Present Simple: the verb TO BE

Present simple of the auxiliary verb TO BE (Present Simple pomoćnog glagola BITI)

Affirmative (potvrdni oblik)

Long form (neskraćeni oblik):

Short form (skraćeni oblik):

Singular (jednina)• I am (ja sam)
• you are (ti si)
• he/she/it is (on/ona/ono je)

Plural (množina)

• we are (mi smo)
• you are (vi ste)
• they are (oni su)

Singular (jednina)• I’m • you’re
• he/she/it’s

Plural (množina)

• we’re
• you’re
• they’re

Negative (niječni oblik)

Long form (neskraćeni oblik):

Short form (skraćeni oblik):

Singular (jednina)• I am not
• you are not
• he/she/it is not

Plural (množina)

• we are not
• you are not
• they are not

Singular (jednina)• I’m not
• you’re not / you aren’t
• he/she/it’s not he/she/it isn’t

Plural (množina)

• we’re not / we aren’t
• you’re not / you aren’t
• they’re not / they aren’t

Interrogative – affirmative (upitni potvrdni oblik)

Long form (neskraćeni oblik):

!!! Affirmative interrogative has no short form.

Singular (jednina)• am I?
• are you?
• is he/she/it?

Plural (množina)

• are we?
• are you?
• are they?

(!!! Potvrdni upitni oblik nema skraćenog oblika).

Interrogative – negative (upitni niječni oblik)

Long form (neskraćeni oblik):

Short form (skraćeni oblik):

Singular (jednina)• am I not?
• are you not?
• is he/she/it not?

Plural (množina)

• are we not?
• are you not? • are they not?

Singular (jednina)• (aren’t I?)
• aren’t you?
• isn’t he/she/it?

Plural (množina)

• aren’t we?
• aren’t you?
• aren’t they?