Verb tenses

I. Present Tense Simple (Prezentul simplu)

S + vb. la forma I + s/es (pers. a III-a, singular)

Ex.

TO WORK (a munci) TO GO (a merge)

I work (Eu muncesc) We work I go (Eu merg) We go

You work You work You go You go

He/She works They/Them work He/She goes They/Them go

Obs.

TO BE (a fi) TO HAVE (a avea)

I’am (Eu sunt) We are I have (Eu am) We have

You are You are You have You have

He/She is They/Them are He/She has They/Them have

II. Present Simple Continuous (Prezentul continuu)

S + TO BE (present tense simple) + vb. + term. –ing

Ex.

TO SING (a cânta)

I’am singing (Eu cânt) We are singing

You are singing You are singing

He/She is singing They/Them are singing

III. Present Perfect Tense Simple (Prezentul Perfect)

S + TO HAVE (present tense simple) + vb. la forma a III-a

Ex.

TO DANCE (a dansa)

I have danced We have danced

You have danced You have danced

He/She has danced They/Them have danced

Obs. I have seen, I have been (verbe neregulate)

IV. Present Perfect Continuous (Prezentul Perfect Continuu)

S + have + been + vb. + term. –ing

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TO WORK (a munci)

I have been working We have been working

You have been working You have been working

He/She have been working They/Them have been working

V. Past Tense Simple (Trecutul Simplu)

S + vb. + term. –ed (sau verbul la forma a II-a pentru verbele neregulate)

Ex.

TO WORK

I worked (Eu am muncit) We worked

You worked You worked

He/She worked They/Them worked

Obs. 1

TO BE (a fi)

I was (Eu am fost) We were

You were You were

He/She was They/Them were

Obs .2 I saw, I sang (verbe neregulate)

VI. Past Tense Continuous (Trecutul Continuu)

S + TO BE (past simple) + vb. + term. –ing

Ex.

TO DANCE (a dansa)

I was dancing (Eu dansam) We were dancing

You were dancing You were dancing

He/She was dancing They/Them were dancing

VII. Past Perfect (Trecutul Perfect)

S + had + vb. + term. –ed (sau verbul la forma a III-a pt. verbele neregulate)

Ex. I have worked OR I have seen

VIII. Past Perfect Continuous (Trecutul Perfect Continuu)

S + had + been + vb. + term. –ing

Ex. I had been dancing

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IX. Present Conditional (Condiționalul Prezent)

S + would + vb. la forma I

Ex.

TO SING

I would sing (Eu aș cânta) We would sing

You would sing You would sing

He/She would sing They/Them would sing

X. Past Conditional (Condiționalul Trecut)

S + would + have + vb. + term. –ed (sau verbul la forma a III-a pentru verbele neregulate)

Ex.

TO DANCE

I would have danced (Aș fi dansat) We would have danced

You would have danced You would have danced

He/She would have danced They/Them would have danced

Obs. I would have seen (verbe neregulate)

XI. Future Tense Simple (Viitorul Simplu)

S + will/shall + vb. la forma I SAU S + TO BE (present) + going to + vb. La forma I

Ex.

TO SING

I will sing (Eu voi cânta) We will sing

You will sing You will sing

He/She will sing They/Them will sing

Obs. I am going to sing

XII. Future Tense Continuous (Viitorul Continuu)

S + will + be + vb. term. –ing

Ex.

TO DANCE

I will be dancing We will be dancing

You will be dancing You will be dancing

He/She will be dancing They/Them will be dancing

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XII. First Conditional

if/unless clause + will(‘ll)/will not(won’t)

Ex.

a) If you do my shift tomorrow I’ll do yours on Friday. (Dacă faci tura mea mâine, eu o voi face

pe a ta vineri.)

b) Unless I get to bed before midnight, I won’t get up in time for work. (Dacă nu merg la culcare

înainte de miezul nopții, nu mă voi trezi la timp pentru muncă.)

XIII. Second Conditional

if/unless clause + would (‘d)/would not(wouldn’t)

Ex.

a) If I were older, I would get a part-time job. (Dacă aș fi mai mare, mi-aș lua un job cu jumătate

de normă.)

b) I wouldn’t go to a party, unless I had something new to wear. (Nu aș merge la o petrecere,

decât dacă aș avea ceva nou de îmbrăcat.)

XIV. Third Conditional

if clause + would(‘d)/might/could have

Ex.

a) If he’d worn running shoes, he wouldn’t/mightn’t have won the race. (Dacă ar fi purtat

pantofi sport, el nu ar fi câștigat cursa.)

b) If he hadn’t run barefoot, he could have lost the race. (Dacă nu ar fi alergat desculț, el ar fi

putut pierde cursa.)

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