VERB TO BE (Być)

PRESENT SIMPLE
WHEN TO USE IT (kiedy go stosować)
• Name ( I am Kate / I’m Kate)
• Imiȩ ( Jestem Kate)
• Age ( I am 10 years old / I’m 10 years old)
• Wiek ( Mam 10 lat)
• Nationality ( I am Polish / I’m Polish)
• Narodowość ( Jestem Polakiem)
• Feelings ( I am sad / I’m sad)
• Uczucia ( Jestem smutny)
• Professions ( I am a teacher / I’m teacher)
• Zawody (Jestem nauczycielem)
• Physical appearance ( I am tall / I’m tall)
• Wygląd fizyczny ( Jestem wysoki)
AFFIRMATIVE FORM AND SHORT AFFIRMATIVE FORM
(Forma twierdząca i krótka forma twierdząca) +
• I AM / I’M
✓ I am a girl
• YOU ARE / YOU’RE ✓ You are
• HE IS / HE’S blonde
✓ He is Jake
• SHE IS / SHE’S ✓ It is sunny
✓ We are
• IT IS / IT’S brothers
• WE ARE / WE’RE ✓ You are at
home
• YOU ARE / YOU’RE ✓ They are
sisters
• THEY ARE / THEY’RE
 NEGATIVE FORM (Forma negatywna) -
• I AM NOT / I’M NOT o I’m not a girl
o You aren’t
• YOU ARE NOT / YOU AREN’T blonde
o He isn’t Jake
• HE IS NOT / HE ISN’T o It is not sunny
• SHE IS NOT / SHE ISN’T o We aren’t
brothers
• IT IS NOT / IT ISN’T o You aren’t at
home
• WE ARE NOT / WE AREN’T o They are not
• YOU ARE NOT / YOU AREN’T sisters

• THEY ARE NOT / THEY AREN’T

INTERROGATIVE FORM (Forma pytająca) ?
• AM I …?
• ARE YOU …? ❖ Am I a girl?
❖ Are you blonde? ➢ Yes, I am/No, I am not
• IS HE …? ❖ Is he Jack? ➢ Yes, you are/No, you
❖ Is it sunny?
• IS SHE …? ❖ Are we
aren’t
➢ Yes, he is/No he isn’t
• IS IT …? brothers? ➢ Yes, it is/No, it isn’t
❖ Are you at ➢ Yes, we are/No, we
• ARE WE …? home? aren’t
❖ Are they sisters?
• ARE YOU …? ➢ Yes, you are/ No you
aren’t
• ARE THEY …? ➢ Yes, they are/No, they
aren’t