odričan oblik. Ne treba ti pomoćni glagol poput <t>did</t>. Samo dodaj <t>not</t> odmah iza <t>was</t> ili <t>were</t>, obično skraćeno u <t>wasn't</t> i <t>weren't</t>.
I wasn't ready.
was + not

Tako <t>I was not</t> postaje <t>I wasn't</t> – sam glagol nosi negaciju. I wasn't ready.
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Pitanja: samo zameni redosled. Was/were ispred subjekta.

Pitanja su jednako laka. Opet bez <t>did</t>. Samo zameniš subjekat i glagol: <t>was</t> ili <t>were</t> ide napred.
Were you tired?
zameni redosled, bez 'did'

<t>You were tired</t> postaje <t>Were you tired?</t> – prvo glagol, bez pomoćnog. Were you tired?
✗ We was late. ❌ 'we' je množina

✓ We were late. ✅ we → were

Nikad ne spajaj subjekat u množini sa 'was'.

Sada velika zamka. Čućeš <t>we was</t> i <t>you was</t> u razgovornom jeziku, ali u standardnom engleskom to je pogrešno. Subjekti u množini uvek uzimaju <t>were</t>.
✗ Did you were there? ❌ bez 'did' uz 'to be'

✓ Were you there? ✅ samo zameni redosled

'To be' sam pravi svoja pitanja – izostavi 'did'.

I druga zamka: ne dodaji <t>did</t> u pitanje sa <t>to be</t>. <t>Did you were there</t> pogrešno je dvostruko. Samo zameni redosled: <t>Were you there?</t>
Zapamti
- was → I, he, she, it
- were → you, we, they
- Bez 'did': dodaj 'not' ili zameni redosled
Dakle, da ponovimo: <t>was</t> za <t>I</t>, <t>he</t>, <t>she</t> i <t>it</t>; <t>were</t> za <t>you</t>, <t>we</t> i <t>they</t>. A <t>to be</t> ne traži <t>did</t>: za negaciju i pitanje samo dodaj <t>not</t> ili zameni redosled.

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