Introduction
Prošlo trajno vrijeme [past continuous ili progressive] je glagolsko vrijeme koje se koristi za izricanje radnji koje su trajale neko vrijeme, koje su bile prekinute nekom drugom radnjom te za one koje su se događale paralelno s nekom drugom radnjom.
Kad se koristi u potvrdnom obliku, glagol potvrđuje nešto o subjektu.
Form
Past continuous, u potvrdnom obliku, ima ovu strukturu:
Subject + was/were + [verb + -ing] + …
- Was/were: past simple glagola to be.
| Subject | was/were | Verb + -ing |
|---|---|---|
| I | was | working |
| You | were | working |
| He/She/It | was | working |
| We/You/They | were | working |
Example
- Dulja radnja u pozadini koja je prekinuta kraćom
- I was running in the park when you sent me that message.
- She was doing sport when I called her.
- They were watching TV when she got back from work.
- Događaj koji se dogodio u određenom trenutku u prošlosti
- It was 9 o’ clock when I was running in the park.
- I called her at 11:45 and she was doing sport.
- She returned from work at 7 o’ clock and they were still watching TV.
- Neprekinuta radnja koja je trajala određeno vrijeme
- I was running.
- He was crossing the road.
- We were watching TV during our break.
- Duljina vremenskog perioda u prošlosti
- I was working in the bakery last summer.
- She was doing sports every day last year.
- They were watching TV all day when they were young.
- Prošle paralelne radnje
- I was running while she was walking.
- She was doing sport while her mother was cooking.
- We were talking while the kids were watching TV.
- Slijed događaja u prošlosti
- I went to the park, the kids were playing on the grass, their parents were sitting on the fence and some teenagers were running.
- She went home and her mother was working on the laptop, her father was watching tv and her sister was studying.
- We went to the doctor today and while waiting, some patients were reading magazines, some were talking on the phone and the secretary was typing on the computer.
- Ponovljene ili dosadne radnje (s always)
- I was always going to class late.
- She was doing sports every day for years to become a good athlete.
- They were always watching TV on high volume late at night.
Use
Past continuous, u potvrdnom obliku, koristimo za potvrđivanje događaja koji su se dogodili u prošlosti. Najčešće se koristi kad želimo izreći da je neka radnja trajala duže vrijeme.
Past continuous se koristi u slijedećim slučajevima:
- Dulja radnja u pozadini koja je prekinuta kraćom (nešto se iznenada dogodilo kad je druga, duža radnja još trajala);
- Događaj koji se dogodio u određenom trenutku u prošlosti (s datumom, satom ili određenom vremenskom informacijom o događaju);
- Neprekinuta radnja koja je trajala određeno vrijeme (događaj u prošlosti koji je trajao duži vremenski period);
- Duljina vremenskog perioda u prošlosti (događaj u prošlosti koje je trajao duži vremenski period);
- Prošle paralelne radnje (dvije radnje koje su se odvijale u isto vrijeme);
- Slijed događaja u prošlosti (obično se koristi za opisivanje situacija u kojima su se u isto vrijeme odvijali različiti događaji);
- Ponovljene ili dosadne radnje (s always ili sličnim izrazima koji upućuju na ponovljeni događaj).
Summary
Prošlo trajno vrijeme [past continuous ili progressive], u potvrdnom obliku, koristimo za potvrđivanje radnji koje su trajale neko vrijeme, koje su bile prekinute nekom drugom radnjom te za one koje su se događale paralelno s nekom drugom radnjom.
Struktura:
Subject + was/were + [verb + -ing] + …
Naprimjer:
— “I was playing football when the phone rang.” = Koristimo past continuous za radnju koja je bila prekinuta drugom iznenadnom radnjom (izraženom u past simplu).
♦ “I played football.” = Koristimo past simple za radnju koja je počela i završila u prošlosti.
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