Present Simple Tense Afirmative :
Subjectt + verb (short infinitive) Exception: At third person singular, the verb always ends in –s or –es: The boy wants a toy car for Christmas. – Băiatul vrea o
Present Continuous Tense Afirmative :
Subject + !to be"(#resent Simple) + $B + in%& #he is cutting the ca'e in slices. –
'a taie prăjitura in felii. felii.
maşina de jucărie pentru Crăciun.
!n the case of the verbs that end in –e, the final –e is dropped when adding –ing
!n the case of the verbs that end in –y, at the third person singular the –y may turn into "ies ! cry – #he cries. but ! play – $e plays. %. The verbs that end in –o, "ss, "x, "sh, "ch at the third person singular get " es &y mother usually goes to the mar'et in the morning. – Mama
giving
se duce de obicei în piaă dimineaa. Negative:
Negative :
Subject + do not does not + verb
Subject + !to be" (#resent Simple) + not + verb + in%&
#he does not sing in the school chorus. – 'a nu cntă în corul
#he is not tal'ing at the moment, she is eating. – *n acest moment ea
şcolii.
nu vorbeşte mănncă.
Interrogative:
Interrogative:
do not does not + Subiect + verb
#re,entul verbului !a !a fi" + Subiect + verb + in%&
(oes she want to participate in the competition) - $rea ea să
!s she smiling) – 'a ,mbeşte
participe în competiie Present Simple Tense USES : *eneral facts:
Present Continuous Tense USES : " Actions that happen in the moment of spea'ing
The earth has % hemispheres. –
#ămntul are / emisfere. " +epetitive actions: #he ta'es piano lessons every day at o-cloc'. – 'a ia lecii de pian în
fiecare ,i la ora 0. " #hort actions : &ar' gets out of bed, goes to the bathroom and washes his teeth. –
Mar3 se dă jos din pat se duce la baie şi se spală pe dini. "
$abitual actions:
&y grandfather and ! usually loo' at the stars when the s'y is clear. –
Bunicul meu şi cu mine noi ne uităm de obicei la stele cnd e senin. "
Actions planned in the future, certain to happen 2verbs of movement3 :
The train leaves at o-cloc'. –
4renul pleaca la ora 0.
The wind is blowing. – $ntul suflă. !t is raining outside. – #louă afară. " Actions that happen around the moment of spea'ing, but for a longer time ulia is reading a novel by (ic'ens. –
1ulia citeşte un roman de 2ic3ens " Temporary, limited actions ! live in Clu/ but this year ! am living in 0ucuresti. – 4răiesc în Cluj dar în acest
an locuiesc în Bucureşti. " 1lans for the immediate future 2future intention3 The children are going camping today. – Copiii mer% cu cortul astă,i.
"
+epeated and annoying action – is often used with the adverbs: always, forever, constantly
Ann is always ma'ing plans without ta'ing into consideration all the facts. –
5nn îşi face mereu planuri fără să ia în considerare toate aspectele.
There are vers that cannot e use! in Present Continuous"
They are divided into these categories: #ers of perception : feel, hear, see, smell, taste $pinion vers: assume, believe, consider, doubt, feel 24 a crede3, find 24 a
considera3, suppose, thin' #ers that refer to a mental perception: forget, imagine, 'now, mean,
notice, recogni5e, remember, understand #ers that refer to !esires an!%or feelings: envy, fear, disli'e, hate, hope,
li'e, love, mind, prefer, regret, want, wish #ers use! for measuring: contain, cost, hold, measure, weigh
6ther verbs: loo' 24 a se asem7na3, seem, be 28n ma/oritatea ca5urilor3, have 4 a poseda3 Some of these vers can e use! in the continuous form, ut they change their meaning: to see (a ima%ina)& ! thin' you are seeing things, there is no one in the house. – Cred că îi
ima%ine,i lucruri nu e nimeni în casă. to smell (a adulmeca a mirosi)& #he is smelling the roses. - 'a miroase trandafirii. to loo& (a se uita)& Tom is loo'ing at &aria. to e (a se comporta)& #he is being rude. – 'a se comportă nepoliticos.
E'ercices (eci!e whether to use Present Simple Tense or Present Continuous Tense"
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