VERBUL “TO BE” – A FI

PREZENT:

Verbul “TO BE” are 3 forme:

- am (sunt) – pentru I (eu);

- is(este) – pentru he(el), she(ea), it (el/ea);
- are (esti, suntem, sunteti, sunt) – pentru we(noi), you (voi), they (ei/ele).
AFIRMATIV

SINGULAR
LONG FORM (FORMA LUNGĂ) SHORT FORM (FORMA TRADUCERE
SCURTĂ)
I am I’m Eu sunt
You are You’re Tu esti
He is He’s El este
She is She’s Ea este
It is It’s El este/ Ea este
PLURAL
We are We’re Noi suntem
You are You’re Voi sunteti
They are They’re Ei/Ele sunt

NEGATIV

SINGULAR
LONG FORM (FORMA SHORT FORM (FORMA SCURTĂ) TRADUCERE
LUNGĂ)
I am not I’m not I’m not Eu nu sunt
You are not You’re not You aren’t Tu nu esti
He is not He’s not He isn’t El nu este
She is not She’s not She isn’t Ea nu este
It is not It’s not It isn’t El nu este/ Ea nu este
PLURAL
We are not We’re not We aren’t Noi nu suntem
You are not You’re not You aren’t Voi nu sunteti
They are not They’re not They aren’t Ei/Ele nu sunt

La NEGATIV se adauga negatia NOT dupa formele verbului TO BE. Combinatia dintre IS/ARE si NOT are ca
rezultat formele scurte: ISN’T si AREN’T.

INTEROGATV
SINGULAR PLURAL
Am I? Sunt eu? Are we? Suntem noi?
Am I your friend? Yes, I am. Eu sunt prietenul Are we your friends? Yes, we are. Noi suntem
No, I’m not. tau? No we aren’t. prietenii vostri?
Are you? Esti tu? Are you? Sunteti voi?
Are you Sara’s Yes, I am. Tu esti sora Sarei? Are you our Yes, we are. Voi sunteti bunicii
sister? No, I’m not. grandparents? No, we aren’t. nostri?

Is he? Este el?

Is he your brother? Yes, he is. El este fratele tau? Are they? Yes, they are. Sunt ei?
No, he isn’t. Are they your cats? No, they aren’t. Ele sunt pisicile
Is she? Este ea? voastre?
Is she your sister? Yes, she is. Ea este sora ta?
 No, she isn’t.
Is it? Este el? Este ea?
Is it your cat? Yes, it is. Ea este pisica ta?
No, it isn’t.