To be - Present

U kratkom odgovoru ime zamjenjujemo zamjenicom.

Is Tom tired?

• Yes, he is. ✓

• Yes, Tom is. ✗

TO BE znači „biti”. Koristimo ga za ljude, imena i dob, osjećaje i opis te podrijetlo i mjesta.

I am Emma. → Ja sam Emma.

Za dob koristimo TO BE, a ne HAVE.

• I am 12. → Ja imam 12 godina. ✓

• I have 12 years. ✗

Yes + zamjenica + am/is/are.
No + zamjenica + am not/isn't/aren't.

• Is she from London? → Yes, she is. / No, she isn't.

• Are they crazy about sports? → Yes, they are. / No, they aren't.

• I am not → I'm not

• you/we/they are not → you/we/they aren't

• he/she/it is not → he/she/it isn't

He is not good at maths. → He isn't good at maths. = On nije dobar u matematici.

U sadašnjem vremenu: OSOBA + AM / IS / ARE.

• I → am → ja sam

• you → are → ti si

• he/she/it → is → on/ona/ono je

• we → are → mi smo

• they → are → oni su

Glagol i osoba zamjenjuju mjesta: AM/IS/ARE + OSOBA …?

• I am on time. → Am I on time? = Jesam li na vrijeme?

• They are from England. → Are they from England? = Jesu li oni iz Engleske?

Upitne riječi koristimo kada tražimo više informacija. Dolaze na početak pitanja.

What? When? Where? Why? Who? How?

Dodajemo NOT: OSOBA + AM/IS/ARE + NOT.

• I → am not → ja nisam

• you → are not → ti nisi

• he/she/it → is not → on/ona/ono nije

• we → are not → mi nismo

• they → are not → oni nisu

• I am → I'm

• you/we/they are → you're/we're/they're

• he/she/it is → he's/she's/it's

She is a very clever girl. → She's a very clever girl. = Ona je jako pametna djevojka.

WH-RIJEČ + AM/IS/ARE + OSOBA …?

Upitna riječ ide ispred glagola.

• Where is the cat? → The cat is in the garden. ✓

• Where the cat is? ✗

Možemo reći samo broj ili upotrijebiti puni izraz:

• I am 12.

• I am 12 years old.

Oboje znači: Ja imam 12 godina. U punom izrazu riječi years i old idu zajedno.