LESSON 10 - PAST TENSE SIMPLE LECTIA 10 - TIMPUL TRECUT

GRAMMAR Past tense simple (Timpul trecut) - desemneaza o actiune care a avut loc in trecut - In functie de formele pe care le au verbele la Past Tense, ele se impart in 2 categorii: Regular Verbs (Verbe regulate) Irregular Verbs (Verbe neregulate) - cu Past Tense se folosesc urmatoarele adverbe sau locutiuni adverbiale: Two hours ago, yesterday, last week/month/year, last night, in 1987, when I was a child Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs

- formeaza Past Tense prin adaugarea terminatiei - - Sunt verbe care au forme diferite la timpul Past ed la forma de Infinitiv Tense, isi schimba forma initiala pe care o aveau la E.g.: To listen (a asculta) listened (a ascultat) Infinitiv -E.g. : To be (a fi) was (a fost) - were (au fost) Reguli Infinitiv Past Tense a. daca verbul se termina in y si este precedat de o consoana, -y se transforma in -i si adauga terminatia -ed E.g.: To study - studied To try - tried To cry - cried b. daca verbul se termina in -e adauga doar -d E.g.: To move - moved To live - lived c. consoana finala a formei de infinitive se dubleaza cand vocala care o precede este scurta si accentuate: E.g.: To stop - stopped To prefer - preferred To travel - traveled To control - controlled To be (a fi) To become (a deveni) To begin (a incepe) To break (a se sparge) To bring (a aduce) To build (a construi) To burn (a arde) To buy (a cumpara) To catch (a prinde) To choose (a alege) To come (a veni) To cut (a taia) To deal ( a se ocupa de) To do ( a face) To draw ( a desena) Was (sg) Were (pl) became began broke brought built burnt bought caught chose came cut dealt did drew

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To dream (a visa) To drink (a bea) To drive ( a conduce) To eat (a manca) To fall (a cadea) To feel (a simti) To fight (a se lupta)

dreamt drank drove ate fell felt fought

Irregular Verbs Infinitiv To find (a gasi) To fly (a zbura) To forbid (a interzice) To forget (a uita) To forgive (a ierta) To get (a primi/obtine) To give (a da) To go (a merge) To grow (a creste) To have (a avea) To hear (a auzi) To keep (a pastra/a tine) To know (a sti) To lay (a aseza) To lead (a conduce) To learn (a invata) To leave (a pleca) To lend (a da cu imprumut) To lose (a pierde) To make (a face) To mean (a insemna) To meet (a intalni) To pay (a plati) To put (a pune) To read (a citi) To ride (a calari) Past tense found flew forbad forgot forgave got gave went grew had heard kept knew laid led learnt left lent lost made meant met paid put read rode

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To ring (a suna) To rise (a rasari) To run (a alerga) To say (a spune) To see (a vedea) To sell (a vinde) To send (a trimite) To sit (a sedea) To sleep (a dormi) To smell (a mirosi) To speak (a vorbi) To spend (a cheltui) To stand (a sta in picioare) To swim (a inota) To take (a lua) To teach (a preda) To tell (a spune/a povesti) To think (a gandi) To understand (a intelege) To wear (a purta) To write (a scrie)

rang rose ran said saw sold sent sat slept smelt spoke spent stood swam took taught told thought understood wore wrote

Past Tense a. Positive form (Forma firmativa)

Verbele regulate adauga terminatia ed la forma de infinitiv pentru formarea timpului Past tense , iar cele neregulate isi schimba forma initiala. I You He She arrived late last night. (regular verb) It came back late last night. (irregular verb) We You They

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Interrogative form(Forma interogativa)

Atat verbele regulate, cat si cele neregulate formeaza Interogativul cu ajutorul verbului auxiliat to do la forma de Past Tense -did si verbul de conjugat la infinitiv scurt, deci fara particula to. Se face inversiune, auxiliarul trece in fata subiectului I You He arrive yesterday? (verb regulat) She Did It come yesterday? (verb neregulat) We You They

c.

Negative form(forma negativa)

Atat verbele regulate cat si cele neregulate formeaza Negative Form cu ajutorul verbului auxiliat to do la forma de Past Tense did + not + verbul de conjugat la infinitiv scurt, deci fara particula to. Auxiliarul Did + negatia Not formeaza prescurtarea didnt Forma lunga: I did not arrive Forma scurta: I didnt arrive I You didn't arrive to New York last week.(verb regulat) He She It didn't come to New York last week. (verb neregulat) We You They

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Past tense To be a. Positive form Verbul to be are 2 forme folosite pentru Past tense, una este pentru singular si cealalta pentru plural I was You were He was She was late last night. It was We were You were They were

Verbul To be face exceptie de la regula de formare a Interogativului si Negativului cu ajutorul lui to do. b. Interrogative form

la fel ca si la Present Simple, Verbul To be formeaza si Past Tense (forma Interogativ) singur, prin inversiune. Was I Were you Was he Was she late last night? Was it Were we Were you were they

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Negative form Forma negativa este alcatuita din forma de past tense a lui To be - was/were+ negatia not Forma lunga Forma scurta

I wasnt late last night. I was not late last night. You werent late last night You were not late last night He/she/it was not late last night. He/she/it wasnt late last night. We were not late last night. We werent late last night. You were not late last night. You werent late last night. They were not late last night. They werent late last night

Uniunea European reprezint o entitate politic, social i economic compus din 27 ri. Statele Membre au decis mpreun, pe parcursul unui proces de extindere ce a durat 50 de ani, s construiasc o zon de stabilitate, democra ie i dezvoltare durabil, men innd diversitatea cultural, toleran a i libert ile individuale. Uniunea European i propune s mprteasc realizrile i valorile sale cu rile i popoarele de dincolo de grani ele ei.
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