TO BE = A FI

 

Affirmative

Negative

Long Form

Short Form

Română

Long Form

Short Form

Română

I am

I’m

Eu sunt

I am not

I’m not

Eu nu sunt

You are

You’re

Tu ești

You are not

You aren’t

Tu nu ești

He is

He’s

El este

He is not

He isn’t

El nu este

She is

She’s

Ea este

She is not

She isn’t

Ea nu este

It is

It’s

El/Ea este

It is not

It isn’t

El/Ea nu este

We are

We’re

Noi suntem

We are not

We aren’t

Noi nu suntem

You are

You’re

Voi sunteți

You are not

You aren’t

Voi nu sunteți

They are

They’re

Ei/Ele sunt

They are not

They aren’t

Ei/Ele nu sunt

 

Interrogative

Short Answers (Răspunsuri scurte)

 

Română

Affirmative

Negative

Am I?

Eu sunt?

Yes, you are.

No, you aren’t

Are you?

Tu ești?

Yes, I am.

No, I’m not.

Is he?

El este?

Yes, he is.

No, he isn’t.

Is she?

Ea este?

Yes, she is.

No, she isn’t.

Is it?

El/Ea este?

Yes, it is.

No, it isn’t.

Are we?

Noi suntem?

Yes, you are.

No, you aren’t.

Are you?

Voi sunteți?

Yes, we are.

No, we aren’t.

Are they?

Ei/Ele sunt?

Yes, they are.

No, they aren’t.

 Formele de trecut ale verbului TO BE: 

WAS - pentru singular, persoanele I, HE, SHE, IT 

WERE - pentru plural, persoanele WE, YOU, THEY

Affirmative

I was         e.g. I was 

You were

He was

She was

It was

We were

You were

They were

Negative:

I was not - I wasn`t

You were not - You weren`t

He was not - He wasn`t

She was not - She wasn`t

It was not - It wasn`t

We were not - We weren`t

You were not - You weren`t

They were not - They weren`t

Interrogative:

Was I?            e.g. Was I coherent in my speech yesterday? = Am fost coerentă în discursul meu de ieri?

Were you?      e.g. Were you ill last week? = Săptămâna trecută ai fost bolnav?

Was he?         e.g. Was he in the garden when you arrived? = El era în grădină când ați sosit?

Was she?       e.g. Was she a teacher? = Ea a fost profesoară?

Was it?           e.g. Was it a dog or a rabbit? = A fost câine sau iepure?

Were we?      e.g. Were we admired by your students? = Am fost admirați/admirate de elevii tăi?

Were you?     e.g. Were you at home two days ago? = Ați fost acasă acum două zile?

Were they?    e.g. Were they interested in sciences? = Erau interesați de disciplinele științifice?