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) I work (Eu muncesc) You work He/She works Obs. TO BE (a fi) Iam (Eu sunt) You are He/She is We are You are They/Them are TO HAVE (a avea) I have (Eu am) You have He/She has We have You have They/Them have We work You work They/Them work TO GO (a merge) I go (Eu merg) You go He/She goes We go You go They/Them go

II. Present Simple Continuous (Prezentul continuu) S + TO BE (present tense simple) + vb. + term. ing Ex. TO SING (a cnta) Iam singing (Eu cnt) You are singing He/She is singing We are singing You are 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 You have danced He/She has danced We have danced You have 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 Ex. ~1~

TO WORK (a munci) I have been working You have been working He/She have been working We have been working You 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) You worked He/She worked Obs. 1 TO BE (a fi) I was (Eu am fost) You were He/She was We were You were They/Them were We worked You worked They/Them worked

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) You were dancing He/She was dancing We were dancing You were 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 ~2~

IX. Present Conditional (Condiionalul Prezent) S + would + vb. la forma I Ex. TO SING I would sing (Eu a cnta) You would sing He/She would sing We would sing You would sing They/Them would sing

X. Past Conditional (Condiionalul Trecut) S + would + have + vb. + term. ed (sau verbul la forma a III-a pentru verbele neregulate) Ex. TO DANCE I would have danced (A fi dansat) You would have danced He/She would have danced We would have danced You 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 cnta) You will sing He/She will sing Obs. I am going to sing We will sing You will sing They/Them will sing

XII. Future Tense Continuous (Viitorul Continuu) S + will + be + vb. term. ing Ex. TO DANCE I will be dancing You will be dancing He/She will be dancing We will be dancing You will be dancing They/Them will be dancing

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XII. First Conditional if/unless clause + will(ll)/will not(wont) Ex. a) If you do my shift tomorrow Ill do yours on Friday. (Dac faci tura mea mine, eu o voi face pe a ta vineri.) b) Unless I get to bed before midnight, I wont get up in time for work. (Dac nu merg la culcare nainte de miezul nopii, nu m voi trezi la timp pentru munc.)

XIII. Second Conditional if/unless clause + would (d)/would not(wouldnt) Ex. a) If I were older, I would get a part-time job. (Dac a fi mai mare, mi-a lua un job cu jumtate de norm.) b) I wouldnt go to a party, unless I had something new to wear. (Nu a merge la o petrecere, dect dac a avea ceva nou de mbrcat.)

XIV. Third Conditional if clause + would(d)/might/could have Ex. a) If hed worn running shoes, he wouldnt/mightnt have won the race. (Dac ar fi purtat pantofi sport, el nu ar fi ctigat cursa.) b) If he hadnt run barefoot, he could have lost the race. (Dac nu ar fi alergat descul, el ar fi putut pierde cursa.)

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