Formation of PERFECT in Serbian
Here is the formula for the Past Tense in Serbian:
LONG FORM:
Subject + present of TO BE + Past Participle (or literally: ' past participle adjective ' = glagolski pridev radni) For a very thorough explanation check this link.
Ti si plesala. (You were dancing.)
SHORT FORM:
Past Participle + present of TO BE
Plesala si.
It is formed by replacing the 'i/e/ati' or 'ći' infinitive ending of the verb with the past participle endings as follows:
Masc. Sg -o
Fem. Sg - la
N. Sg -lo
Masc. Pl -li
Fem. Pl - le
N. Pl -la
I will use the opportunity of this excellent video to introduce past tense verbs:
Novak je pobedio Federera.
Novakova devojka je skakala od sreće, a njegovi prijatelji su se radovali.
Federer je polomio reket, a posle je bacao flaše, što možete videti na snimku.
* With reflexive form of the word, the auxilliary "to be" is dropped in the third person singular, so :
"She woke up" = Ona se probudila. or Probudila se. (instead of ona je se probudila, or probudila je se)
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