The Simple Present Tense

Exprim:
- aciuni repetate care de obicei nu includ momentul vorbirii;
Ex. I drink tea every morning.
- aciuni prezente, generale, stri permanente;
Ex. Mike lives in a small village.
-aciuni obinuite;
Ex. They usually sleep in the afternoon.
-adevruri general valabile, universal valabile;
Ex. Water freezes at 00 and boils at 1000 C.
- aciuni viitoare ce fac parte dintr-un program oficial( nceperea cursurilor, mersul
trenurilor/avioanelor/vapoarelor, orarul instituiilor/teatrelor/magazinelor, vizite oficiale etc);
Ex. The exhibition opens next Saturday at 10 a.m.
FORMARE:
A: S + V1
N: S + DONT/DOESNT +V1
I af : DO/DOES + S + V1
I neg : DONT/DOESNT + S + V1
OBSERVAII GENERALE:
A= forma afirmativ
N= forma negativ
I af = forma interogativ-afirmativ
I neg = forma interogativ-negativ
S = subiect
V1 = verb (forma de infinitiv scurt a verbului de conjugat)
DONT = DO + NOT
DOESNT = DOES + NOT
OBSERVAII PARTICULARE:
La persoana a III- a singular (he/she/it), verbul primete terminaia s.
Ex. He gives;

she eats;

it cleans.

 Verbele terminate la infinitiv n: - s, -ss, -es, -sh, -ch, -x, -z, -zz, -o primesc la persoana a
III- a singular (he/she/it) terminaia es.
Ex. She crosses; he finishes; she touches; he fixes; it buzzes; he goes
Verbele terminate la infinitiv n y precedat de o consoan, la persoana a III-a singular l
transform pe y n i i primesc terminaia es.
ex. To cry she cries
Verbele terminate la infinitiv n y precedat de o vocal, la persoana a III-a singular l
pstreaz pe y i primesc terminaia s.
ex. To play he plays
Verbele modale nu primesc terminaia s sau es la persoana a III- a singular.
Ex. She can; he may; it must.
Modalele i verbul TO BE formeaz negativul prin adugarea negaiei NOT, iar
interogativul inversnd subiectul cu predicatul.
Verbul to have", atunci cnd nu nseamn a avea, a poseda", ci este parte dintr-o
expresie (to have breakfast, to have a shower, to have a party), formeaz negativul i
interogativul cu ajutorul auxiliarului to do".
Ex. I am not

Am I?

You are not

Are you?

He is not

Is he?

I cannot

Can I?

We may not

May we?

She must not

Must she?

Adverbe i locuiuni adverbiale care nsoesc Present Simple Tense:

Always = ntotdeauna

Usually = de obicei

Often = adesea

Frequently = frecvent

Sometimes = uneori

Ever = vreodat

Never = niciodat

Seldom = arareori

Rarely = rareori
Every day = n fiecare zi

Every week = n fiecare sptmn

Every month = n fiecare lun

Every year = n fiecare an

Every Sunday = n fiecare duminic etc.