Serbian Present Tense Revision I A1-A2 Practice

In my last blog post, we made the present-tense cake, and today, as I promised, we will add the icing and a cherry on top. Are you ready? Let’s dive in. First, let’s do a Serbian present tense revision:

• Singular endings
• Plural endings
• Present stem and verb groups
• Third person plural endings

Serbian Present Tense Revision: Present Stem

Let’s start with the present stem. Look at the image below and complete the rule.

As I mentioned in a previous blog post, there is a way to skip this rule and learn the present stems. If you haven’t already copied the list of the most common verbs and their stems, I encourage you to do so.

Singular Endings

After the present stem, it’s time for the next piece of the puzzle, singular endings. Check out the image below, and let’s go through the endings together.

We use -m for ja, -š for ti, and for on/ona/ono there is no ending.

Challenge 1

It’s time for the first challenge.

1. Look at the verb
2. Write the correct present stem
3. Look at the pronoun
4. Write the correct ending

Answer key: 1. gleda 2.jede + -m 3.Ona čisti 4.Ti sluša + -š 5.Ono pije

See? One step at a time, and the puzzle starts coming together.

Present Tense Plural Endings

Learning plural endings can be challenging. So for now, we will revise only 1st person plural and 2nd person plural.

We use -mo for mi and -te for vi.

Challenge 2

Are you ready for the next challenge?

1. Read the verb
2. Write the present stem
3. Read the pronoun
4. Write the correct form of the verb

Answer key: 1.pijemo 2.čitate 3.jedete 4.vozimo 5.slušate 6.gledamo

Verb Groups and Third Person Plural Endings

Why is it important to learn the verb groups? Well, which ending we add in 3rd person plural depends on the verb group. Don’t worry. I will explain this step-by-step.

First, let’s take a look at the verb groups.

Step 1

So far, so good!

Step 3

Step 3

Let’s revise third person singular ( -e group and i-group)

See, we are almost there.

Challenge 3

1. Read the pronoun on and the verb in third person singular
2. Read the pronoun oni and fill in the correct form of the verb in present tense

Answer key: oni rade, oni spavaju, oni pišu, oni jedu, oni čitaju, oni voze, oni piju, oni trče, oni igraju

Challenge 4

Let’s move on to the next challenge.

Read and correct the sentences

Answer key: 1. Ja kuvam ručak. 2. Oni igraju fudbal 3.Ti voliš životinje. 4.Vi zalivate cveće. 5. Mi radimo u školi. 6. Ti čitaš knjigu. 7. On sluša radio. 8.Ja gledam seriju 9. Mi čistimo kuću. Oni jedu picu.

Challenge 5

Here comes the last challenge. Use the phrases below to write sentences and record what you are doing every day.

If you are joining us for the first time here are all the previous lessons in one place.

1. Serbian Present Tense Singular
2. Serbian Present Tense Plural
3. Present Stem and Verb Groups
4. Third Person Plural Endings
5. Revision

You’ve learned the rules, but now it’s time to put them into practice. If you’d like more guided practice, I invite you to check out Serbian Present Tense Set

Congratulations! You’ve made the Serbian present tense cake. Now, it’s time to enjoy the slice.

Happy learning!