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English and Romanian Verb Tenses Guide

This document summarizes the key differences between the present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous tenses in English. It outlines that the present simple is used for regular actions and facts, the present continuous for ongoing actions, the past simple for finished past actions, the past continuous for past ongoing actions, the present perfect for recently finished actions, and the present perfect continuous for actions that started in the past and continue in the present. Formations of each tense are provided using verbs, subjects, and auxiliary verbs.

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English and Romanian Verb Tenses Guide

This document summarizes the key differences between the present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous tenses in English. It outlines that the present simple is used for regular actions and facts, the present continuous for ongoing actions, the past simple for finished past actions, the past continuous for past ongoing actions, the present perfect for recently finished actions, and the present perfect continuous for actions that started in the past and continue in the present. Formations of each tense are provided using verbs, subjects, and auxiliary verbs.

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PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT

CONTINUOUS
*FACTS *FOR ACTIONS HAPPENING IN THE
*REGULAR ACTIONS + FREQUENCY MOMENT OF SPEECH
ADVERBS
+ V/(V-s/V-es = HE, SHE, IT) + AM/IS/ARE + Ving
? DO/DOES + SB. + V ? AM/IS/ARE +SB.+Ving
-- DO/DOES NOT + V -- AM/IS/ARE NOT +Ving

PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS


*FINISHED ACTIONS *ACTIONS HAPPENING AT A CERTAIN
TIME IN THE PAST
+ V-ed / 2nd FORM + WAS/WERE + Ving
? DID +SB.+V ? WAS/WERE +SB.+Ving
-- DID NOT +V -- WAS/WERE NOT +Ving

PRESENT PERFECT PRESENT PERFECT


CONTINUOUS
*FOR JUST FINISHED ACTIONS=WE *SINCE WHAT TIME THE ACTION
CAN NOTICE THEIR RESULTS STARTED OR FOR HOW LONG
RESULTS DURATION

+ HAVE/HAS +Ved / 3nd FORM + HAVE/HAS+ BEEN + Ving


? HAVE/HAS +SB.+BEEN +Ving
? HAVE/HAS +SB.+ Ved / 3nd -- HAVE/HAS NOT +BEEN +Ving
FORM

-- HAVE/HAS NOT + Ved / 3nd


FORM
PREZENT SIMPLU PRESENT CONTINUU
*FAPTE *PENTRU ACTIUNI CARE SE INTAMPLA
*ACTIUNI FRECVENTE + ADVERBE DE IN MOMENTUL VORBIRII
FRECVENTA
+ V/(V-s/V-es = HE, SHE, IT) + AM/IS/ARE + Ving
? DO/DOES + SB. + V ? AM/IS/ARE +SB.+Ving
-- DO/DOES NOT + V -- AM/IS/ARE NOT +Ving

TRECUT SIMPLU TRECUT CONTINUU


*ACTIUNI INCHEIATE *ACTIUNI CARE SE INTAMPLA LA UN
MOMENT DAT IN TRECUT
+ V-ed / 2nd FORM + WAS/WERE + Ving
? DID +SB.+V ? WAS/WERE +SB.+Ving
-- DID NOT +V -- WAS/WERE NOT +Ving

PREZENT PERFECT PRESENT PERFECT


CONTINUU
*PENTRU ACTIUNI CARE DOAR CE S-AU *DE CAND A INCEPUT ACTIUNEA CU
INCHEIAT = CONSTAT REZULTATUL SINCE SI CAT TIMP DUREAZA
ACTIUNEA INCEPUTA IN TRECUT CU
+ HAVE/HAS +Ved / 3nd FORM HOW LONG

? HAVE/HAS +SB.+ Ved / 3nd + HAVE/HAS+ BEEN + Ving


FORM ? HAVE/HAS +SB.+BEEN +Ving
-- HAVE/HAS NOT +BEEN +Ving
-- HAVE/HAS NOT + Ved / 3nd
FORM

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