Limba englezfr - Grupul verbal

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Verbs
work play studv come begin show

.FRE$ENT,] PARTISIPTE. working playing studvino

comrng

beginning showing

worked played studied came began showed

worked played studied come begun shown

The Tenses
PRESENT TENSE

subject

verb (+s for

3rd pers. sg.)

you
WE

habitualactions Birds fly. I don't smoke. ,l Note: Often used with: usually, you otten, sometimes, never, always, he
occasionally, on Mondays, twice she

subiect

be

veIb
(pres. part.)

am are
IS

an action happening around now

play

you they

a year, every week, in the

autumn, etc.

ts
IS,,

It is raining now.

it

,.

r
he

she it

plays

are go to the cinema every you are I they are week. He always wakes up at 7:30 a.m. Short form: a scheduled future action, lam=l'm; he especially a scheduled Note! journey, always preler - prefening expressing the time love - loving We leave at 7 p.m. Bfi; What time does the train see . seeing leare? agree .'agreeing
WE

playing Q: What are you doing? A: l'm writing a letter.

l'm reading a book by Mark

Twain.

is=he's

John is learning German and teaching English. r definite arrangement in the near future, always mentioning the time tronight I'm going to the [heatre. I've got the tickets.

Ditference between Present Tense Simple and Present Tense Coniinuous: t usuaily wear a coat, but l'm not wearino one todav.

PAST TENSE

subrbct
I

verb
(past tense)

was-l
$ubjecl I wEre

v6tb
{pres. pa{}

you he she it
WE

an action finished in the past (at a definite time) I met her yesterday. The movie shrted at5 oclock in the afternoon.

he

she

wac

played

it:

r a past habit

Y-qu

Before buying a car, she always took the bus. were you you I never drank alcohol when lwas young. thev thev' Ditference between Past Tense Simple and Past Tense Continuous: When I arrived, Tom was talkirg on the telephone.

WE

past action which continued for some time It was getting dark. The sun was rising. playing At 3 pm he was watching a movie