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Verb ”to be”

Positive form
Long form Contraction

I am – eu sunt/ я есть  I’m – eu sunt


!!!Tip:
You are – tu ești You’re – tu ești
I am – I’m
He is – el este He’s – el este You are – you’re
She is – ea este She’s – ea este He is – he’s
It is – el/ea este It’s – el/ea este She is – she’s
It is – it’s
We are – noi suntem We’re – noi suntem
We are – we’re
You are – voi sunteți You’re – voi sunteți You are – you’re
They are – ei/ele sunt They’re – ei/ele sunt They are – they’re
Negative form
Long form Contraction
!!! Tip:
I am not – eu nu sunt I’m not – eu nu sunt I am not – I’m not
You are not – tu nu ești You aren’t – tu nu ești You are not – you aren’t
He is not – he isn’t
He is not – el nu este He isn’t – el nu este She is not – she isn’t
She is not – ea nu este She isn’t – ea nu este It is not – it isn’t
We are not – we aren’t
It is not – el/ea nu este It isn’t – el/ea nu este
You are not – you aren’t
We are not – noi nu suntem We aren’t – noi nu suntem They are not – they aren’t
You are not – voi nu sunteți You aren’t – voi nu sunteți
They are not – ei/ele nu sunt They aren’t – ei/ele nu sunt is not – isn’t

are not – aren’t


Questions and short answers
Questions Positive short answers Negative short
answers

Am I? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.


Are you? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t. !!! Tip:
Is he? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t. Positive: She is happy.
Is she? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
Question: Is she happy?
Is it? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.
Are we? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.
Positive: They are happy.
Are you? Yes, you are. No you aren’t.
Are they? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.
Question: Are they happy?
Wh- questions
Who? – Cine? Кто? Who is she? / Who’s she?

What? – Ce? Что? What is your job?/ What’s your job?

When? – Când? Когда? When are you home?


When is he home? / When’s he home?

Where? – Unde? Где? Where are you?


Where is he? / Where’s he?
How? – Cum? Как? How are you?
How is he?/ How’s he?

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