TO BE Present Simple

TO BE can be both a main and an auxiliary verb in some tenses. It has 3 forms in the present simple tense: 

I am/'m happy.

You are/'re at school.

He is/'s at home.

She is/'s in the shop.

It is/'s morning.

We are/'re in the classroom.

You are/'re good friends.

They are/'re in the street.

In questions, the subject and the verb switch places:

Am I sad?

Are you at home?

Is he at school?

For negative sentences, add NOT after the verb:

I am not/'m not sad.

You are not/aren't at home.

He is not/isn't at school.

Always use the present simple forms of TO BE when talking about your or somebody else's age:

I'm eleven years old.

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BITI/JESAM može da se upotrebi i kao glavni i kao pomoćni glagol u nekim vremenima. Ima 3 oblika u sadašnjem vremenu:

Ja sam srećan-a sam.

Ti si u školi.

On je kod kuće.

Ona je u prodavnici.

Jutro je.

Mi smo u učionici.

Vi ste dobri drugari.

Oni su na ulici.

U upitnim rečenicama subjekat i predikat zamene mesta:

Da li sam tužan-a?

Da li si kod kuće?

Da li je on u školi?

Za odrične rečenice dodaj rečcu NE posle glagola:

Nisam tužan-a.

Nisi kod kuće.

Nije u školi.

Uvek upotrebljavaj sadašnji oblik glagola BITI/JESAM kada govoriš o svom ili godištu nekog drugog:

Imam jedanaest godina.

Complete the table:

I am/ _____ 11.

He _____ / _____ from England.

_____ _____ / _____ at school.

_____ _____ / _____ cold.

_____ _____ / _____ at home.

You _____ / _____ great.

They _____ / _____ bad.

Make questions:

1 Ken and Kate / twins

2 Sue / in the kitchen

3 you / fifteen

4 he / from Australia

5 they / at home