The Verb “to be” in the Indefinite Tenses

Affirmative

(стверджувальна форма)

Interrogative

(питальна)

Negative

(заперечна)

Present

I am

he

she is

it

you

we are

they

Am I …?

he

Is she …?

it

you

Are we …?

they

I am not

he

she is not (isn’t)

it

you

we are not (aren’t)

they

Past

I

he was

she

it

you

we were

they

I

Was he …?

she

it

you

Were we …?

they

I

he

she was not (wasn’t)

it

you

we were not (weren’t)

they

Future

I , we shall be

he

she

it will be

you

they

Shall I, we be …?

he

she

Will it be … ?

you

they

I, we shall not be

he

she

it will not be

you (won’t be)

they

Affirmative

Interrogative

Negative

There is a computer center at the University.

Is there a computer center at the University?

There is no computer center at the University.

There are computer centers at the University.

Are there computer centers at the University?

There are no computer centers at the University.

Affirmative

Interrogative

Negative

There was a computer center at the University.

Was there a computer center at the University?

There was no computer center at the University.

There were computer centers at the University.

Were there computer centers at the University?

There were no computer centers at the University.

Особа

Однина

Множина

Примітка

1-а

I - я

we - ми

1. Займенник I – я завжди пишеться з великої літери.

2-а

you - ти

you - ви

3-а

he - він

she - вона

it - він, вона, воно

they - вони

2. Займенник he – він заміняє іменник, який означає особу чоловічого роду. Займенник

she - вона означає особу жіночого роду. Займенник it означає неістоту, предмет чи тварину і перекладається в залежності від граматичного роду іменника словами він, вона, воно.