Fill in the gaps with the suitable form of the verbs in brackets and send the homework to 'learnserbian@gmail.com'. I hope that I will manage to launch the site with similar grammar exercises by April. Watch this space!

- IM
  1. Svako jutro se (1) BUDITI u 8.
  2. Da li ti (2) MISLITI da su jedan plus jedan dva?
  3. Da li Vi (3) MISLITI da u životu jedan i jedan nisu uvek dva?
  4. Dragan se (4) OBLAČITI bar pola sata!
  5. Kada (5) OTVARATI prodavnicu?
- AM
  1. Svaki dan te (6) ČEKATI bar deset minuta!
  2. Moja deca (7) ČITATI knjige - a tvoja?
  3. Danas je baš hladno! Vetar baš (8) DUVATI.
  4. Koliko često (9) GLEDATI tv?
  5. Ana i Sofija se (10) IGRATI.
- (uj)EM

  1. Svaki dan se (11) DOPISIVATI sa drugaricom iz Engleske.
  2. Kada ti (12) DORUČKOVATI?
  3. Šta najčešće (13) PITI tokom dana?
  4. Oni (14) PISATI e-meilove svaki dan.
  5. Kada mi (15) POČINJATI sa učenjem srpskog?

A small detail changes the whole message. Present-tense endings turn an infinitive into a living action and often tell you who acts without an expressed pronoun.

Notice the mirror inside present tense conjugations in serbian

Present-tense endings turn an infinitive into a living action and often tell you who acts without an expressed pronoun. The pattern becomes visible through comparison. Read the Serbian examples as complete thoughts, not as containers for isolated vocabulary. Notice which word changes the meaning most strongly, and allow the surrounding words to show its grammatical job.

Five careful lines for present tense conjugations in serbian

LatinicaĆirilicaEnglish
Čekam prijateljicu kod pozorišta.Чекам пријатељицу код позоришта.I am waiting for a friend by the theatre.
Svakog petka kuvaš riblju čorbu.Сваког петка куваш рибљу чорбу.You cook fish soup every Friday.
Nikola nosi naočare samo za čitanje.Никола носи наочаре само за читање.Nikola wears glasses only for reading.
Popodne šetamo pored reke.Поподне шетамо поред реке.In the afternoon we walk beside the river.
Deca crtaju kredom po dvorištu.Деца цртају кредом по дворишту.The children draw with chalk in the yard.

A rhythm from recognition to speech with present tense conjugations in serbian

Move from Čekam prijateljicu kod pozorišta. towards Deca crtaju kredom po dvorištu., but stop at the sentence that feels least comfortable. Record one reading and listen for the endings, and then use that thought as the beginning of a two-line exchange. Tomorrow, return through a different sentence so that the order of the table cannot do the remembering for you.

Five moves before the trail disappears from present tense conjugations in serbian

  1. Translate into English: Čekam prijateljicu kod pozorišta.
  2. Rebuild in Serbian from memory: “You cook fish soup every Friday.”
  3. Write the third sentence in Cyrillic without copying it.
  4. Change one detail in Popodne šetamo pored reke. and keep the sentence grammatical.
  5. Create a new question connected with Deca crtaju kredom po dvorištu..

Check the map you have made through present tense conjugations in serbian

  1. I am waiting for a friend by the theatre.
  2. Svakog petka kuvaš riblju čorbu. / Сваког петка куваш рибљу чорбу.
  3. Никола носи наочаре само за читање.
  4. Answers vary; the changed word must still agree with the rest of the sentence.
  5. Answers vary; keep the question directly connected with the situation.