l reprezint infinitivul scurt al verbului (adic to write = infinitiv; write = infinitivul scurt).

Singura excepie este pentru persoana a III-a singular (he, she, it), n cazul crora infinitivul scurt primete terminaiile -s sau -es. Verbul TO BE (a fi) I walk We walk to walk You walk You walk (a merge) Forma afirmativ Forma afirmativ scurt Traducere He / She / It walks They walk I admire We admire I am Im eu sunt to admire You admire You admire You are Youre tu eti (a admira) He / She / It admires They admire He / She / It is Hes / Shes / Its el/ea este We are Were noi suntem dar atenie, verbul to admire are deja e la You are Youre voi suntei sfrit, deci s-a adugat doar un -s i nu -es; They are Theyre ei sunt I beg We beg to beg Exemple: You beg You beg (a implora) I am from London. Im from London. (Eu sunt din Londra.) He / She / It begs They beg I clean We clean You are American. Youre American. (Tu eti american.) to clean You clean You clean She is beautiful. Shes beautiful. (Ea este frumoas.) (a cura) He / She / It cleans They clean

Forma afirmativ a prezentului simplu

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verbele care se termin n y schimb y-ul n i naintea adugrii terminaiilor: to try (a ncerca) I try You try He / She / It tries We try You try They try to fly (a zbura) I fly You fly He / She / It flies We fly You fly They fly

la verbele care se termin n x, s, ss, z, zz, sh, ch ( ATENIE!!!) se adaug terminaia es la persoana a III-a singular (he, she, it): to fix (a repara) to miss (a duce dorul) I fix You fix He / She / It fixes I miss You miss He / She / It misses We fix You fix They fix We miss You miss They miss to catch (a prinde) to wash (a spla) I catch You catch He / She / It catches I wash You wash He / She / It washes We catch You catch They catch We wash You wash They wash

Forma negativ a prezentului simplu se compune cu ajutorul infinitivului scurt al verbului to do (a face), (adic to
do = infinitiv; do / does ( pentru persoana a III-a singular) = infinitivul scurt):

Subiect + do / does + not + infinitivul scurt al verbului folosit

ex. I do not (dont) like tennis. ; He does not (doesnt) go to school on Saturdays.

Formele interogativ i negativ interogativ a prezentului simplu cuprind urmtoarele elemente:

Forma interogativ

Do / Does + S + infinitivul scurt

Forma negativ interogativ

Do they do to school every day? Does he go to school every day? Dont they like apples? Doesnt she like apples?

Dont / Doesnt + S + infinitivul scurt

Prezentul simplu se folosete pentru a vorbi despre lucruri n general. Nu se folosete numai pentru a exprima prezentul, ci i pentru a exprima ceea ce se ntmpl n mod repetat, sau ceva ce este adevrat n mod general.

Se folosete: pentru a exprima o aciune care se petrece n mod regulat, repetat, la anumite intervale de timp. Se folosesc adverbe precum: often, occasionally, frequently, generally, normally, ordinarily, regularly, from time to time, every once in a while, rarely, sometimes, seldom, usually, always, ever, never, twice a week, every day / week / month / year : I walk to the theatre every morning. (aciune repetat) Father smokes too much. (aciune obinuit) Jane works in a big factory. (aciune permanent) - pentru a exprima un adevr general sau o lege tiinific: The sun spins around Earth. Ice melts in the sun. - pentru a exprima serii de aciuni care au loc succesiv, la intervale scurte de timp, ntr-un paragraf narativ (explicate pas cu pas): He enters the house, throws the coat and goes straight to the bedroom. - pentru a exprima o aciune trecut ntr-un context istoric (red sumarul unei povestiri i se numete prezentul istoric): Churchill signs the treaty and puts an end to the war. - pentru a exprima indicaii scenice (i n vorbirea indirect): Tom ( laughs): I cannot believe it. - pentru a exprima comentarii sportive (exprim aciuni care se petrec repede i care se termin nainte de propoziia care le exprim): Hagi kicks the ball and throws it into the goal. - pentru a exprima titlul unui editorial sau articol: Boy rescues girl from drowning! - pentru a exprima o aciune viitoare vzut ca un plan oficial, respectiv orare ale instituiilor sau ale mijloacelor de transport (se folosesc mai ales urmtoarele verbe: to begin, to start, to end, to stop, to open, to close, to set off (a decola), to take off (a decola), to land, to reach, to arrive, to leave + adverbe care exprim viitorul precum: next, tomorrow etc.): The library open sat 9 a.m. and closes at 10 p.m. The championship starts next Sunday. (ceea ce nseamn de fapt will start) The tourists visit the British Museum on Friday morning. (ceea ce nseamn de fapt will visit) - pentru a exprima proverbe i zictori: Despair gives courage to a coward. - pentru a exprima instruciuni i reete (se folosete prezentul simplu n locul imperativului pentru ca acestea s fie mai personale): Keep this medicine out of the reach of children. - pentru itinerarii ale planurilor de zbor: On day three we visit London. - pentru a face declaraii (! verbele care descriu opinii sau sentimente tind s fie de stare adic verbe care nu sufer modificri): I hope youll come to my party. I bet you dont know the answer. - n anumite contexte, mai ales n propoziiile interogative, pentru a da indicaii: Why do you move so slowly? (repro) - n propoziii exclamative care ncep cu here sau there: Here they come ! There goes the train !, dar dac propoziiile nu sunt exclamative, trebuie folosit timpul prezent continuu: They are comming. - cu verbul to continue i echivalentele acestuia (to go on, to keep on etc.), deoarece conin ideea de continuitate, i deci nu este necesar folosirea formei continue: The children continue to write. The pupils go on reading. dar atunci cnd to go on nseamn to happen, trebuie folosit forma continu: What is going on there? - pentru a exprima o aciune viitoare care este predicat al unei circumstaniale de timp (se folosesc adverbe de timp ca when, till, until, before, after, as soon as, by the time, as once as ) sau al unei condiionale (se folosesc adverbe ca unless, on condition that, in case, supposing, if): I will call you when / after / as soon as / once I arrive. (I arrive exprim o aciune viitoare). She will come if you invite her. - pentru a exprima o aciune viitoare: a) n subordonate condiionale: If your cousin comes here tomorrow, we will got o the cinema. b) n subordonate temporale (c.c.t.) a cror aciune este stimulat cu una viitoare: Tom will like English grammar when he understands it.