Present Tense Simple

1. Affirmative
We use the present simple to describe general facts, repeated actions and habits, facts that
are always true.

Folosim present simple pentru a descrie acţiuni, fapte generale, acţiuni repetate şi obiceiuri,
lucruri care sunt mereu adevărate (adevăruri general valabile).

 General facts. (Fapte, acţiuni generale)

I like chocolate. Imi place ciocolata.

They speak Italian. Ei vorbesc italiana.
John plays basketball. John joacă baschet.
We live in Europe. Noi trăim/ locuim în Europa.

 Repeated actions and habits. (Acţiuni repetate şi obiceiuri).

Harry often arrives late. Harry soseşte deseori târziu.

I usually get up at 7.30. Eu mă trezesc de obicei la 7.30.

 Daily routine. (Rutina zilnică)

We go to school every day.

My mother wakes up early every morning.

 Things that are always true. (Lucruri care sunt mereu adevărate= adevăruri general
valabile)

The sun rises in the east. Sorele răsare în est.

The sun sets in the west. Soarele apune în vest.
The earth goes around the sun. Pământul se învârte în jurul Soarelui.

Cum se formează la AFIRMATIV:

S+V ( la persoana a 3-a singular se adaugă terminaţia -s sau –es)
S+V : I walk/ You walk/ We walk/ They walk to school every day.

S+ V+-s / -es la persoana a treia singular : He walks to school every day.

Atenţie: Verbele care primesc –es sunt cele care se termină în:

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  - O : go- goes; do- does
 - SS : miss- misses; kiss- kisses
 - CH : watch- watches; catch- catches
 - SH : wash- washes; brush- brushes
 - X : relax- relaxes; mix- mixes

Timpul present simple este marcat de folosirea adverbelor de frecvenţă (= cât de des se întâmplă o
acţiune). Ele se pun între subiect (S) şi verb (V). Cele mai întâlnite sunt:
ALWAYS (mereu, întotdeauna) 100% ♥♥♥♥♥ Tim always wears jeans.

USUALLY (de obicei) 80% ♥♥♥♥ I usually wake up at 7.30.

OFTEN (adesea, deseori) 60% ♥♥♥ Sue often goes to the cinema.

SOMETIMES (câteodată) 40% ♥♥ Sam sometimes walks to school.

RARELY (rareori) 20% ♥ I rarely drink coffee.

NEVER (niciodată) 0% - Mother never drinks wine.

2. NEGATIVE

I don’t like ice-cream. Tom doesn’t play tennis. They don’t speak Italian.

She doesn’t eat chocolate. We don’t live in France.

Cum se formează la NEGATIV:

 S+DO NOT+V
I do not like/ You do not like/ We do not like/ They do not like violence.

De obicei se foloseşte forma scurtă : S+ DON’T +V

I don’t like/ You don’t like/ We don’t like/ They don’t like violence.

 Pentru persoana a treia singular se foloseşte forma : S+ DOES NOT+V

He does not like/ She does not like war. It does not rain here in August.

De obicei se foloseşte forma scurtă : S+ DOESN’T +V

He doesn’t like/ She doesn’t like war. It doesn’t rain here in August.

3. INTERrOGATIVe (Questions)

Do you like ice-cream? Does Tom play tennis? Do they speak Italian?

Does she eat chocolate? Do we live in France?

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 Cum se formează la INTEROGATIV:
DO+S+V ?
Do I like/ Do you like/ Do we like/ Do they like horror movies?

Pentru persoana a treia singular se foloseşte forma : DOES+S+V ?

Does he like/ Does she like football? Does it rain here in August?