Donovan has finished his studies.

Has Donovan finished his studies?

Si.a incheiat Donovan studiile?

I do wish you would stop talking.(mi.as dori

foarte mult sa nu mai vorbesti)

I have been never Brasil (Nu am fost

niciodata in Brazilia)

Prezent-Trecut
Can-could
May-might
Shall-should
Will-would

Can I have some more cake?

I might be a little late If there s a lot of
traffic (E posibil sa intarzii putin daca e
aglomerat in trafic )

You mush see his latest movie (Trebuie sa

vezi ultimul lui film)
I was writing a letter .(Eu scriam o
scrisoare)
I wrote a letter (Eu am scris o scrisoare)
I have written a letter (Am scris o scrisoare)

Does he know your address? (El iti stie

adresa?)
He does like you (El te place ,cu siguranta )

I get up at seven every day.

Don t you ever eat meat?(tu nu mananci
niciodata carne ?)
He is not doing too well at the moment (Nu
o duce prea bine in acest moment)

Global warming getting worse(incalzirea

globala se agraveaza)
I starting work at the bakery on
Monday(De luni incep sa lucrez la brutarie)

What I m basically saying is that you re

wrong .(Ceea ce incerc sa.ti spun este ca nu
ai dreptate )

It depends on you.(Depinde de tine)

What are you thinking of? (La ce te
gandesti ?)

I was sure you were going to be late.(Eram

sigura ca o sa intarzii)
Jenny asked us whether we were happy.

! Pentru a mentiona fapte sau actiuni care

erau valabile in trecut ,dar care acum nu
mai sunt (sau invers ),se utilizeaza USED
TO!
This used to be a church ,but now it s a pub.
(Candva ,pe locul acestui local a fost o
biserica )
He used to play football ,but he plays golf
now .(Inainte ,obisnuia sa joace fotbal ,dar
acum joaca golf)

My mother would tell us stories .(Mama

obisnuia sa ne spuna povesti )
If you really loved me you wouldn t keep
criticizing my cooking.(Daca m.ai iubi cu
adevarat ,n.ai mai critica tot timpul felul in
care gatesc )

I d rather (as prefera )

I d rather you didn t come tomorrow (As
prefera sa nu vii maine)
It s about time you stopped cheating in
tests.(E timpul sa incetezi cu copiatul la
teste )

!Intr.un limbaj formal ,pentru a exprima

dorinta sau ipoteza ,se prefera utilizarea lui
WERE (si nu was )la toate persoanele )
If I were you,I wouldn t say that .
If only it were true (Macar de.ar fi
adevarat )

!Atunci cand trecutul continuu este insotit

de adverbe precum Just ,Recently ,el indica
un eveniment foarte recent:
My sister WAS JUST SAYING that there s
been a fire at her school .(Sora mea tocmai
imi spunea ca a fost un incendiu la scoala ei
)

Tony has lost his keys again.

H s taught English for fourteen years.(El
preda engleza de 14 ani )
He s lost his keys .He can t get into his
house.

!SINCE ,in schimb ,se foloseste ptr a

introduce O DATA ,de exemplu SINCE
2002,Since Christams ,Since you arrived (de
cand ai sosit)

He hasn t talked to his brotherSINCE 2001.

He has not seen her ever since(Nu a mai
vazut.o de atunci )

He lived in Antibes for five years during the

1990s.(In anii 1990,el a locuit in Antibe timp
de cinci ani )

They ve been playing tennis for three hours.

She s been waiting for you more than an
hour.(Ea te asteapta de mai bine de o ora)

She s been sitting there for hours now.(Sunt

ore bune de cand sta acolo)
She s been singing since her childhood.(Ea
canta din copilarie)

He didn t go with them to the cinema

because he had already seen the film.
If I had know you liked football ,I would
have invited you over for the match .(Daca
as fi stiut ca iti place fotbalul ,te.as fi invitat
la mine sa vedem un meci)

If I hadn t taken a taxi ,I would have missed

the plane. (Daca n.as fi luat un taxi ,as fi
pierdut avionul )

If I had known you were coming ,I would

have already stayed at home.
I wish you hadn t told her the truth (A s fi
preferat sa nu.i fi spus adevarul )

When will you tell her? Cand ii vei spune?

I don t know when I will see him .(Nu stiu
cand il voi vedea)

We shall be glad to meedt your parents.

(Vom fi bucurosi sa.ti cunoastem parintii)

Shall we go out for a meal tonight? (Ce.ar fi

sa mergem la restaurant in seara aceasta ?)
I ll be working late tomorrow .Voi lucra
pana tarziu maine.

We are going to help her.(O vom ajuta)

She s talking me out to dinner tonight.(In
seara asta ma scoate in oras la cina)

Look at those clouds!It s going to rain .

(Pribeste la norii aia! Va ploua)
The train leaves at eight o clock .
They re about to leave (Ei sunt pe punctul
de a pleca)

The Prime Minister is liked to resign.(E

probabil ca prim-ministrul va demisiona)

She should have taken a taxi(Ar fi trebuit sa

ia un taxi)
He must be caught immediately(Trebuie
arestat imediat )
I will be seeing him tomorrow. (Il voi vedea
maine)

I might be able to help you.(As putea sa te

ajut)