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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. Biatul vrea o maina de jucrie pentru Crciun. !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 se duce de obicei n pia diminea a. Negative: Subject + do not( does not + verb #he does not sing in the school chorus. 'a nu c)nt n corul colii. Interrogative: do not( does not + Subiect + verb

Present Continuous Tense


Afirmative : Subject + !to be"(#resent Simple) + $B + in%& #he is cutting the ca'e in slices. 'a taie prjitura in felii. !n the case of the verbs that end in e, the final e is dropped when adding ing giving

Negative : Subject + !to be" (#resent Simple) + not + verb + in%& #he is not tal'ing at the moment, she is eating. *n acest moment ea nu vorbete+ mn)nc. Interrogative: #re,entul verbului !a fi" + Subiect + verb + in%&

(oes she want to participate in the competition) - $rea ea s participe n competi ie. Present Simple Tense USES : *eneral facts: The earth has % hemispheres. #m)ntul are / emisfere. " +epetitive actions: #he ta'es piano lessons every day at , o-cloc'. 'a ia lec ii de pian n fiecare ,i la ora 0. " #hort actions : &ar' gets out of bed, goes to the bathroom and washes his teeth. Mar3 se d jos din pat+ se duce la baie i se spal pe din i. " $abitual actions:

!s she smiling) 'a ,)mbete.

Present Continuous Tense USES : " Actions that happen in the moment of spea'ing The wind is blowing. $)ntul sufl. !t is raining outside. #lou afar. " Actions that happen around the moment of spea'ing, but for a longer time .ulia is reading a novel by (ic'ens. 1ulia citete un roman de 2ic3ens " Temporary, limited actions ! live in Clu/ but this year ! am living in 0ucuresti. 4riesc n Cluj dar n acest an locuiesc n Bucureti. " 1lans for the immediate future 2future intention3 The children are going camping today. Copiii mer% cu cortul ast,i. " +epeated and annoying action is often used with the adverbs: always, forever, constantly

&y grandfather and ! usually loo' at the stars when the s'y is clear. Bunicul meu i cu mine+ noi ne uitm de obicei la stele c)nd e senin. " Actions planned in the future, certain to happen 2verbs of movement3 :

The train leaves at , o-cloc'. 4renul pleaca la ora 0.

Ann is always ma'ing plans without ta'ing into consideration all the facts. 5nn i face mereu planuri fr s ia n considerare toate aspectele.

There are ver s that cannot e use! in Present Continuous" They are divided into these categories: #er s of perception : feel, hear, see, smell, taste $pinion ver s: assume, believe, consider, doubt, feel 24 a crede3, find 24 a considera3, suppose, thin' #er s that refer to a mental perception: forget, imagine, 'now, mean, notice, recogni5e, remember, understand #er s that refer to !esires an!%or feelings : envy, fear, disli'e, hate, hope, li'e, love, mind, prefer, regret, want, wish #er s 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 ver s 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 c i ima%ine,i lucruri+ nu e nimeni n cas. 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 comport nepoliticos.

E'ercices
(eci!e whether to use Present Simple Tense or Present Continuous Tense" 9. #ometimes #usan 2to watch3 science fiction films, but she normally 2to prefer3 love stories. %. :oo' &r. Cooper 2to wor'3. $e usually 2to start3 wor' at about ; o-cloc'. <. =e 2to go3 to a football match next #aturday. >. Can you 2to answer3 the phone, please, ! 2to have3 a bath right now. ,. ! never 2to eat3 spinach, but we 2to have3 some this evening. ?. =hen ! 2to see3 him, we always 2to go3 to a pub. @. =e usually 2to meet3 when we 2to go3 to wor'. ;. :isten &rs. .ones 2to play3 the piano. Aou can 2to hear3 her very clearly. B. =hen .ohn 2to sleep3, he sometimes 2to tal'3. 9C. #orry, &r. #mith, ! cannot 2to spea'3 to you right now, because ! 2to be3 very busy. 99. 1aul and Tom 2to go3 to :ondon three times a year, but next summer they 2to stay3 at home. 9%. 6ccasionally he 2to go3 to the cinema, but he 2to go3 to the theatre at least once a wee'. 9<. .ohn 2notDto be3 here, he 2to wor'3 late this evening. 9>. At the moment ! 2notDto li'e3 fish. 9,. 1eter always 2to sing3 while he 2to have3 a bath. 9?. :oo' !t 2to rain3 outside, so we can-t 2to go3 to the beach. 9@. #usan 2to hate3 potatoes, because she 2to thin'3 they 2to be3 bad for her. 9;. ! must 2to go3 home right now, because my parents 2to wait3 for me. 9B. #am can-t 2to go3 to &exico next summer, so he 2to visit3 his grandmother. %C. &ary 2to love3 chocolate, and she 2to eat3 some every day.

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