THE ENGLISH TENSES

PRESENT SIMPLE
- adugm s la pers. a III-a
sg. La forma verbului
e.g. I work ard all !ee" lo#g.
He works ard all !ee"
lo#g.
PRESENT $%NTIN&%&S

Afirmativ'
S(am)are)is(vb- i#g
e.g. I am trying *o fi#is m+
le**er.
He is trying *o ea* all *a*
i,e,ream.
Te+ are trying *o !i# *e
,ampio#sip.
Negativ:
S(am)are)is(#o*(vb-i#g
e.g. I am not trying *o fi#is
m+ le**er.
Interogativ:
-m)are)is(S(vb-i#g
e.g. Is he trying *o ea* all *a*
i,e,ream.
PRESENT PER/E$T
Afirmativ:
S(ave)as(Pas* Par*i,iple
e.g. M+ frie#ds have bought
*a* #e! ,ar.
0a#e has seen *e movie *!i,e.
Negativ:
S(ave)as(#o*(Pas*
Par*i,iple
e.g. M+ frie#ds have not
(havent)bought *a* #e! ,ar.
Interogativ:
Have)as(S(Pas* Par*i,iple
e.g. Have you seen *a* #e!
movie.
PRESENT PER/E$T
$%NTIN&%&S
Afirmativ'
S(ave)as(bee#(vb-i#g
e.g. 1e have been trying *o
,all +ou all mor#i#g.
Tom has been studying
si#,e I lef*.
Negativ:
S(ave)as(#o*(bee#(vb-
i#g
e.g. Tom has not been
studying si#,e I lef*.
Interogativ:
Have)as(S(bee#(vb-i#g
e.g. Have you been trying *o
,all im.
P-ST SIMPLE
- la verbele regula*e adaugam
ed p* a forma Pas* Te#se
e.g. He called me +es*erda+
#ig*.
P-ST PER/E$T
Afirmativ'
S(!as)!ere(vb-i#g
e.g. Mar+ was going *o mee*
er ,ousi#.
1e were watching *e so!
!e# *e po#e ra#g.
P-ST $%NTIN&%&S
Afirmativ'
S(ad(Pas* Par*i,iple
e.g. He had finished is
,ores !e# I go* ome.
P-ST PER/E$T
$%NTIN&%&S
Afirmativ'
S(ad(bee#(vb-i#g
e.g. I had been waiting for a
lo#g *ime before e ,ame.
- 2# ,a3ul verbelor #eregula*e4
forma de Pas* Te#se o gsim
2# lis*a verbelor #eregula*e
5forma a II-a6
e.g. Te+ came *o see er
perform.
Negativ:
S(!as)!ere(#o*(vb-i#g
e.g. Mar+ was not going *o
mee* er ,ousi#.
Interogativ:
1as)!ere(#o*(S(vb-i#g
e.g. Wasnt he watching T7
!e# *e po#e ra#g.
Negativ:
S(ad(#o*(Pas* Par*i,iple
e.g. He had not finished
is ,ores !e# I go*
ome.
Interogativ:
Had(S(Pas* Par*i,iple
e.g. Had he tried *o e8plai#
is beaviour.
Negativ:
S(ad(#o*(bee#(vb-i#g
e.g. He had not been
listening *o our ,o#versa*io#.
Interogativ:
Had(S(bee#(vb-i#g
Had he been doing !a* +ou
said.
/&T&RE SIMPLE
1ill(9are I#fi#i*ive
e.g. I will try *o do be**er #e8*
*ime.
/&T&RE $%NTIN&%&S
Afirmativ:
S(!ill be(Prese#* Par*i,iple
5i#g6
e.g. Tis *ime #e8* mo#* I will
be working i# Rome.
Negativ:
S(!ill(#o*(be(Prese#*
Par*i,iple
Tis *ime #e8* mo#* I will not
be working ere a#+more.
Interogativ:
1ill(S(be(Prese#* Par*i,iple
e.g. Will you be having di##er
i# +our room.
/&T&RE PER/E$T
Afirmativ:
S(!ill ave(Pas* Par*i,iple
e.g. I will have finished m+
#ovel b+ *e e#d of *e +ear.
Negativ:
S(!ill(#o*(ave(Pas*
Par*i,iple
e.g. I will not have finished m+
#ovel u#*il *e e#d of *e +ear.
Interogativ:
1ill(S(ave(Pas* Par*i,iple
e.g. Will you have tried *a* if I
as"ed +ou *o.
/&T&RE PER/E$T
$%NTIN&%&S
Afirmativ:
S(!ill ave bee#(vb-i#g
e.g. 9+ *e e#d of 0ul+4
George will have been
studying i# E#gla#d for *!o
+ears.