1. Ako pogledate tablelu, videćete da glagol “to be” ima samo tri oblika u prezentu i to: AM, IS, i
ARE.
I am from Serbia.
My friend Anna is very pretty.
We are at home.
Moguće je skratiti glagole na sledeći način:
I am = I’m
He is = He’s
She is = She’s
It is = It’s
We are = We’re
You are = You’re
They are = They’re
Upitni oblik se gradi “inverzijom” subjekta i glagola, to jest, promenom mesta subjekta i
glagola.
Are you hungry?
Is this your book?
Where are your friends?
Odrični oblik se gradi tako što se na glagolske oblike AM,IS ili ARE doda rečca NOT. Odrične
oblike je moguće skratiti.
is + not = isn’t
are+not = aren’t
ALI
am + not = am not - ovaj odrični oblik ne skraćujemo.
Hajde da pogledamo sve oblike jedne rečenice sa glagolom “to be”:
+ Tom is very nice.
? Is Tom very nice.
- Tom is not (isn’t) very nice.
I još nesto, u većini slučajeva subjekat u rečenici neće biti lična zamenica, nego imenica ili skup
reči koje čine subjekat.
John (ili bilo koje musko ime) – he
My brother – he
The little boy in the car – he
Amy (ili bilo koje žensko ime) – she

2. The beautiful tall girl in the corner – she
the dog – (bilo koja životinja ili objekat) -it
the book - it
My friend and I - we
Your sister and you – you
The boys (ili bilo koja množina) -they
The books – they