TIMPURILE

1. Exprimarea prezentului
Unui singur timp dintr-o limba ii pot corespunde doua timpuri dintr-o alta limba.
Its been raining for two days.Ploua de doua zile.
It often rains here. Aici ploua des.
UN prezent poate fi folosit shi pentru a exprima o actiune viitoare:
She is coming tomorow.
Ptr, a reda prezentul in engleza sunt patru forme verbale:
Hes living in London at the moment.
El locuieste la L. in acest moment .
He generally lives in London.
In general, el locuieste la Londra.
Shes lived here for two mounths.
Ea locuieste aici de doua luni.
Shes been living with him for six years.
Ea locuieste impreuna cu el de 6 luni.
1.1

Prezentul simplu
Intrebuintare
1.ptr a descrie o actiune care se repeta in mod regulat:
I go to the cinema every week.
Do your children often fight?
2.ptr a exprima un obicei:
He doesnt smoke but he drinks a lot.
I play the guitar.
3.ptr. a exprima un adevar general valabil, cum ar fi o lege fizica:
Water freezes at 0C and boils at 100C.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
4. ptr. a povesti o succesiune de evenimente scurte :
He opens the door, comes in and switches the light on .
5. ptr.a exprima o actiune programata in viitor, in special at, cand se specifica momentul producerii ei:
Your plane takes off at 12 oclock and lands at 3 oclock.
We meet them tomorow at dawn.
6. intr-o propozitie subordonata introdusa prin IF sau UNLESS, atunci cand verbul din principala este la viitor:
Ill kill you if you tell him.
Theyll arrest you unless you cooperate.
7. dupa when, as soon as , before, after , intr-o fraza in care verbul din principala este la viitor :
Ill help you when I come back
Well have dinner as sun as youre ready.
8. cu verbele care exprima un sentiment (love, like, hate, dislike, prefer), cu cele care nu presupun notiunea de durata (
seem, want, belong, know, meen, wish), si cu cele care redau cuvintele cuiva ( say, tell, ask, answer):
I dont like westerns, I prefer horros films.
What do you meen?
He seems tired.
He says your son doest work much.
OBS: atentie la caul verbului to think ( a gandi / a reflecta , a crede , a considera .)
Im not sleeping , Im thinking.
I think you dont sleep enough.

Prezentul perfect simplu

Present Perfect nu se traduce intotdeauna cu perfectul compus din romana.

Formare :

have/has+ Vb.III(ed)

I have painted my car.

He has eaten fish.
I havent understood anything.
Have they arrived?
Hasnt she got married yet?

Mi-am vopsit masina.

El mananca peste .
N-am inteles nimic.
Au sosit?
Ea nu s-a maritat inca?

Intrebuintare

Se foloseste indeosebi atunci cand e vorba de prezent sau de viitor decat cand e vorba de trecut.
I have arrived?
inseamna
I am here
Have you met John? Inseamna Do you knou John?
1.El descrie o actiune trecuta ale carei efecte se fac simtite si in prezent:
I have finished my essay.
Mi-am terminat lucrarea .
They have sold there house .
Ei si-au vandut casa.
OBS: Titlurile ziarelor si informatiile de radio si televiziune se scriu adesea la present perfect simple:
The hostages have been freed.
Ostaticii au fost eliberati .
The president has resigned.
Presedintele a demisionat.
2.Se foloseste cu indicatorii temporali nedifiniti, cum ar fi ever, never, before, yet, alreadydar niciodata cu
indicatorii temporali definiti: yesterday, last week, a mounth ago..
I have already told you that.
3.Se folosete ptr a descrie o actiune care a inceput in trecut si se continua in momentul vorbirii:
I havent seen him today yet.
Nu lam vazut inca azi.
( dar I didnt see him yesterday)
4.Folosit impreuna just acest timp descrie ceea ce s-a intamplat de curand:
He has just arrived.
El tocmai a sosit .
They ve just got married.
Ei tocmai s-au casatorit.
5. Descrie o actiune inceputa in trecut si care se prelungeste si in prezent:
How long have you been here?
De cand esti aici.
Ive been here for three months.
Sunt aici de trei luni.
Ive been here since Christmas.
Sunt aici de la Craciun.
OBS: for + durata: for an hour = de o ora
since + moment precis: since one oclock = de la ora unu
for inseamna si timp de
EX: Ive lived in London for two years.
Locuiesc la L. de doi ani.
I lived in London for two years.
Am locuit on L. timp de doi ani.
6. Se foloseste in expresiile : This is the first time Its a long time since

This is the first time Ive eaten caviar.

Its a long time since you have written to me.

Este ptr prima oara cand mananc icre negre.

De mult nu mi-ai mai scris .

Prezentul Perfect Continuu

Acest timp insista asupra duratei unei actiuni care a inceput in trecut si se continua in prezent. Faceti diferenta:
Ive written three letters.
Am scris trei scrisori.

Ive been writing for three hours.

Scriu de trei ore.

( continuitate )

Formare:

have/has+been+Vb.+ing
I have been working for a week.
He hasnt been working for a week.

Lucrez de o saptamana.
El nu lucreaza de o saptamana.

Has he been working for a week?

Hasnt he been working for a week?

El lucreaza de saptamana?
Nu lucreaza el de o saptamana?

Perfectul prezent continuu se foloseste cam in aceleasi situatii ca si Prezentul perfect simplu. Totusi el accentuiaza ideea
de continuitate in prezent actiunii descrise:
Ive lived here for years.
Ive been living here for years.
Ive painted my room.
Ive been painting for hours.
OBS:

Locuiesc aici de ani de zile ( Voi pleca)

Locuiesc aici de ani de zile.( Raman )
Miam zugravit camera( Si am terminat )
Pictez de mai multe ore.

Interogatia are adesea urmatoarea forma:

How long have you been learning English?

( De cand inveti engleza?)

2.Formarea trecutului
2.1

Trecutul simplu

Denumit in engleza simple past , acesta corespunde in romana cu perfecttul simplu, perfectul compus si cu imperfectul.
Este un timp simplu care se formeaza fara auxiliar.Este timpul care pune cele mai multe probleme , printre altele si
din cauza folosirii perfectului compus dn romana.
Este timpul povestirii prin excelenta:
EX: Moliere was born in 1622. He became an actor , wrote plays and died in 1673.

Formare :

S+Vb.II(ed)+complement
Verbele regulate urmeaza o regula simpla: trecutul afirmativ (la fel ca si participiul trecut ), se formeaza adaugand
-ed (d) daca verbul se termina in -e:
to workworked;
to live lived.
Shakespeare lived in the sixteenth and seventeenth ceturies.
Shakespeare a trait in secolele al XVI lea si al XVII lea.
Daca verbul se termina intr-o vocala +y, y se transforma in -i.
To try tried;
to cry cried
Verbele care au accentul pe ultima silaba si se termina intr-o consoana precedata de o vocaladubleaza aceasta vocala
finala:
to stop stopped; to rob robbed;
to prefer preferred.

Verbele neregulate au fiecare un mod propriu de formare a trecutului afirmativ( ca si a participiului trecut) : to make
made; to take took ( forma a doua a verbului de conjugat).

Intrebuintare:
Trecutul simplu este cel mai frecvent folosit cand este vorba de trecut.El se aplica unei actiuni trecute, incheiate si
datate.
Henry al VIII-lea married six times.
What did you do when you met him?
I went to London six years ago.

1. Acest timp se foloseste ptr a exprima o intamplare trecuta :

William the Conqueror became King of England in 1066.
Wilhelm Cuceritorul deveni rege al Angliei in 1066.

2. Se foloseste ptr o actiune scurta sau o succesiune de actiuni scurte:

He came in, took his gun and shot everybody.
El intra, isi lua arma si impusca pe toata lumea.
3. Se mai utilizeaza ptr o actiune repetata in trecut:
I walked to school when I was your age.
Mergeam pe jos cand eram de varsta ta.
4. In concordanta timpurilor fara a se face vreo referire la trecut:
I wish I had a motorbike.
As vrea sa am o motocicleta.
If you got up earlier, you could work more.
Daca te-ai scula mai devreme , ai putea munci mai mult.
5. Cu exceptia acestui ultim caz totdeauna exista o raportare la trecut, intr-o propozitie cu verbul la preterit.
Aceasta raportare poate fi explicita :
- Corneille wrote Le Cid in 1636.( C. a scris Cidul in 1636)
Alteori poate fi implicita(subinteleasa): - Shakespeare wrote thirty-seven plays. ( obs: datarea se subintelege--se stie
ca
Shakespeare a murit).
Despre un scriitor in viata se va spune: - He has written two novels. ( El a scris doua romanesubinteles: pana
acum).

2.2 Trecutul continuu

Acest timp se formeaza cu auxiliarul to be:

ex:

WAS/WASNT(PERS.I-III SING.)
+ ING
WERE/ WERENT (LA CELELALTE
PERS.)
I was sleeping while they were talking .
Eu dormeam in timp de ei vorbeau.

---- La afirmativ : S+AUX+VERB

---- La negativ : S+ AUX+NOT+VERB
---- La interogativ: AUX+S+VERB
---- La interogativ neg: AUX+NOT+S+VERB

He was working.
He wasnt working.
Was he working?
Wasnt he working?

Intrebuintare
Trecutul continuu exprima o actiune in curs de desfasurare
-1- intr-un anumit moment din trecut:
What were you doing yesterday at five?
Ce faceai ieri pe la cinci?
-1- in timp ce alta actiune s-a produs :
I was working when he came in .
Lucram cand el a intrat.
-3- simultana cu o alta aflata in curs de desfasurare tot in trecut. In acest caz se foloseste while: in timp ce.
Some were dancing while others were singing.
Unii dansau in timp ce altii cantau.
Observatii:
-1- Trecutul continuu se traduce in romana prin imperfect.(ceea ce era in curs de desfasurare).Faceti diferenta:
He was leaving when I arrived.
El pleca atunci cand eu am sosit. (Cele doua actiuni sunt simultane)
He left when I arrived.
El a plecat cand eu am sosit. ( Prima actiune este cosecinta celei de-a doua)
-2- Atentie la cele doua utilizari ale imperfectului in limba romana:
ceea ce era pe cale sa se petreaca :
He was going to school when I met him.
El mergea la scoala cand l-am intalnit.
ceea ce se petrece in mod regulat :
He went to school on foot.
El mergea la scoala pe jos.

2.3

Past Perfect Simple( pluperfect) - M.M.C.P.

Se foloseste ptr o atiune anterioara altei actiuni trecute. Acesta este definit ca fiind trecutul trecutului.
Ex: They had finished when I arrived.

Ei terminasera cand am sosit eu.

Formare:

S+Had
+ Vb.III(ed)
HAD+VB.III(ED)
Intrebuintare:
-1- se foloseste ptr a descrie o actiiune care s-a petrecut inaintea altei actiuni, tot trecute, exprimate de regula printr-un verb
la trecutul simplu :
Everybody had left when the bomb exploded.
Toata lumea plecase cand bomba explodase.
-2- Se foloseste adesea in vorbirea indirecta dupa verbe ca: told, said, asked, thought Acest timp se refera la evenimente
deja petrecute in mometul vorbirii:
He told me that he had never seen her before.
Mi-a spus ca nu o vazuse niciodata pana atunci.
-3- Folosit cu for si since , past perfect exprima o actiune care a inceput in trecut si care a continuat pana la un moment
precizat din trecut. In acest caz el corespunde imperfectului din limba romana:
They had knoun each otherfor several years when they got married.
Ei se cunosteau de cativa ani cand s-au casatorit .
-4- Past Perfect se foloseste cu constructii care incep cu it was along time
Faceti diferenta cu constructiile care incep cu it is a long time
Its a long time since I have seen you . E mult timp de cand nu team vazut.
It was a long time since I had seen you.
Era mult timp de cand nu te vazusem.
-5- Past Perfect se mai foloseste dupa I wish, if , if only, cu referire la o actiune care nu a avut loc si care este regretata:
If I had known..
Daca as fi stiut..
I wish I had met him.
As fi vrut sal cunosc.

2.4

Past Perfect Continuous

Acest timp se aplica unor actiuni care sau derulat pana la un anumit moment din trecut, moment care serveste drept punct
de referinta :
I had been working for an hour when he arrived.
Eu lucram de o ora cand el a sosit.

Formare:

HAD+BEEN+VB.+ING
Ex: - I had been working
- I had not been working
- Had I been working?
- Hadnt I been working?

Intrebuintare:
-1- Se foloseste ptr a exprima o actiune inceputa in trecut si care a continuat pana la un moment dat din trecut, cand s-a
petrecut ceva care a intrerupt-o sau care a avut un anumit efect asupra ei:

Everyone had been sleeping for hours when the bomb exploded.

Toata lumea dormea de cateva ore cand bomba a explodat.

-2- Acest timp se foloseste in vorbirea indirecta in asociere cu verbe ca: said, told, asked
Comparati:

He says he has been living in London for two years.

El spune ca locuieste in Londra de doi ani.
Cu
He said he had been living in London for two years .
El a spus ca locuia la Londra de doi ani.

3.Formarea Viitorului
Modalitatile de exprimare a viitorului sunt diverse si nuantate. Mai mult , unele verbe implica o valoare de viitor prin insusi
sensul lor ( to intend: a avea intentia, to wish: a dori, to expect: a se astepta la, to hope: a spera) Principala dificultate
provine din faptul ca prezentul este strans legat de viitor sub forma intentiei sau a previziunii.
3.1

Will+infinitiv prtezent
Formare:

WILL++ INFINITIV
INFINITIV
WILL

(FORME
(FORME CONTRASE
CONTRASE:: WILL=
WILL= LL
LL,,

WILL
WILLNOT=
NOT= WONT
WONT

-1- exprima actiuni viitoare :

They will come next week. (vor veni saptamana viitoare).
-2- ptr actiuni independente de vointa vorbitorului:
Ill be 20 next Saturday.( voi implini 20 ani.)
-3- introdus de verbe ca think, hope, belive exprima o actiune imediata:
I think I wont help you after all.

-4- El permite deasemenea exprimarea unor ordine:

Youll get up at six and start working immediately.

Atentie!

Acest timp nu se va folosi dupa constructii temporale, cum ar fi when sau as soon as(de indata ce ), atunci cand
propozitia principala este la viitor:
Ex: - Ill come when Im ready. (voi veni cand voi fi gata)

3.2

Will + infinitiv perfect(viitorul perfect)

Acest timp exprima o actiune care se va termina la un moment in viitor. El corespunde viitorului anterior din lb. romana.
Ex: He will have left his room by 11 o clock.
El isi va fi parasit camera pe la ora 11.

Formare:

will+
will+have+Vb.III
have+Vb.III
He will have gonne
He wont have gonne

Will he have gonne?

Wont he have gonne?

Intrebuintare:

Se foloseste ptr a exprima o actiune imediat anterioara unei intamplari sau unei actiuni viitoare:
Ex: Im sure they have bought you a present for your birthday.
Sunt sigur ca ei iti vor fi cumparat un cadou de ziua ta .

3.3

Viitorul in trecut --- actiuni viitoare privite dintr-o perspectiva trecuta:

Ex:
She said he would never marry me. (ea a spus ca el nu se va insura niciodata cu mine )
They were to have six children. (ei urmau sa aiba sase copii)
The first time I met you were going to leave for Australia. (prima oara cand te-am intalnit urma sa pleci in A.

 The first time I met you were leaving for Australia. (prima oara cand te-am intalnit tocmai plecai in Australia)

4. Exprimarea Conditionalului

Conditionalul se construieste in principal cu auxiliarul modal would urmat de infinitivul prezent sau perfect.
Adesea el este urmat de o propozitie introdusa de if:

A)

Conditionalul prezent:

Formare:

WOULD + INFINITIV PREZENT

Forma contrasa a lui would este d , iar cea a lui would not este wouldnt.
Should poate fi folosit la persoana I singular si plural, dar de regula se foloseste would la toate persoanele.
-1- acest timp serveste la exprimarea unei conditii:
Id tell you her name if I knew. (ti-as spune numele ei daca l-as sti)
-2- ajuta la exprimarea politicoasa a unui sfat sau a unei rugaminti:
Id like some bread, please. (as dori niste paine , va rog!)
-3- este folosit in vorbirea indirecta:
He said he would be late. ( a zis ca va intarzia )
-4- Folosim aspectul continuu atunci cand vrem sa insistam asupra a ceea ce am face daca.
If I was at home, Id be watching a good film instead of listening to your conversation.
Daca as fi acasa, as urmari un film bun decat sa te ascult pe tine.
-5- Cu valoare de conditional se folosesc could si might, formele de trecut ale lui can si may:
Could you help me?
It might rain.
B) Conditionalul

trecut:
Formare:

Would + have+ Vb.III

-1- exprima ceea ce s-ar fi intamplat, dac imprejurarile ar fi fost altele:
I would have become a doctor if my parents had been rich.
As fi devenit medic daca parintii mei ar fi fost bogati.
-2- exprima regretul ca lucrurile nu s-au desfasurat altfel:
If only I had known, Id have invited you.
Daca as fi stiut te-as fi invitat.

C) If

introduce o conditie si este compatibil cu majoritatea timpurilor.

Verbul care urmeaza dupa if nu poate fi la viitor sau la conditional:

PRINCIPALA

SECUNDARA

1) Viitor
Voi pleca

Prezent
DACA

am bani.

I will go

IF

have money.

2) Conditional prezent

Past tense

As pleca

as avea bani.

DACA

I would go

IF

I had money.

3) Conditional trecut

Past perfect

As fi plecat

DACA

I would have gone

IF

as fi avut bani.
I had had money.

-1- ptr a exprima o posibilitate prezenta sau viitoare, se foloseste cu un verb la prezent:
If it rains, I wont go to the park.
Daca ploua, nu ma duc in parc.
-2- ptr a exprima o ipoteza prezenta sau viitoare, se foloseste cu un verb la trecut:
If I had $1000, Id buy new clothes.
Daca as avea o mie de dolari mi-as cumpara haine noi.

Faceti diferenta:
Ill come if I can.
Id come if I could.

Vin daca pot.

As veni daca as putea.

-3- If poate exprima si o sugestie:

If you stopped shouting, I could hear what your father says.
As putea auzi ce spune tatal tau, daca ai inceta sa strigi.
-4- in cazul unei ipoteze trecute , if este urmat de past perfect:
If I had knoun, I wouldnt have come.
Daca as fi stiut, n-as fi venit.

The sequence of times

(corespondenta timpurilor)
anterioritate

(1) PREZENT

simultaneitate

orice timp cerut de context

posterioritate
a

Ex:

He tells
tells me that

he comes.

he comes.

(prez.)

(2)

he will come.

PAST TENSE

anterioritate PAST PERFECT ( HAD + Vb.III)

simultaneitate

PREZENT PERFECT
Ex:

PAST TENSE

( HAVE+Vb.III / Vb.II)

posterioritate FUTURE IN THE PAST (WOULD )

had been

He said

he

bussy.

was

(past tense)

would be
anterioritate

PAST PERFECT

simultaneitate PAST TENSE ( Vb.II) WERE (WAS)

(3) WISH
Ex:

posterioritate FUTURE IN THE PAST (WOULD)

he had been

I wish

he were

(wished)
he would be
HAD / would rather ( mai degraba)

infinitiv scurt

HAD / would better (mai bine)

HAD / would sooner ( mai curand)
Ex: - You d rather stay home.
(1)

(2)

would
You + had rather + 2 (subinteles)
(SUBIECT)

PAST TENSE

Id rather you stayed home.

CA SI CUM
CA SI CAND
DE PARCA

AS IF

AS THOUGH

Ex:
You speak as if you

had knoun
knew

anterioritate

past perfect

posterioritate

past tense

the truth.

..

Its time
Its high time

a
p

we went home. ( past tense )

for as to go home.
(acuzativ)
he should

be there.

for him to be there.

Its vital

(Ac.) (inf.)

he be there.

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to catch, caught, caught- a prinde

to catch sight of- a zari
beckoning- semn(cu mana)
it was long since I had seen her- trecuse mult timp de cand o vazuse ultima oara
I hardly think- nici nu cred
to address - a se adresa
brightly- cu exuberanta(luminos)
to get younger- a intineri
tiny- micut
to overlook- a da spre
cemetery- cimitir
to earn- a castiga
harely- cu greu
to keep body and soul together- a-si tine zilele
presently- indata, dupa putin timp
limited- limitat
beyond- dincolo de
was so far beyond my means that- depasea asa de mult mijloacele mele (banesti) incat
flattered- flatat
consequence- consecinte
to last- a tine
to cut out- a reduce, a renunta la
to manage- a se descurca
in apparance- in aparenta
imposing- impunator
charming- femecator
to excite - a starni
sudden- brusc
purpose- scop
talkative-vorbareata
bill of fare- menu
nowadays- doar in ziua de azi
unless- daca
my hart sank- mi s-a stras inima
afford- a-si permite
cheap- ieftin
dish- fel(de mancare )
mutton chop- cotlet de berbec
unwise- imprudent
as though- ca si cand
effusive- exuberant, expansiv
to fancy- a-si inchipui
to turn pale- a pali
trifle- fleac
casually- degajat
to forbid, forbade, forbiden- a interzice
take to task- a certa
be in the habit- a avea obiceiul
airy-gratios, eteric
blush- imbujorare , roseata