Present Simple je jedno od sadašnjih vremena u engleskom jeziku koje se koristi za radnju koja se ponavlja, činjenice, situacije koje se ne menjaju.
Kako se gradi Present Simple?
potvrdan oblik: Subjekat + infinitiv
*za treće lice jednine (he/she/it) dodaje se nastavak –s ili –es na infinitiv glagola
You drink coffee every morning.
She drinks coffee every morning.
upitan oblik: Do / Does + Subjekat + infinitiv
Do you drink coffee every morning?
Does she drink coffee every morning?
odričan oblik: Subjekat + do / does + not + infinitiv
You do not drink coffee every morning.
She does not drink coffee every morning.
Kada se koristi Present Simple?
- za navike
I go to work by car.
- za činjenice
Sun shines.
- za karakteristika ili osobine
She has brown eyes.
- za mišljenje
I think he is honest.
- za fiksne rasporede u budućnosti
The train leaves at five.
Kod svih glagola u engleskom jeziku vreme Present Simple gradi se na ovaj način. Jedini izuzeci su glagoli have i be.
have
Kada je u pitanju glagol have, na ovaj glagol se u trećem licu ne dodaje nastavak -s ili -es, već have prelazi u has:
I have three books.
She has three books.
be
Glagol be ima posebne oblike u zavisnosti od toga u kom je licu subjekat, a o tome pročitajte više u lekciji o glagolu biti u sadašnjem vremenu.
Priloške odredbe za vreme koje se najčešće javljaju u ovom vremenu su: sometimes, often, occasionally, usually, always, never, normally, rarely…
Present Simple - Potvrdan oblik |
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I |
work in a bank. |
You |
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He |
likes walking. |
She |
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It |
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We |
live in England. |
You |
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They |
Present Simple - Odričan oblik |
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I |
do not |
work in a bank. |
You |
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He |
does not |
like walking. |
She |
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It |
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We |
do not |
live in England. |
You |
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They |
Present Simple - Upitan oblik |
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Do |
I |
work in a bank? |
you |
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Does |
he |
like walking? |
she |
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it |
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Do |
we |
live in England? |
you |
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they |
Present Simple – Kratki odgovori |
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Yes, No |
I |
do. don’t. |
you |
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he |
does. doesn’t. |
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she |
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it |
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we |
do. don’t. |
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you |
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they |