Auxiliary verbs, also known as helping verbs, are used in Slovenia to form different tenses, moods, and voices of other verbs. They are crucial to convey various temporal relationships between different actions or states. The most common auxiliary verbs in Slovenian include ‘biti’ (to be), ‘imeti’ (to have), and ‘morati’ (must). These verbs often accompany the main verb and provide additional information about the action.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate auxiliary verb (biti, imeti, morati)
1. Jaz *bom* pogosto tukaj. (will)
2. Ana ne *mora* priti na zabavo. (must)
3. Oni so *bili* na počitnicah. (were)
4. Mi *smo* imeli kosilo ob enih. (had)
5. Ti ne *moraš* iti. (mustn’t)
6. Jaz *sem* v parku. (am)
7. Mi *bomo* šli na koncert. (will)
8. Ti *imaš* moj telefon. (have)
9. Oni *morajo* početi domačo nalogo. (must)
10. On *bo* imel sestanek. (will)
11. Mi ne *smo* dovolj stari, da bi šli na koncert. (are)
12. Ana *bo* šla v trgovino. (will)
13. Oni *imajo* veliko dela. (have)
14. Jaz *moram* iti zdaj. (must)
15. Oni *bodo* zakasnili. (will)
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the auxiliary verb “biti” (to be)
1. Ti *si* moja sestra. (are)
2. Jaz *sem* tukaj. (am)
3. Oni *so* zadovoljni. (are)
4. Micek *je* mačka. (is)
5. Nismo *bili* doma. (have been)
6. Polna luna *je* zelo svetla. (is)
7. Mi *bomo* šli na dan odprtih vrat. (will)
8. Ti *boste* tekli v maratonu. (will)
9. Jaz *sem* bil v Ljubljani. (was)
10. Ona *je* brez skrbi. (is)
11. Mi *smo* bili na koncertu. (were)
12. Ti *si* presenetila vsakega izmed nas. (surprised)
13. On *je* bil moj najboljsi prijatelj. (was)
14. Mi *nismo* v kinu. (are)
15. Oni *so* igrali nogomet. (played)
