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!!! ATENTIE!!!
Dupa cum observati, forma de interogativ prezent a verbului to be, se formeaza
prin inversarea subiectului cu verbul. Avem deci, la afirmativ: I (subiect) + am
(verb),
pentru ca la interogativ sa avem nti am (verbul) si apoi I (subiectul). Pentru a
forma
negativul, vom avea ordinea de la afirmativ, asadar I (subiect) + am (verb), la
care
vom adauga marca negatiei, adica not. Deci I am not.
2. Timpul trecut (Past Tense Simple)
a) Afirmativul (Affirmative/ Statements)
Timpul trecut, forma de afirmativ, limba
engleza (Past Tense Simple,
affirmative/statments, English version)
Timpul trecut, forma de afirmativ, limba
romna (Past Tense Simple,
affirmative/statments, Romanian version)
I was [ai woz]/[w.z] (forma slaba) / [ai
uaz]
(Eu) am fost
You were [ju: w.:r] / [iu: uaar] (Tu) ai fost
He was [hi: w.z] / [hii uaz] (El) a fost.
She was [.i: w.z] / [sii uaz] (Ea) a fost.
It was [it w.z]/ [it uaz] (El/ea) (obiecte) a fost.
We were [wi: w.:r] / [uii uaar] (Noi) am fost.
You were [ju: w.:r] / [iu: uaar] (Voi) ati fost.
They were [ei w.:r]/ [zei uaar] (Ei/Ele) au fost.
b) Negativul (Negatives)
Timpul trecut, forma de
negativ, forma lunga, limba
engleza (Past Tense Simple,
negatives, long form,
English version)
Timpul trecut, forma de
negativ, limba romna (Past
Tense Simple, negatives,
Romanian version)
Timpul trecut, forma de
negativ, forma scurta, limba

engleza (Past Tense Simple,

negatives, short form,
English version)
I was not (Eu) nu am fost I wasnt
You were not (Tu) nu ai fost You werent
He was not (El) nu a fost. He wasnt
She was not (Ea) nu a fost. She wasnt.
It was not. (El/ea) (obiecte) nu a fost. It wasnt.
We were not. (Noi) nu am fost. We werent.
You were not (Voi) nu ati fost. You werent
They were not. (Ei/ele) nu au fost. They werent.
c) Interogativul (Interrogative/ Yes/No Questions)
Timpul trecut, interogativ, limba engleza,
(Past tense simple, yes/no questions,
Timpul trecut, interogativ, limba romna
(Past tense simple, yes/no questions,
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English version) Romanian version)
Was I? Am fost (eu)?
Were you? Ai fost (tu)?
Was he? A fost (el)?
Was she? A fost (ea)?
Was it? A fost (el/ea) (obiect)?
Were we? Am fost (noi)?
Were you? Ati fost (voi)?
Were they? Au fost (ei/ele)?
!!! ATENTIE!!!
Dupa cum observati, forma de interogativ trecut a verbului to be, ca si cea de
interogativ prezent, se formeaza prin inversarea subiectului cu verbul. Avem deci,
la
afirmativ: I (subiect) + was (verb), pentru ca la interogativ sa avem nti was
(verbul) si
apoi I (subiectul). Pentru a forma negativul, vom avea ordinea de la afirmativ,
asadar
I (subiect) + was (verb), la care vom adauga marca negatiei, adica not. Deci
I was
not.
Cnd folosim verbul to be?
# Cnd vrem sa exprimam vrsta

Carlos is eight. (Carlos are opt ani)

Anna is ten. (Anna are zece ani)
# Cnd vrem sa exprimam nationalitatea
Im English. (Sunt englez)
Shes Romanian. (Ea este romnca)
# Cnd vrem sa spunem care este meseria cuiva.
Jim is a teacher. (Jim este professor)
Are you a student? (Esti student?)
# Cu un adjectiv
Youre right. (Ai dreptate)
Im happy. (Sunt fericit)
# Cu this/that [i:s]/ [t], [ziis]/[zeat] (acesta/acela)
This is my book. (Aceasta este cartea mea)
Is that your newspaper? (Este acela ziarul tau?)