Slaganje vremena - Sequence of TensesSlaganje glagolskih vremena

Tabele ispod pokazuju ispravno slaganje vremena u reenicama kod kojih je vrijeme od vitalnog znaaja.

Vrijeme u glavnoj reeniciVrijeme u zavisnoj reeniciPrimjer

Sadanje prosto

(Simple Present)Da se izrazi istovremena radnja, koristite sadanje prosto vrijeme.I am eager to go to the concert because I love the Wallflowers.

Da se izrazi prola radnja, koristite prosto prolo vrijeme.I know that I made the right choice.

Da se izrazi radnja koja je poela u trenu u prolosti i traje do danas, koristite present perfect.They believe that they have elected the right candidate.

Da izrazite radnju koja e se desiti, koristite prosto budue vrijeme.The President says that he will veto the bill.

Prosto prolo vrijeme

(Simple Past)Da izrazite drugu zavrenu radnju, koristite prosto prolo vrijeme.I wanted to go home because I missed my parents.

Da izrazite radnju koja se desila prije druge radnje koristite past perfect.She knew she had made the right choice.

Da izrazite ope poznatu injenicu koristite sadanje vrijeme.The Deists believed that the universe is like a giant clock.

Prezent perfekt ili past perfekt

(Present Perfect or Past Perfect)U svakom sluaju koristite prolo vrijeme.She has grown a foot since she turned nine.The crowd had turned nasty before the sheriff returned.

Budue vrijeme

(Futur)Da izrazite istovremenu radnju koristite sadanje vrijeme.I will be so happy if they fix my car today.

Da izrazite radnju koja se desila ranije, koristite prolo vrijeme.You will surely pass this exam if you studied hard.

Da se izrazi radnja u budunosti koja e se desiti prije radnje u nezavisnoj reenici, koristite prezent perfekt.The college will probably close its doors next summer if enrollments have not increased.

Predbudue vrijeme, svreni futur

(Future Perfect Tense)U svakom sluaju koristite sadanje vrijeme ili prezent perfekt.Most students will have taken sixty credits by the time they graduate.Most students will have taken sixty credits by the time they have graduated.

Slaganje vremena sa infinitivima i participima

Infinitiv

Vrijeme infinitivaUloga infinitivaPrimjer

Infinitiv sadanji

(Present Infinitive, to see)Da se izrazi istovremena radnja ili radnja poslije glagola.Coach Espinoza is eager to try out her new drills. ["eagerness" je sada; "to try out" e se desiti poslije.]

She would have liked to see more veterans returning. [Infinitiv prezenta "to see" je u istom trenutku kao i prolo vrijeme "would have liked".]

Infnitiv perfekta

(Perfect Infinitive, to have seen)Da se izrazi radnja koja se desila prije glagola.The fans would like to have seen some improvement this year. ["Would like" opisuje stanje u sadanjosti; "to have seen" opisuje neto prije tog vremena.]

They consider the team to have been coached very well.[Infinitiv perfekta to have been coached ukazuje na radnju prije glagola consider.]

Participi

Vrijeme participaUloga participaPrimjeri

Prezent participa

(Present of Participle, seeing)Da se izrazi radnja koja se deava u isto vrijeme kada i glagol.Working on the fundamentals, the team slowly began to improve. [Unaprijeujui osnove, tim je poeo polahko napredovati, radnja se deava u paralelno, u isto vrijeme]

Particip proli ili particip prezent perfekta

(Past Participle or Present Perfect ParticipleDa se izrazi radnja koja se deava prije glagola.Having experimented with several game plans, the coaching staff devised a master strategy.[Particip prezent perfekta "having experimented", ukazuje na vrijeme prije glagola u prolom vremenu "devised".]

Prepared by last year's experience, the coach knows not to expect too much.[Radnja izraena pomou glagola u prezentu "knows", je posljedica glagola u prolom vremenu "prepared".]