Tenses

There are 4 types of tenses in English:

1. SIMPLE TENSES:
-past simple (I did)
-present simple ( I do)
-future simple (I will do)

2. CONTINUOUS TENSES:
- past continuous (I was doing)
- present continuous ( I am doing)
- future continuous (I will be doing)

3. PERFECT SIMPLE TENSES:

- past perfect simple (I had done)
- present perfect simple (I have
done)
- future perfect simple ( I will have
done)

4. PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSES:

- past perfect continuous (I had been
doing)
- present perfect continuous (I have
been doing)
- future perfect continuous (I will
have been doing)
These are the basic tenses. Furthermore,
they are vital in the development of a
logical speech and they are mandatory
in the patch of understanding what
follows up.

Any verb has 3 forms: 1st = the

infinitive (or the present simple)
2nd= the past simple
3rd= the participle (which
is used only in PERFET TENSES or in
PASSIVE VOICE and it also stands as an
ADJECTIVE)

There are two types of verbs in English :

regular and irregular.

REGULAR : the 2nd and the 3rd forms are

IDENTICAL ( -ed termination)
IRREGULAR: all three forms are
different.
 ALL PAST TENSES

PAST SIMPLE = este echivalentul

trecutului generic in romana
The past simple in English is represented
by the SECOND FORM of the verb, which
is to say either a verb with ed
termination (regular vb) or a self-
standing andyou
Forms that unique
MUSTform (irregular vb).
MEMORISE:
- enunt afirmativ: subiect + verb
2nd form.
Cand
e.g: Ifolosim
went topast simple?
the theatre.
She played with the toys.
- cand vorbim despre o actiune
- trecuta si cu siguranta
Enunt negative: subiectincheiata
+
pana la momentul vorbirii.
didnt/did not + verb 1st form
- Intr-o povesire sau intr-o secventa
(infinitive)
de evenimente,
e.g: I didnt go tointr-o
the gluma
theatre.
- Intr-o She
POVESTIRE
did not = cand
play with the
POVESTIM,
toys. in POVESTI!

Care sunt indicia

- Interogatie afirmativa:de timp?
Did +
st
subiect + verb 1 form ?
- YESTERDAY,
e.g: Did I goAGO,
to theLAST ! (last
theatre?
week,Did
lastshe
month,
play last
withyear)
the toys?
(ATENTIE! Daca ai FOR the last
- week/month/year,
Interogatie negative atunci folosesti
: Didnt +
present perfect simple)
subiect + verb 1st form ?
- In 1992
Did + subiect + not + verb 1st
-form?
then = atunci ( nu confunda then
cu THAN,
e.g: care
Didnt I goinseamna DECAT)
to the theatre?
- backDidthen = not
she pe atunci.
play with the
toys?
 Here you are a list containing the
most important IRREGULAR VERBS
that you MUST KNOW:

1st = 2nd= 3rd= translation

infinitve/ past particip
present simple le
simple
1. be(am, is, Was/ been A fi
are) were
2. Become Becam Become A devein
e
3. Begin Began Begun A incepe
4. Bet Bet Bet A paria
5. Bleed Bled Bled A sangera
6. Blow Blew Blown A bate
 (vant)
7. Break Broke Broken A
sparge/rupe
8. Bring Brought Brought A aduce
9. Burn Burnt Burnt A arde
1 Build Built Built A construe
0.
1 Buy Bought Bought A cumpara
1.
1 Choose Chose Chosen A allege
2.
1 Come Came Come A veni
3.
1 Cost Cost Cost A costa
4.
1 Cut Cut Cut A taia
5.
1 Do Did Done A face
6.
1 Draw Drew Drawn A desena
7.
1 Drink Drank Drunk A bea
8.
1 Drive Drove Driven A conduce
9.
2 Eat Ate Eaten A manca
0.
2 Fall Fell Fallen A cadea
1.
2 Fight Fought Fought A lupta
2.
2 Feel Felt Felt A simti
3.
2 Fly Flew Flown A zbura
4.
2 Forget Forgot Forgott A uita
5. en
2 Forgive Forgave Forgive A ierta
6. n
2 Get Got Got A obtine
7.
2 Give Gave Given A da
8.
2 Go Went Gone A merge
9.
3 Grow Grew Grown A creste
0.
3 Have/has Had Had A avea
1.
3 Hear Heard Heard A auzi
2.
3 Hit Hit Hit A lovi
3.
3 Hold Held Held A tine
4.
3 Hurt Hurt Hurt A rani
5.
3 Keep Kept Kept A pastra
6.
3 Kneel Knelt Knelt A
7. ingenunchia
3 Know Knew Known A sti
8.
3 Lay Laid Laid A intinde
9.
4 Learn Learnt Learnt A invata
0.
4 Leave Left Left A parasi
1.
4 Let Let Let A permite
2.
4 Lose Lost Lost A pierde
3.
4 Make Made Made A face
4.
4 Mean Meant Meant A insemna
5.
4 Meet Met Met A intalni
6.
4 Pay Paid Paid A plati
7.
4 Put Put Put A pune
8.
4 Read Read Read A citi
9. [red] [red]
5 Ride Rode Ridden A calari
0.
5 Ring Rang Rung A suna
1. [reng] (soneria)
5 Run Ran Run A alerga
2. [ren]
5 Say Said Said A spune
3.
5 See Saw Seen A vedea
4.
5 Sell Sold Sold A vinde
5.
5 Send Sent Sent A trimite
6.
5 Shoot Shot Shot A impusca
7. [shut]
5 Sing Sang Sung A canta
8. [sang]
5 Sleep Slept Slept A dormi
9.
6 Smell Smelt Smelt A mirosi
0.
6 Speak Spoke Spoken A vorbi
1.
6 Speed Sped Sped A grabi
2.
6 Stand Stood Stood A sta in
3. picioare
6 Spread Spread[ Spread A raspandi
4. [spred] spred] [spred]
6 Steal Stole Stolen A fura
5.
6 Swim Swam Swum A inota
6. [suim] [suem] [suam]
6 Swing Swung Swung A legana
7. [sueng] [sueng]
6 Take Took Taken A lua
8.
6 Teach Taught Taught A preda
9. elevilor
7 Tear Tore Torn A rupe
0.
7 Tell Told Told A
1. spune/poves
ti
Think Though Though A gandi
t t
Throw Threw Thrown A arunca
Understan Underst Underst A intelege
d ood ood
Upset Upset Upset A supara
Wake Woke Woken A trezi
wear Wore Worn A purta
Win Won Won A castiga
Write Wrote Written A scrie
Feed Fed Fed A hrani
Catch Caught Caught A prinde (in
fuga)
Translations:
1. Ai trezit-o pe Ana? S-a dus in pat acum 3 ore si cred
ca doarme bustean.
2. Nu ai inteles ce ti-am spus, nu-i asa?
3. Sara a scris pe nisip te iubesc, apoi s-a certat cu
prietenii ei pentru nimeni nu ii acorda atentie. Tot ce
voia era sa gaseasca pe cineva care sa o asculte si sa
impartaseasca aceleasi gusturi.
4. Nimeni nu s-a gandit ca John a baut potiunea magica.
John a lesinat imediat si a fost dus de urgenta la
spital.
5. Ai spus cumva ca nu ma mai iubesti?
6. Cat a costat acest laptop? Dar acel telefon cat costa?
7. Acesti flacai au alergat la marathon , dar doar unul
dintre ei a castigat.
8. Shakespeare a scris 36 de piese de teatru.
9. Si-a vandut masina saptamana trecuta/ acum o
saptamana.
10. S-a trezit, s-a dat jos din pat si
apoi s-a dus in bucatarie sa-si faca o cafea. Era ziua
ei libera.
11. Ei au fost in luna de miere la roma
acum 3 luni. (go)
12. Jasmine a plecat acum un minut.
13. Ieri nu aveam nimic de facut asa
ca am descarcat GTA si am impuscat oamenii de pe
strada.
14. Tot ce a spus ieri la intalnire a fost
atat de plicitisitor.
 15. Saptamana trecuta le-am predat
studentilor mei timpurile verbale. De aceea, toti au
cumparat cartile pe care eu le-am scris si tot eu le-
am vandut. Ei au platit o gramada de bani. I-am
fraierit!
16. Am discutat ieri cu Mary despre
importanta moralitatii si a educatiei in viata unei
femei de afaceri de success.

PAST CONTINUOUS = echivalentul

imperfectului din romana

Being a continuous tense, it means that

it undoubtedly made up by be + verb.
ING

Forms that you MUST know:

-enunt afirmativ: subiect + was/were +
vb.ING
e.g: I was doing my homework when she
came home.
 You were cooking when the phone
rang.

-enunt negative: subiect + was not

(wasnt) / were not (werent) + vb.ING
e.g: I wasnt doing my homework when
she came home.
You werent cooking when the phone
rang.

-interogatie afirmativa: Was/Were +

subiect + vb. ING ?
e.g: Was he doing his homework when
she came home?
Were you cooking when the phone
rang?

-interogatie negativa: Was + subiect +

not + vb.ING ? / Werent + subiect +
vb.ING ?
e.g: Was he not doing his homework
when she came home, was he?
Werent you cooking when the phone
rang, were you?

Cand folosim past continuous?

- cand vorbim despre o actiune
trecuta, simultana cu o alta actiune
sau intrerupta de o alta actiune
- actiune lungi, trecute, petrecute pe
un segment de timp lung
(imperfectul)

Ce indici de timp avem?

- while= in timp ce (While you sing
were singing, I was drawing)
- when ( when the phone rang I was
taking a shower)
- this time last week ( This time last
week I was travelling in Dublin)