TIMPURILE PREZENTULUI
1. PREZENTUL SIMPLU (PRESENT SIMPLE)
Affirmative
S + Verb / Verb – (e)s (aIIIa
persoana singular)
I go to school every day.
She washes the car once a
week.
We play footbal every Monday.
He plays the piano every day.
-es se adauga verbelor terminate in: -x; -s; -z; -ch; -sh; -o; consoana+y (y devine I):
-es se citeste: - iz – after: /s/; /∫/; /t∫/; /dз/: kisses; washes; teaches.
- z – after consonant+y: tries; cries.
Affirmative
S + Verb / Verb – (e)s (aIIIa
persoana singular)
I go to school every day.
You go to school every day.
She/he/it goes to school
every day.
We go to school every day.
You go to school every day.
They go to school every
day.
Affirmative
S + Verb / Verb – (e)s (aIIIa
persoana singular)
She washes the car once a
week.
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Negative
S + do not / don’t + Verb
S + does not / doesn’t + Verb (aIIIa
persoana singular)
I don’t like pizza.
She doesn’t sing.
We don’t play football every day.
She doesn’t play the piano on
Mondays.
I wash – she washes; I go – she goes
Negative
S + do not / don’t + Verb
S + does not / doesn’t + Verb (aIIIa
persoana singular)
I don’t go to school every day.
You don’t go to school every day.
She/he/it doesn’t go to school
every day.
We don’t go to school every day.
You don’t go to school every day.
They don’t go to school every day.
Negative
S + do not / don’t + Verb
S + does not / doesn’t + Verb (aIIIa
persoana singular)
Interrogative
Do + S + Verb?
Does + S + Verb? (aIIIa persoana
singular)
Do you play football every day?
Yes, I do./ Yes, we do.
No, I don’t./No, we don’t.
Does Jim play football on Sundays?
Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.
Interrogative
Do + S + Verb?
Does + S + Verb? (aIIIa persoana
singular)
Do I go to school every day.
Yes, I do./
Do you go to school every day.
Does she/he/it go to school every
day.
Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.
Do we go to school every day.
Do you go to school every day.
Do they go to school every day.
No, we don’t.
Interrogative
Do + S + Verb?
Does + S + Verb? (aIIIa
persoana singular)
- pentru situații sau stări permanente: Mary works in a supermarket.
- pentru acțiuni repetate/obișnuite (în special cu adverbele de frecvență: often, usually, seldom, rarely, etc.):
He always does his homework. (“always” înseamnă “every day”)
- pentru adevăruri generale sau legi ale naturii: Water boils at 100ºC.
- pentru programe/orare (sens de viitor): The conference starts at 9 a.m.
- pentru recenzii/comentarii sportive/naratiuni: The goal-keeper misses the ball and one more goal is scored.
- pentru a exprima plăcerea/neplăcerea: I like reading novels. Jim doesn’t like watching TV.
- în propoziții exclamative: Here comes the bride!

EXPRESII DE TIMP: every day/week/month/year; once/twice a day/week/month/year; number + times + a

day/week/month/year (three times a year); in the morning/evening/afternoon; on Mondays/Tuesdays/
Wednesdays/Fridays
Adverbe de frecvență: always, often, usually, seldom, never, rarely; sometimes; frequently; occasionally; etc.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

S + Verb / Verb – (e)s (aIIIa S + do not / don’t + Verb Do + S + Verb?
persoana singular) S + does not / doesn’t + Verb (aIIIa Does + S + Verb? (aIIIa
persoana singular) persoana singular)

He plays the piano every day. He doesn’t play the piano on Does Jim play the piano on
Mondays. Sundays?
Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative