BUDUCA:

Simple Future Tense = Prosto.Kratko Buduce Vreme

Future Continuous Tense = Buduce Trajno.Dugacko Vreme

Future Perfect Tense = Buduce Slozeno Vreme

Future Perfect Continuous Tense = Buduce Slozeno Trajno Vreme

SADASNJA:

Simple Present Tense = Jednostavno.Kratko Sadasnje Vreme

Present Continuous Tense = Sadasnje Trajno.Dugacko Vreme

Present Perfect Tense = Sadasnje Slozeno.Svrseno Vreme

Present Perfect Continuous Tense = Sadasnje Slozeno Trajno Vreme

PROSLA:

Simple Past Tense = Jednostavno.Kratko Proslo Vreme

Past Continuous Tense = Proslo Trajno.Dugacko Vreme

Past Perfect Tense = Prosto Slozeno Vreme Davno Proslo Vreme

Past Perfect Continuous Tense => Past Perfect Progressive Tense = Proslo Slozeno Trajno Vreme Nesvrseni Pluskvamperfekt

1.PROSLA VREMENA ( kratko & dugo )- kada? Za uvek precizno definisano vreme desavanja radnje : JUCE, PREKLJUCE..

2.PROSLA VREMENA (kratka & duga ) kada ne znamo kada se desila ranja ili na vreme kada se desila radnja nije bitno

3.PROSLA VREMENA (kratko & dugo ) kada znamo da se radnja desila nekada davno

1.Kratka.prosta vremena_SIMPLE Tense

FUTURE:Ja cu igrati fudbal. I will ( Ill ) play football.

Da li cu ja igrati fudbal? Will I play football?Ne, ja necu. No, I will not ( wont ).Da, ja cu. Yes, I will.Ne, ja necu igrati fudbal. No, I will not wont play football.Zasto cu ja igrati fudbal? Why will I play football?

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I,You,He,She,It,We,They will (zamenicall) play f.I,You,He,She,It,We,They will not ( wont ) play f.

~~~upotreba :

-Da bi smo govorili o radnjama koje predvidjamo da ce se dogoditi u bliskoj buducnosti buduca predvidjanja :

Ona ce putovati na Jamajku sledece godine. She will travel to Jamaica next year.

Hoce li padati kisa sutra? Will it rain tomorrow?

-Za odluke donete u trenutku govora :

Nestalo nam je secera. Ja cu otici I kupicu ga.Ponestalo nam je secera. I will go and buy some.

PRESENT :

Nastavak s u treem licu jednine moe imati razliite oblike. Ukoliko se glagol zavrava na vokal o nastavak e glasiti es, kao u primeru glagola go koji u 3. l. jed. glasi goes ili glagol do koji u 3. l. jed. glasi does.

He teaches (teach predavati).She washes (wash prati).He kisses (kiss ljubiti).She fixes (fix popravljati).

He cries (cry -plakati).It flies (fly leteti).

She plays (play igrati).He stays (stay ostati).

Izuzetak je glagol have (imati) koji u treem licu glasi has.

Ja igram fudbal. I play football.

Da li ja igram fudbal? Do I play football?Ne, ja ne . No, I do not ( dont ).Da, ja . Yes, I do.Ne, ja necu igrati fudbal. No, I do not ( dont ) play football.Zasto ja igram fudbal? Why do I play football?

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I,You,We,They play f.He,she,It playS f.

DO I,You,We,They play f. ?DOES He,She,It play f. ?

I,You,We,They dont play f.He,She,It does not (doesnt ) play f.

Glagol HAVE_imati ( I,You,We,They ), u 3.licu ( He, She, It ) glasi HAS.

~~~upotreba :

-Radnje koje se ponavljaju (navike, obicaji, rutine):

Ona nosi uniform na poslu. She wears uniform at work.Ja ustajem u 6 sati. I get up at 6 oclock.

ALWAYS (uvek), USUALLY (obicno), OFTEN (cesto), SOMETIMES (ponekad), NEVER (nikad) : dolaze pre glavnog glagola u potvrdnom obliku.

Ja ustajem u 6 sati svaki dan. I get up at 6 every day.Mi ne ustajemo u 6 subotama.We dont get up at 6 on Sundays.

Ja uvek idem u skolu u 8 sati ujutru. I always go to school at 8 oclock in the morning.

Mi nikada ne jedemo u dnevnoj sobi.We never eat in the living room.

Fraze (za ucestalost ) EVERY DAY, EVERY MONTH, TWICE A YEAR.. ONCE A YEAR, TWICE A DAY, THREE TIMES A WEEK najcesce dolaze na kraju recenice.

Englezi piju caj u 5 popodne.The English drink tea at 5 oclock in the afternoon. Moguce je ( kao u vom slucaju ) koristiti prilog za vreme & frazu za ucestalost zajedno.

-Opste poznata istina-nesto sto je uvek tacno ( tu spadaju i poslovice ..) :

Dan ima 24 casa. A day has 24 hours.Zemlja se okrece oko Sunca. The Earth goes around the Sun.Sava se uliva u Dunav. The Sava flows into the Danube.

Ko ceka, doceka. Everything comes to him who waits.Tiha voda, breg roni. Still waters run deep.

-Karakteristike subjekta :

On dobro govori Engleski. He speaks English very well.Moja sestra svira klavir. My sister plays the piano.

The SIMPLE TensePAST:

He closed. close zatvoriti

He cried. cry-plakati

She played. playigrati,He stayed. stay ostati

plan planned (planirati)stop stopped (zaustaviti)

Ja sam igrao fudbal (juce). I did play football (yesterday). I played football (yesterday)

Da li sam ja igrao fudbal (juce) ? Did I play football (y) ?Ne, ja nisam. No, I did not (didnt).Da, ja sam. Yes, I did.Ne, ja nisam igrao fudbal (juce). No, I didnt play football (y).Gde sam ja igrao fudbal (juce)? Where did I play football (y) ?

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I,You,He,She,It,We,They played f.

DID I,You,He,She,It,We,They play f. ?

I,You,He,She,It,We,They didnt play f.

~~~

Nepravilni glagoli II kolonaGo Went Gone Ici[ samo je u potvrdnom obliku glagol iz 2.kolone, za pitanje & odgovor ide infinitive glagola 1.kolona]Ja sam isla u bioskop (juce). I went to the cinema (yester.)

Da li sam ja isla u bioskop juce? Did I go to the cinema (y) ?Ne, ja nisam. No, I ( did not ) didnt.Da, ja jesam, Yes, I did.Ne, ja nisam isla u bioskop (juce). No, I didnt go to the cinema.Gde sam ja isla u bioskop (juce)? Where did I go to the cinema?

~~~upotreba :

-Za radnju koja je zavrsena u proslosti vremenske odrednice :

YESTERDAY ( juce ), THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY ( prekljuce), TWO YEARS AGO ( pre dve godine ), THREE HOURS AGO ( pre tri sata), A WEEK AGO (pre nedelje), A MONTH AGO (pre mesec dana), LAST MONDAY (proslog ponedeljka), LAST YEAR (prosle godine),

Radio sam u prodavni prosle godine. I worked in a shop last year.Prosle nedelje smo odlucili da kupimo novu kucu. Last week we decided to buy a new house.Sandra je zatvorila prozor pre nekoliko minuta. Sandra closed the window a few minutes ago.

Moj otac je sagradio ovu kucu 1997.-e. My father built this house in 1997.

*Build Built Built Zidati.Graditi

Prekljuce je Marko kupio lep sesir. The day before yesterday Marko bought a nice hat.

*Buy Bought Bought Kupiti

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Past Simple Tense Present Perfect Tense

-Kada imamo vremensku frazu koja nam jasno ukazuje na to kada se nesto odigralo u proslostiMeri je putovala u Ameriku prosle godine. Mery travelled to America last year. Slomila sa nogu kada mi je bilo deset godina. I broken my leg when I was ten.

-Kada govorimo o radnjama koje su se dogodile u NEODREDJENOM trenutku u PROSLOSTIMeri je putovala u ameriku. Mery has travelled to America.Slomila sam nogu. I have broken my leg.

- Kada opisujemo odredjeni dogadjaj cesto cemo praviti kombnacije ova dva vremena. : Kada navodimo CINJENICU do koje je doslo mozemo upotrebiti PRESENT PERFECT. Ali vec svaka druga detaljnija informacija vezana za tu situaciju ce biti izrazena PAST SIMPLE Tensom.

Izgubila sam novcanik. I have lost my wallet.To se desilo u supermarket. It happened in a supermarket.Dosla sam na kasu ali novcanika nije bilo u torbi. I came to the cashier but there wasnt a wallet in my bag.Bila sam ocajna. I was desperate.

-Uz rec WHEN ide PAST Simple Tense, jer se trazi tacno vreme u proslosti.Da li si ikada bio u Engleskoj? Have you ever been in England?Da, jesam. Yes, I have.Kada si isao tamo? When did you go there?Isao sam pre 3 godine. I went there three years ago.

Present Perfect:

Sadasnje SVRSENOVreme

Ja sam igrao fudbal (nekada). I have (Ive) played football. once.

Da li sam ja igrao fudbal (nekada). Have I played football ?Ne, ja nisam. No, I have not ( havent ).Da, ja jesam. Yes, I have.Ne, ja nisam igrao fudbal (nekada). No, I have not ( havent ) played football. Koliko dugo sam ja igrao fudbal (nekada)? How long have I played football? Nepravilni glagoli III kolonaSleep Slept Slept Spavati[ uvek je glagol iz 3.kolona-za pitanje, odgovor..]

Ja sam spavala (nekada). I have (Ive) slept (once).Da li sam ja spavala (nekada)? Have I slept ?Ne, ja nisam. No, I have not ( havent ). Da, ja jesam. Yes, I have ( Ive )Ne, ja nisam spavala. nekada. No, I have not ( havent ) slept .Zasto sam ja spavala. nekada? Why have I slept ?

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I, You, We, They have (zamenicave) played/ III kolona.He,She,It has ( zamenicas ) played/ III kolona.

HAVE I,You,We,They played/ III kolona? ..have not ( havent ) played/ III kolona

HAS He,She,It played/ III kolna? . has not ( hasnt ) played/ III kolona.

~~~upotreba:

-Radnju koja je upravo zavrsena, pa je cesto uz njega vremensak odrednica JUST (upravo) koji se nalazi izmedju glagola To HAVE I participle proslog.

Ona je upravo izasla. She has just gone out.

-NEKADA-Radnju koja se desila u proslosti u neko neodredjeno vreme.

Ja sam putovao u Ameriku. I have travelled to America.

-Proslu radnju koja ima vidljive rezultate ( posledice ) u sadasnjosti.

Lift se pokvario. Moramo da idemo stepenicama. The lift has broken down. We have to use the stairs.

Oprao sam kola.Izgledaju odlicno. I have washed the car. It looks lovely.

-Za radnju koja kazuje neko zivotno iskustvo subjekta I u ovom znacenju se javljaju prolozi EVER ( ikada) & NEVER ( nikada ), koji se nalaze izmedju glagola To HAVE I Participla proslog.

On nikada nije jeo kinesku hranu. He has never eaten Chenese food.

Da li si ikada bio u Francuskoj?Have you ever been in France?-Za radnju koja se dogodila ranije nego sto je ocekivano I u tom smislu se upotrebljava prilog ALREADY ( vec ) koji se nalazi izmedju glagola To HAVE I Participla proslog.

Dzejn: Tome nemoj da zaboravis da posaljes pismo.Tom: Ja sam ga vec poslao.

Jane: Tom, dont forget to post the letter.Tom : Ive already posted it.

-Za ocekivanu radnju I u tom smisu koristimo rec YET ( do sada, do ovog trenutka jos uvek ), koja se nikada ne prevodi. Ona se nalazi na kraju recenice, I koristi se samo u odricnim I upitnim recenicama.

Da li je kisa prestala da pada? Has it stopped raining yet?

Jos uvek nisam uradio svoj domaci zadatak.I havent done my homework yet.

Past Perfect:

Davno Proslo.Slozeno VremeJa sam igrao fudbal (nekada davno). I had (Id) played football. once upon a time.

Da li sam ja igrao fudbal? Had I played football?Ne, ja nisam. No, I had not ( hadnt ).Da, ja jesam. Yes, I had ( Id ).Ne, ja nisam igrao fudbal. No, I had not ( hadnt ) played football.Zasto ja nisam igrao fudbal? Why had I played football?

Nepravilni glagoli III kolonaSleep Slept Slept Spavati[ uvek je glagol iz 3.kolone za sve oblike ]

Ja sam spavala (nekada davno). I had (Id) slept.

Da li sam ja spavao? Had I slept?Ne, ja nisam. No, I had not ( hadnt).Da, ja jesam. Yes, I had.Ne, ja nisam spavala. No, I had not ( hadnt ) slept.Zasto ja nisam spavala? Why had I slept?

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I,You,He,She,It,We,They had played/ III kolona.I,You,He,she,It,We,They had not played/ III kolona.HAD I,You,He,She,It,We,They played/ III kolona?

~~~upotreba :

-Radnju koja se zavrila pre neke druge prole radnje: Odjednom je shvatila da je izgubila foto aparat. She suddenlyfoundthat shehad losther camera. -U zavisnim reenicama uzAFTER ; takoe se mogu pojaviti i priloziWHEN I BECAUSE : Poto smo se popeli na vrh poeli smo da oseamo umor.After wehad reachedthe top, webeganto feel tired. Prijatelji su pokuali da mu pomognu nakon to je izgubio sav svoj novac. His friendstriedto help him after hehad lostall his money Poto je bio potroio toliko, imao je vrlo malo novca.Because he had spentso much, hehadvery little money.

- Iza izraza:AS IF(kao da),IF ONLY(kad bi barem),I WISH(kamo sree da), da se izrazi neto to nije ostvareno u prolosti:

Kamo sree da sam te ranije sreo.I wish I had met you before.

Da si mi barem poslala SMS.If only you had sent me the SMS.

Igrao je koarku kao da je igrao u NBA.He played the basketball as if he had played in NBA.

2.Dugacka vremena_Trajna_Traju_CONTINUOUS TenseDugacka vremena su napravljena iz kratkih vremena.*RAZLIKA izmedju kratkih i dugackih vremena : Ja sam igrao fudbal juce (kratko) & Ja sam igrao fudbal juce (ceo dan)

FUTURE

will+ be

be=am/are/isJa cu igrati fudbal (ceo dan). I will be playing football (all day)

Da li cu ja igrati fudbal. ceo dan? Will I be playing football ?Ne, ja necu. No, I will not ( wont ).Da, ja cu. Yes, I will.Ne, ja necu igrati fudbal. ceo dan. No, I will not ( wont ) be playing football Koliko dugo cu ja igrati fudbal. ceo dan? How long will I be playing football ?~~~

I,You,He,She,It,We,They will be playing football ( all day).

Will I,You,He,She,It,We,They be playing ?

I,You,He,She,It , we, They will not ( wont ) be playing football (all day).~~~upotreba:

-Za buduu radnju koja e biti u procesu u nekom trenutku u budunosti.Sutra ujutru u 9 sati ja u dorukovati. Tomorrow morning at 9 I will be having breakfast. U ovo doba sledee nedelje, putovaemo za London This time next week we will be travelling to London.

PRESENT

(desava se u trenutku govora)

go goingsleep sleepingwork working

Hit.udariti particip:hitting

stop.prestati particip:stopping

permit.dopustiti particip: permitting

begin.poeti particip: beginning

travel.putovati particip: travelling

Ja igram fudbal (ceo dan). I am ( Im) playing football (all day).

Da li ja igram fudbal ceo dan? Am I playing football ?Ne, ja ne. No, I am not ( Im not ).Da, ja igram. Yes, I am. ( Im )Ne, ja ne igram fudbal ceo dan. No, I am not ( Im not ) playing football ( all day).Zasto ja igram fudbal ceo dan? Why am I playing football ( all day) ?

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I am playing.You,We They are playing.He,She,It is playing.

Am I playing?ARE You,We,They playing?IS He,She,It playing?

I am not ( Im not) playing.You,We,They are not (arent) palying.He,She,It is not ( isnt) playing.

~~~upotreba:

-Radnju koja se deava u trenutku govora, te se stoga uz njega esto nalaze vremenske odrednice NOW (sada) i AT THE MOMENT (u ovom trenutku):

Ona trenutno ita knjigu.She is reading a book at the moment. -Privremenu radnju:

ivimo u kui moje sestre dok ne naemo novu kuu da kupimo.We're living in my sister's flat until we find a new house to buy.

-Planove vezane za budunost:

Sledeeg vikenda u posetiti svoju sestru.I am visiting my sister next weekend.

Glagoli koji se ne upotrebljavaju u Present Continuous-u

Jedan broj glagola najee ne moe da bude upotrebljen u trajnim vremenima, to su glagoli koji oznacavaju neko STANJE a ne RADNJU, i obicno se koriste u simple-kratkoj formi a ne u trajnom obliku Oni se, umesto u Present Continuous Tense-u, koriste u Present Simple Tense-u. Najvaniji od njih su: OSECAJI [ PERCEPCIJE ]: hear uti, see* videti taste okusiti smell mirisati feel* - _______________________

MENTALNA STANJA remember setiti se understand razumeti know znati forget, imagine, mean, notice, recognize _______________________

MISLJENJA assume, feel, consider, doubt, feel (misliti), find (misliti), suppose, think* ________________________

EMOCIJE / ZELJE wish eleti want hteti envy, fear, dislike, hate, hope, like, love, mind, prefer, regret ________________________

MERENJA contain, cost, hold, measure, weigh _______________________

OSTALI look (biti slian), seem, be (u veini sluajeva), have (kada znai posjedovati) _________________________

- glagoli osecaji [ percepcije ]: feel, see, hear, taste,smell se esto koriste sa glagolom 'can': I can see... (mogu vidjeti) itd.

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

This coat 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 Anthony-a u bati, percepcija)

I'm seeing Anthony later. (susrest' u Anthony-a kasnije, planiramo se susresti)

ujem nekakvu buku u susednoj sobi.I heara noise in the next room.

Stani! Zar ne vidi crveno svetlo? Stop!Don't you seethe red light?

Ovaj kola ima dobar ukus. This caketastesgood.

Sea li se naeg prvog plesa? Do you rememberour first dance?

elim vam mnogo sree. I wishyou a lot of happiness.

Znam da me ne razumete. I knowthat youdon't understandme.

The CONTINUOUS TensePASTJa sam igrao fudbal (juce.ceo dan).I was playing football ( yesterday.all day ).

Da li sam ja igrao fudbal juce.ceo dan ? Was I playing football ?Ne, ja nisam. No, I was not ( wasnt ).Da, ja jesam. Yes, I was.Ne, ja nisam igrao fudbal. No, I was not ( wasnt ) playing football.Gde sam ja igrao fudbal juce.ceo dan? Where was I playing football ?

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I , He, She It was playing football ( yesterday. all day ).You, We, They were playing football ( yesterday. all day ).

WAS I, He,She, It playing ?WERE You,We, They playing?

I, He, She, it was not ( wasnt ) playing You,We,They were not (werent) playing

~~~upotreba:

-Radnju koja je u prolosti due vreme trajala:

Ona je ceo dan jue itala knjigu.Shewas readinga book all day yesterday.

-Dve radnje koje su se u prolom vremenu paralelno deavale:

Dok sam ja gledao TV, moja sestra je radila svoj domai.While Iwas watchingTV, my sisterwas doingher homework.

-Prolu radnju koja je due trajala, a prekinuta je nekom drugom prolom radnjom. Ta druga radnja se obino izraava prostim prolim vremenom (Past simple tense):

Ja sam gledao TV kada je telefon zazvonio.Iwas watchingTV when the telephonerang.

Kada smo stigli oni su igrali karte.When wearrived,theywere playingcards.

Napomena: Glagoli koji se ne koriste u Present Continuous Tense-u, ne koriste se ni u Past Continuous Tense-u. Umesto njih se obino koristi glagol u Past Simple Tense-u.

Present Perfect

Sadasnje Svrseno Trajno VremeJa sam igrao fudbal (nekada.ceo dan). I have ( Ive) been playing football . once. allday.

Da li sam ja igrao fudbal? Have I been playing football ?Ne, ja nisam. No, I have not ( havent ).Da, ja jesam. Yes, I have.Ne, ja nisam igrao fudbal. No, I have not ( havent) been playing football.Gde sam ja igrao fudbal? Where have I been playing football?

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I,You, We,They have been playing.He, she,It has been playing.HAVE I,You,We,They been playing?HAS He,She,It been playing?

I,You,We,They have not ( havent ) been playing.He,She,It has not ( hasnt ) been playing.

~~~upotreba:

-Radnju koja je zapoeta u prolosti, jo uvek traje i moe se nastaviti u budunosti.Ona ui engleski ve tri godine. She has been learning English for three years.

U ovom kontekstu koristimo prilogeFORiSINCE.

-FORoznaava ukupan vremenski period trajanja radnje : 20minutes, three days, six months, a long time, ever..Plivam ve sat vremena. I have been swimming for an hour.

-SINCEoznaava poetak deavanja radnje ( od vremenske tacke ) : 6:15, Monday, January, I left school, the beginning of time ivim ovde od 1998. I have been living here since 1998.-Radnju koja se do skoro deavala i ostavila jasne posledice u sadanjosti:Padala je kia. Zemlja je jo mokra. It has been raining. The ground is still wet.

Napomena:Kao to se iz prethodnih primera moe videti, Present Perfect Continuous Tense se moe prevesti i sadanjim vremenom, u zavisnosti od konteksta.

Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect Simple Tensese koristi kada govorimo o radnjama koje su se dogodile u neodreenom trenutku u prolosti i gde je jasno naznaeno da je radnja zavrena. Tako je pri upotrebi Present Perfect Tense-a subjekat vie zainteresovan za rezultat radnje.

Meri je kupila novi auto. Mary has bought a new car.Slomila sam nogu. I have broken my leg.Present Perfect ContinuousTense se koristi kada govorimo o radnjama za koje nismo sasvim sigurni da su zavrene.Ovim vremenom istiemo da smo vie zainteresovani za duinu trajanja radnje nego posledice koje ona ostavlja.On radi za istu kompaniju od 1966. godine. He has been working for the same company since 1966.Razgovarala sam sa svojom sestrom vie od dva sata. I have been talking to my sister for more than two hours.

-Tako se : Present Perfect Simple koristi uzHow muchiHow many, a Present Perfect Continuous Tense uzHow long.Koliko kolaa si napravila? How many cakes have you made?Koliko eera si kupio? How much sugar have you bought?Koliko dugo pravi kolae? How long have you been making cakes?-Razliku emo videti i u primerima:Proitala sam knjigu.Moe je uzeti natrag. I have read a book. You can have it back.itam knjigu, pa je ne moe uzeti natrag. I have been reading a book, so you can't have it back.U prvoj reenici radnja je kompletirana dok u drugoj nije.-U nekim sluajevima oba vremena se mogu koristiti sa istim znaenjem. esto sa glagolimaLiveiWork.Radim za ovu kompaniju ve 5 godina. I have been working for this company for 5 years.Radim za ovu kompaniju ve 5 godina. I have worked for this company for 5 years.ivim u Londonu od 1997.-e . I've been living in London since 1997. ivim u Londonu od 1997.-e. I've lived in London since 1997. -U sluajevima kada je duina trajanja radnje naglaena, koristiemoPresent Perfect Continuous.Radim ovde ve godinama. I have been working here for ages.

Past Perfect

Davno proslo trajno vremeJa sam bio igrao fudbal (nekada davno.ceo dan ). I had ( Id ) been playing football. once upon a time. all day.

Da li sam ja bio igrao fudbal? Had I been playing football?Ne, ja nisam. No, I had not ( hadnt ).Da, ja jesam. Yes, I had ( Id ).Ne, ja nisam bio igrao fudbal. No, I had not ( hadnt ) been playing football.Koliko dugo sam ja bio igrao fudbal?How long had I been playing football ?

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I,You, He,She,It,We,They had ( zamenica d ) been playing.

HAD I,You,He,She,It, We,They been playing

I,You,He, She, It, We,They had not ( hadnt ) been playing.

~~~upotreba:

- Za radnju koja je trajala do nekog trenutka u prolosti. Tako se ne naglaava da je radnja zavrena nego se potencira njeno trajanje.-esto se uz ovo vreme koristeFORiSINCE.Kad smo mi stigli, Sally je ekala ve pola sata.When we came, Sally had been waiting for half an hour.

Kada sam ga pozvao, on je itao ve neko vreme.When I called on him, he had been reading for a while.