Begin with two complete thoughts: “Juče sam bila kod zubara.” and “Moj otac je bio veoma zauzet.”. Meaning comes first; names for grammatical forms are useful only after you can recognise the difference.

Stiže još jedan / još jedna set of exercises to practice one of the lessons from Serbian 102 course!



Past tense of To be Explained

You can find the pronunciation and the form of the verb to be in Serbian in this post published earlier.



Past tense of To be with Exercises




Past tense of To be - Games



Biti Moves from Now into Yesterday

What changes between “Juče sam bila kod zubara.” and “Moj otac je bio veoma zauzet.”? Use that contrast to investigate past-tense gender and number agreement of biti, then create a third situation before checking any explanation.

Bio, Bila and Bilo Tell Us Who

Let “Selo je bilo tiho posle ponoći.” begin a two-line dialogue. Supply a natural response, switch scripts for the reply, and read both roles without pausing.

Latin scriptCyrillic scriptEnglish
Juče sam bila kod zubara.Јуче сам била код зубара.Yesterday I was at the dentist’s.
Moj otac je bio veoma zauzet.Мој отац је био веома заузет.My father was very busy.
Selo je bilo tiho posle ponoći.Село је било тихо после поноћи.The village was quiet after midnight.
Dečaci su bili na košarkaškom terenu.Дечаци су били на кошаркашком терену.The boys were on the basketball court.
Moje koleginice su bile u Pragu.Моје колегинице су биле у Прагу.My colleagues were in Prague.

Five Past States with Clear Agreement

Rebuild “Dečaci su bili na košarkaškom terenu.” from its English meaning, but adapt “Moje koleginice su bile u Pragu.” freely. The two results should sound connected to real communication, not to a grammar list.

Choose the Participle before the Auxiliary

Reconstruct all five Serbian sentences from English. Use “Juče sam bila kod zubara.” as your first accuracy check only after writing the full set in Latin and Cyrillic.

  1. Yesterday I was at the dentist’s.
  2. My father was very busy.
  3. The village was quiet after midnight.
  4. The boys were on the basketball court.
  5. My colleagues were in Prague.

Solutions prepared for Serbian 102 - Past tense of Biti

  1. Juče sam bila kod zubara.
    Јуче сам била код зубара.
  2. Moj otac je bio veoma zauzet.
    Мој отац је био веома заузет.
  3. Selo je bilo tiho posle ponoći.
    Село је било тихо после поноћи.
  4. Dečaci su bili na košarkaškom terenu.
    Дечаци су били на кошаркашком терену.
  5. Moje koleginice su bile u Pragu.
    Моје колегинице су биле у Прагу.