T E N S E S

PRESENT SIMPLE
Definiie: arat o aciune ce are loc n mod regulat (a habitual action).
Forma:
Subiect+vb cu terminaia s/es+adverb.
Terminaia s/es apare doar la persoana a III-a singular (he/she/it),
celelalte persoane nu primesc nici o terminaie.
Terminaia s se adaug la verbele care se termin n consoan: talk,
play, drink, eat etc.
Terminaia es se adaug la verbele care se termin n vocale.
Excepie fac verbele care se termin deja n litera e, acestea adaug doar
terminaia s.
Adverbe specifice: every day, every week, every year, every winter
etc.
Exemple: I drive to work every day.
He goes to work every morning.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Definiie: arat o aciune ce are loc n momentul vorbirii.
Forma:
Subiect+Vb. To be pentru fiecare persoan +
propoziie+terminaia -ing+ adverb.
Adverbe specifice: now, right now, at the moment.
Exemple: They are playing tennis now.
She is dancing at the moment.
I am learning a new lesson today.

Vb.

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PRESENT PERFECT
Definiie: arat o aciune al crei rezultat se vede n prezent.
arat o aciune care are loc foarte aproape de momentul
prezent.
Forma:
Subiect + have/has+ vb din propoziie la forma aIII-a/ sau verbele
terminate n ed.
Adverbe specifice: just, already, since(arat momentul de cnd a
nceput aciunea), for(arat perioada n care se desfoar aciunea), yet.
Exemple:
I have already eaten my lunch.
She has just arrived home.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Definiie: arat o aciune care a nceput n trecut, dar care se continu
i n prezent.
Forma:
Subiect+have been+vb. din propoziie + terminaia ing.
Adverbele sunt aceleai ca la Present Perfect.
Exemple:
I have been learning a foreign language since I was a child.
He has been driving all night.

PAST SIMPLE (pentru verbele regulate)

Definiie: arat o aciune ce nu mai are legtur cu prezentul.
Forma:
Subiect+vb.+terminaia ed+adverb.
Adverbe: yesterday, last week, last year, last summer, a week ago, a
winter ago.
Exemple de verbe regulate: to play, to smile, to laugh, to open, to
close, to work etc.
Exemple:
I worked last week with him.
He closed the window because it was raining.
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PAST SIMPLE(pentru verbele neregulate). Verbele neregulate sunt

acele verbe ce au 3 forme: una pentru infinitiv, una pentru trecut i alta
pentru participiu.
Forma de trecut pentru verbele neregulate este forma a II-a.
Exemple de verbe neregulate:
Infinitiv
trecut
participiu
to eat
ate
eaten
to drive
drove
driven
to write
wrote
written

PAST CONTINUOS
Definiie: arat o aciune continu ce are loc n trecut.
Forma:
Subiect+was/were+vb cu terminaia ing
Exemple:
He was eating when I came.
They were running in the forest.

PAST PERFECT
Definiie: exprim o aciune trecut ce are loc naintea unei alte
aciuni trecute. n limba romn se traduce cu mai mult ca perfectul.
Forma:
Subiect+had+vb regulate cu terminaia ed
vb neregulate la forma a III-a
Adverbe: since, for, already
Exemple:
I had slept for 5 hours.
She had worked here since 1997.
They had spoken with us for 10 minutes.

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Definiie: exprim o aciune trecut continu ce are loc naintea unei
alte aciuni trecute.
Forma:
Subiect+had been vb cu terminaia -ing
Exemple: I had been running for 2 hours.
We had been working for so many years.

FUTURE SIMPLE
Exprim o aciune viitoare.
Se exprim prin viitorul verbului to be: shall i will.
Adverbe: tommorow, next week, next summer, next month.
Exemple: I shall work here with you.
We will go to the mountains next summer.