TENSES

By Smiedt Ancuta
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TENSE ACTIONS AFFIRMATIVE INTERROGATIVE NEGATIVE TIME
ADVERBS
1.PRESENT
SIMPLE
Repetata
I go to school daily.
In viitorul
apropiat
(tomorrow), iar Sb.
e fortat sa faca
actiunea
I go to work
tomorrow as the
boss called me.
Cu comentarii
sportive,
demonstratii,
explicatii, retete,
instructiuni
First take 3 eggs, add
some milk
Orare si
programe
The train arrives at
6.
Adevaruri
generale
Sb+Vb
Eg. I like music.

! Daca Sb e (he,
she ,it) la vb
adaugam s
Eg. He likes music.

!Daca vb se
termina in:
s,ss,sh,ch,o,x ii
adaugam es
Eg. He goes to
school every day.
DO/DOES+ Sb+Vb?
Eg. Do you like apples?
Does he like
apples?

!Dupa Do si Does la Vb
NU mai adaugam S/ES!

!
Do-I, you, we, they
Does- he , she, it
Sb+ Do/DOES+NOT+
Vb
Eg. I dont like
apples.
He doesnt like
sweets.
Each
Every +
second/
minute/hour
/day/week/
month/Year/
February/
Monday
Usually
Always
Often
Rarely
Sometimes
Frequently
Constantly
From time to
time
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Water freezes at 0C.
2.PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
ACUM
I am eating now.

In viitorul
apropiat
(tomorrow)iar Sb
face actiunea de
placere
I am going to work
tomorrow as I want
to see my mates.

Actiune ce e in
plina desfasurare
pe o perioada
scurta de timp.
You are getting more
and more beautiful
these day.

Actiune iritanta
The boys are always
breaking my
window!


Sb+ TO BE+ Vb ING
Eg. I am eating
now.


! TO BE
I am
You
We are
They
He
She is
It

! Vb care se
termina in e+ing, e
dispare
Dance-dancing
! Vb scurt terminat
in Cons, Voc, Cons
dubleaza ultima
cons
Sit- sitting
!Vb terminat in
Y+ing nu dispare Y
Play- playing


TO BE+ Sb+ VbING?

Eg. Are you working
now?



Sb+TO BE+ NOT +
VbING

Eg. They are not
working now.


Is not- isnt
Are not- arent
Now
At present
In this
moment
Today
Tonight
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3.PAST
SIMPLE

Actiune ce a avut
loc in trecut, e
terminate si stim
obligatoriu cand a
avut loc
I bought a car
yesterday.

O actiune scurta
care intrerupe o
alta actiune mai
lunga si la Past
Continuous.
I was listening to
music when the
Cdplayer broke.

Doua actiuni
scurte si
terminate care au
loc consecutiv.
I opened the door
and entered the
house.




Sb+ vd (ED/ 2
nd

form)
Eg. I wanted to
speak yesterday.
I went home
yesterday.

! Daca vb se
termina in E,
adaugi doar D.
dance- danced

! La verbele
neregulate folosim
forma a 2 a
Go- went- gone


DID+ Sb+ Vb?
Eg. Did you like the
cake?

! Dupa DID, la verb nu
mai adaugam nici ED
nici forma 2a, ci
punem forma de
dictionar.

Did you like the film?

Did you liked the film?

Sb+ DID+NOT+ vb.
Eg. She didnt like the
game.

Did not- didnt


!Formele did si didnt
se aplica la toate
persoanele.

Yesterday
In+anul/luna
Last+..
+ago
The day
before
yesterday
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4.PAST
CONTINUOUS

Actiune inceputa
dar neterminata
in trecut
I was doing my
homework.

Actiune de lunga
durata care a fost
intrerupta de o
alta actiune la
Past Simple
He was reading when
his pencil broke.

Doua actiuni din
trecut in plina
desfasurare, care
au loc simultan
I was reading and my
sister was writing.







Sb+ was/were+
VbING

Eg. I was working

!
WAS- I,he,she, it
WERE- we, you,
they

WAS/WERE+Sb+VbING
?

Eg. Were you doing
your homework?

Sb+ WAS/WERE+
NOT+ VbING

Eg. They werent
dancing..

WAS Not- WASNT
WERE Not- WERENT
When
While
Just as
As

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5.PRESENT
PERFECT
SIMPLE



Are loc in trecut
dar nu stim cand
I have done my
homework.

Tocmai s-a
terminat
You have just arrived
home.

A avut loc in
trecut iar efectul
de lunga durata
se resimte in
present
I have broken my leg.
(it is still realing).










Sb+ HAVE/HAS+
Vb ED/ 3
rd
form

Eg. I have already
eaten dinner.

!
HAVE-I,you, we,
they
HAS- he, she, it

HAVE/HAS+ Sb+Vb
ED/3
rd
?

Eg. Have you finished
your work?


b+ HAVE/HAS+
NOT+Vb ED/3
rd


Eg. He hasnt visited
me yet.
!
HAS not= hasnt
Have not= Havent

For
(perioada de
timp= timp
de)
Since
(incepand
din)
Yet
Still
Already
Just
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6.PRESENT
PERFECT
CONTINUOUS

Actiune ce a
inceput in trecut,
s-a continuat
pana in present si
probabil va
continua si in
viitor
Mother has been
cooking for one hour
but dinner isnt ready
yet.

Actiune ca a avut
loc in trecut iar
efectele de scurta
durata au loc in
present
He is all sweat as he
has been running in
the parc.







S+HAVE/HAS+
BEEN+ VbING

Eg. He has been
working for one
hour when I came
home.

HAVE/HAS+ Sb+BEEN+
VbING?

Eg. Has she been
playing with my doll?

Sb+
HAVE/HAS+NOT+BEE
N +VbING.

Eg. They havent
been studying lately.

For
Since
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7.PAST
PERFECT
SIMPLE
Doua actiuni ce au
avut loc in trecut,
ambele
terminate, cea
care are loc prima
e la Past Perf
Simple, iar a doua
obligatoriu la Past
Simple
He remembered that
he had left his wallet
at home, when he
got to the office,
S+ HAD+Vb ED/3
rd


Eg. He noticed that
he had been
followed after he
got home.
HAD+ Sb+ Vb ED/ 3
rd


Eg. Had he thought
you were cute before
he met you?
Sb+ HAD+ NOT+Vb
ED/3
rd

Eg. She could
remember where she
hadnt worked
before.
Before
After
Until
By the time
Hardly
Scarcely
No sooner
than
8.PAST
PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
Doua actiuni ce au
avut loc in trecut,
dar prima (la Past
Perf Cont) incepe
si se continua
pana o ajunge pe
a doua care e la
past simple.
He had been learning
French for 4 years
before he moved to
Paris.
S+ HAD+BEEN +Vb
ING

Eg. He had been
studying
HAD+ Sb+ BEEN+
VbING

Eg. Had he been
studying
Sb+ HAD+ NOT+
BEEN+ Vb ING

Eg. He hadnt been
studying
For
Since
Before
Until
After