Oba vremena se koriste za radnju koja se dogodila u prošlosti.
Razlike:
Past Simple: Present Perfect:
-radnja koja se dogodila - radnja se desila u neodređenom trenutku u
u određenom trenutku u prošlosti prošlosti - radnja je završena -radnja se nastavlja u sadašnjosti ili i dalje ima - naglasak je više na vremenu, a ne posledice na tome šta se dogodilo - naglasak je na događaju, a ne na vremenu
Građenje:
Past Simple: Present Perfect:
infinitiv+ed ili 2. kolona: have/has +past participle (infinitiv+ed ili 3. kolona): I walked, painted, invented…… I have walked; He has gone…….. go- went- gone go-went-gone do-did-done do-did-done itd. begin-began-begun come-came-come cut-cut-cut have-had-had know-knew-known see-saw-seen write-wrote-written
EXAMPLES:
1. I don’t know where Lisa is. …………………………………………. (you/see) her?
2. When I …………………………… (get) home last night, I …………….…………….. (be) very tired and I ………………………… (go) straight to bed. 3. A: ………………………………………… (you/finish) painting the bedroom? B : Not yet. I’ll finish it tomorrow. 4. George …………………………………. (not/be) very well last week. 5. Mr Clark …………………………………. (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up. 6. Molly lives in Dublin. She ………………………….. (live) there all her life. 7. A: …………………………………. (you/go) to the cinema last night? B: Yes, but it ……………………….. (be) a mistake. The film ………………………….. (be) awful. 8. My grandfather …………………………….. (die) before I was born. I …………………………………….. (never/meet) him. 9. I don’t know Carol’s husband. I …………………………………….. (never/meet) him. 10. Do you know about Sue? She ……..…………………………. (give up) her job. 11. Ow! I …………..………………….. (cut) my finger. It’s bleeding.
Past Simple and Past Continuous
Past Simple Past Continuous
- radnja koja se dogodila - radnja je u prošlosti duže vreme trajala
u određenom trenutku u prošlosti - dve ili više radnji koje su se paralelno dešavale - prošla radnja koja je trajala, a prekinuta je nekom drugom radnjom
Primeri za Past Continuous:
-I was sleeping all day. (radnja je u prošlosti duže vreme trajala)
- While I was cooking, she was doing her homework. (dve ili više radnji koje su se paralelno dešavale) - I was watching TV when she arrived. (prošla radnja koja je trajala, a prekinuta je nekom drugom radnjom)
Past Perfect
Koristi se za radnju koja se završila pre neke druge prošle radnje.
Građenje:
had+glagol u prošlosti (infinitiv+ed ili 3. kolona)
When he had finished his homework, he went to play.
EXERCISES
Past Simple/Past Continuous/Past Perfect
1. He can buy what he likes now. He ……………….. (win) a million in a lottery.
2. I can’t drive. My driving license …………………….. (expire). 3. Caroline ……………………….. (watch) the ten o’ clock news when I …………………………… (come) home. 4. I don’t have any money on me. Someone …………………… (steal) my wallet. 5. We ………………………. (meet) John yesterday. 6. After we …………………….. (take) a long walk in the shopping centre, we …………………….. (stop) at a square and ……………………… (have) orange juice in a café.