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    The document describes the present tense in Serbian. It provides examples of how to form the present tense of verbs by removing the infinitive ending and adding personal endings. It also gives examples of how the present tense is used to describe habitual actions, actions occurring now, and future events. Common verbs like "to read", "to work" are conjugated in the present tense. Exercises are provided to practice forming sentences in the present tense and engaging in dialogues.

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    The document describes the present tense in Serbian. It provides examples of how to form the present tense of verbs by removing the infinitive ending and adding personal endings. It also gives examples of how the present tense is used to describe habitual actions, actions occurring now, and future events. Common verbs like "to read", "to work" are conjugated in the present tense. Exercises are provided to practice forming sentences in the present tense and engaging in dialogues.

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    The document describes the present tense in Serbian. It provides examples of how to form the present tense of verbs by removing the infinitive ending and adding personal endings. It also gives examples of how the present tense is used to describe habitual actions, actions occurring now, and future events. Common verbs like "to read", "to work" are conjugated in the present tense. Exercises are provided to practice forming sentences in the present tense and engaging in dialogues.

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    Present

    to be – biti
    1. Ja jesam/sam 1. Mi jesmo/smo
    2. Ti jesi/si 2. Vi jeste/ste
    3. On jeste/je 3. On jeste/je

    The present tense in Serbian is used to describe:


    1) the action that repeats through time/habit: Ja plivam svaki
    dan/I swim every day
    2) the action occurring now: Ja plivam sada/I am swimming
    now.
    3) to express future events: Idem sutra u bioskop/I am going
    tomorrow to the movie theater.

    Infinitive: raditi, čitati, pevati, svirati,


    plivati…

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    How to form a present tense:
    1. Remove the verbs infinitive endings and
    add endings for present:
    1. –m 1. –mo
    2. –š 2. –te
    3. - 3. –ju

    čitati – to read
    1. Ja čitam 1. Mi čitamo
    2. Ti čitaš 2. Vi čitate
    3. On čita 3.Oni čitaju
    the same pattern: pevati, svirati, plivati…

    2
    raditi – to work
    1. Ja radim 1. Mi radimo
    2. Ti radiš 2. Vi radite
    3. On radi 3. Oni rade

    čitati + Accusative/Akuzativ
    book – knjiga, feminine form, singular,
    Nominative
    Ja čitam knjigu
    good – dobar, dobra, dobro
    Ja čitam dobru knjigu

    Ja radim puno. – I work a lot. /Ja puno


    radim.

    3
    Ja radim malo. – I work a little. /Ja malo
    radim.
    adverb + verb
    Ja radim stalno. – I work all the time.
    Ja radim retko. – I rarely work.
    Ja radim ponekad. – I work sometimes.
    Ja ne radim. – I do not work.
    Ja ne radim nikad. – I never work.

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    Exercises
    I Separate the words
    1. dobro večekakostehvaladobroavinijeloše
    2. dobrojutrokakosidobrojutromožebolje
    3. zdravozdravokakosinijelošeationako

    II Write the missing pronoun on/ona/oni/one


    1. Tanja i Sofija nisu profesorke, ______ su studentkinje .
    2. Aleksandar nije student, _____ je profesor.
    3. Marija nije kuvarica, _____ je pevačica.
    4. Milan i Marko su studenti. ________ nisu profesori.

    III Fill in the gaps – verb to work – raditi


    Ja ceo dan _______. Moji roditelji takođe ceo dan _____.
    Ona ________ u školi. Mi __________ u vrtićima.

    IV Decide whether the dialogues are formal or informal

    1) A: Dobar dan. Kako ste?

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    B: Dobar dan! Hvala, dobro, a Vi?

    A: Odlično, hvala na pitanju.

    2) A: Ćao, šta ima, kako si?

    B: E, ćao, ništa posebno. Dobro sam, ti?

    A: Super.

    V Write the dialogues by putting words back in order:

    1) A: dobar si kako dan _______________________

    B: loše a nije ti _______________________

    A: sam hvala dobro _______________________

    2) A: veče dobro ________________

    B: ste dobro veče kako ____________________

    A: a može Vi hvala bolje _______________

    B: hvala odlično _______________

    A: doviđenja ________________

    B: se doviđenja vidimo ____________

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