QUESTION TAGS

Sunt formele scurte ale ntrebrilor care se pun la sfritul propoziiilor, i care se
formeaz cu verbul auxiliar specific fiecrui timp.
You havent seen Kate today, have you?
It was a good film, wasnt it?

Se formeaza cu verbul auxiliar specific fiecrui timp: (do/does/did,

have/had/was/will)

- la propoziiile afirmative se pune tag negativ

Eg. We are late, arent we?

Mark really loves her, doesnt he? (Present simple)
She lost it, didnt she? (Past Simple)

- la propoziiile negative se pune tag afirmativ

I cant win, can I ?
They do not like it, do they?
You have not studied all, have you?

OBSERVAIE !!!!

Dup no one, nobody, hardly ever (aproape niciodat), se pune tag la afirmativ.
Eg. Nobody likes it, do they?

Dup dont se folosete will.

Eg. Dont say anything, will you?

Dup inperativ se folosete will.

Eg. Pass met hat knife, will you?
Let me go, will you?

Dup Lets se folosete shall.

Eg. Lett go, shall we?

Dupa Im se foloseste arent I.

Eg. Im right, arent I?

Have se foloseste ca tag numai atunci cand este verb auxuliar (formeaza present
perfect sau had la past perfect situaie n care este urmat imediat de un vb. 3 You have
finished, havent you?). NU se foloseste ca tag atunci cand:

- este verb modal You have to do that, dont you? (aici este sinonimul lui must, la
prezent, deci folosim auxiliarul pentru prezentul simplu)
- cand formeaza constructia pasiva have something done I had my car serviced
yesterday, didnt I?
- cand are sensul de a avea I had lunch at 3 oclock, didnt I?

INVERSION

nseamn c dup anumite construcii folosite pe primul loc n propoziie, auxiliarul

se pune naintea subiectului (ca n ntrebri).

Se folosete dup:

neither, nor, not, cnd sunt pe primul loc n propoziie

I do not like it. Neither do my parents. Nor does anyone else that I have asked.
Not until later did we notice the broken glass.
Not only was the car old, it had no windows.

hardly, scaecely, barely care se coreleaz cu when;

no sooner care se coreleaz cu than
Toate aceste construcii sunt urmate de had: Hardly had we left when the storm
began. (Deabia am plecat c a i nceput furtuna)

seldom pe primul loc n propoziie

Scarcely had we sat down when the phone rang.
Seldom have I heard such nonsense.

Only, only if, only after, anly when, only then, only later pe primul loc
Only after the test will we know if it worked.
Only then can we decide what to do next.

adverbe de timp pe primul loc: never

Never in my life have I been so hopless.

under no circumstances, on no condition, at no time, on no account, in no way,

not until, not only... but also
On no condition are they to open fire without a warning.

little, so + adj, such +be +subst

Little do you know about me.
Such was the force of the storm that the trees were uprooted.
So nice she was that I could not take my eyes from her.
EMPHASIS (EMFAZA)

1. Reprezint schimbarea ordinii normale a cuvintelor n propoziie astfel nct

verbul st naintea subiectului.
Suddenly down came the rain!
Up into the air went the balloon.

2. n propoziiile introduse the it is/it was sau what se pot evidenia anumite
pri din propoziie:

Sue borrowed my bike last night. topic normal

It was Sue who borrowed my bike.
It was my bike that Sue borrowed.

I hate rainy weather. What I hate is rainy weather.

You need a holiday. What you need is a holiday.

3. Emfaza se mai poate realiza i folosind anumite cuvinte:

- own: It was my own idea.

- very i indeed, care se traduc cu exact/precis: It was very cold indeed. At the
very same moment the phone rang.
- at all care se traduce cu deloc: It was not at all cold.
- in the least/in the slightest: I wasnt interested in the least.
- auxiliarul do: I do like this film. (Chiar mi place acest film)

4. Alte adverbe de timp:

- day after day

- time and time again
- over and over again
- day in, day out