Timpurile Verbale in Engleza

PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE
Affirmative Interrogative Negative
I work Do I work? I dont work

You work Do you work ? You dont work
He/She/It works Does he/she/it work? He/She/It doesnt work
We work Do we work? We dont work
You work Do you work? You dont work
They work Do they work? They dont work
Meaning
A an habitual action
B a characteristic or fact about someone or something
C verbs which cannot normally be used in the continuous, eg . : to belong, to
like, to understand
PRESENT TENSE CONTINUOUS
I am working Am I working? I am not working

You are working Are you working? You are not working
He/She/It is working Is he/she/it working? He/She/It is not working
We are working Are we working? We are not working
You are working Are you working? You are not working
They are working Are they working? They are not working
Meaning
A an action which is taking place at the moment of speaking

B an arrange future
PAST TENSE SIMPLE
I worked Did I work? I didnt work

You worked Did you work? You didnt work
He/She/It worked Did he/she/it work? He/She/It didnt work
We worked Did we work? We didnt work
You worked Did you work? You didnt work
They worked Did they work? They didnt work
Meaning
A an action completed in the past at a specific time (stated or understood )
PAST TENSE CONTINUOUS
I was working Was I working? I wasnt working

You were working Were you working? You werent working
He/She/It was working Was he/she/it working? He/She/It wasnt working
We were working Were we working? We werent working
You were working Were you working? You werent working
They were working Were they working? They werent working
Meaning
A an actionwhich was in progresswhen another action ocurred ( second
action is expressed in the past simple )
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
I have worked Have I work? I havent work

You have worked Have you work? You havent work
He/She/It has worked Has he/she/it work? He/She/It hasnt work
We have worked Have we work? We havent work
You have worked Have you work? You havent work
They have worked Have they work? They havent work
Meaning
A an action which occurred at an unspecified time in the past

B an action which occurred in the past but the result of which is evident in
the present often a recent past action
C a state or activity starting in the past which still pertains to the present
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been working Have I been working? I havent been working

You have been working Have you been working? You havent been working
He/She/It has been working Has he/she/it been working? He/She/It hasnt been
working
We have been working Have we been working We havent been working
You have been working Have you been working? You havent been working
They have been working Have they been working? They havent been working
Meaning
A an activity (usually temporary) which started in the past and continues up

to the present
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
I had worked Had I work ? I hadnt work

You had worked Had you work? You hadnt work
He/She/It had worked Had he/she/it work? He/She/It hadnt work
We had worked Had we work? We hadnt work
You had worked Had you work? You hadnt work
They had worked Had they work? They hadnt work
Meaning
A the earlier of two actions which occurred in the past , the second of
which is the simple past
Used either:
a) when there is ambiguity over which action occurred first
or
b) when the first action refers to a time period earlier than that of the
main narrative
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
I had been working Had I been working? I hadnt been working

You had been working Had you been working? You hadnt been working
He/She/It had been working Had he/she/it been working? He/She/It hadnt been
working
We had been working Had we been working? We hadnt been working
You had been working Had you been working? You hadnt been working
They had been working Had they been working? They hadnt been working
Meaning
A an action which was in progress for a period of time before another

action ( in the simple past ) occurred
FUTURE SIMPLE ( with will )
I shall/will work Shall/Will I work? I shant/wont work

You shall/will work Shall/Will you work? You shant/wont work
He/She/It shall/will work Shall/Will he/she/it work? He/She/It shant/wont
work
We shall/will work Shall/Will we work? We shant/wont work
You shall/will work Shall/Will you work? You shant/wont work
They shall/will work Shall/Will they work? They shant/wont work
Meaning
A a spontaneous decision taken at the moment of speaking. Can be a

promise, offer, threat etc
B prediction about the future events often preceded by verbs such as
hope, expect, suppose etc
FUTURE SIMPLE ( with going to )
I am going to work Am I going to work? I am not going to work

You are going to work Are you going to work? You are not going to work
He/She/It is going to work Is he/she/it going to work? He/She/It is not going to
work
We are going to work Are we going to work? We are not going to work
You are going to work Are you going to work? You are not going to work
They are going to work Are they going to work? They are not going to work
Meaning
A used to talk about intention or plans which have bee3n decided before
the moment of speaking
B statement about future events where there is some present evidence for
the event happening
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
I shall be working Shall I be working? I shall not be working

You shall be working Shall you be working? You shall not be working
He/She/It shall be working Shall he/she/it be working? He/She/It shall not be
working
We shall be working Shall we be working? We shall not be working
You shall be working Shall you be working? You shall not be working
They shall be working Shall they be working? They shall not be working
Meaning
A an action in progress at a definite time in the future
FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE
I shall have worked Shall I have work? I shall not have work
You shall have worked Shall you have work? You shall not have
work
He/She/It shall has worked Shall he/she/it has worked? He/She/It shall not has
work
We shall have worked Shall we have work? We shall not have work
You shall have work Shall you have work? You shall not have
work
They shall have work Shall they have work? They shall not have
work
Meaning
A an action which is seen to be in the past from a point of time in the

future
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
I shall have been working Shall I have been working?

I shall not have been
working
You shall have been working Shall you have been working? You shall not have been
working
He/She/It shall has been working Shall he/she/it has been working? He/She/It
shall not has been
working
We shall have been working Shall we have been working? We shall not have
been working
You shall have been working Shall you have been working? You shall not have
been working
They shall have been working Shall they have been working? They shall not have
been working
Meaning
A an action which is seen as a starting point in the past and being in

progress from a point of time in the future

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PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE

Affirmative Interrogative Negative

I work Do I work? I dont work

PRESENT TENSE CONTINUOUS

Affirmative Interrogative Negative

I am working Am I working? I am not working

A an action which is taking place at the moment of speaking

PAST TENSE SIMPLE

Affirmative Interrogative Negative

I worked Did I work? I didnt work

PAST TENSE CONTINUOUS

Affirmative Interrogative Negative

I was working Was I working? I wasnt working

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

Affirmative Interrogative Negative

I have worked Have I work? I havent work

A an action which occurred at an unspecified time in the past

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been working Have I been working? I havent been working

A an activity (usually temporary) which started in the past and continues up

PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

Affirmative Interrogative Negative

I had worked Had I work ? I hadnt work

Affirmative Interrogative Negative

I had been working Had I been working? I hadnt been working

A an action which was in progress for a period of time before another

FUTURE SIMPLE ( with will )

Affirmative Interrogative Negative

I shall/will work Shall/Will I work? I shant/wont work

A a spontaneous decision taken at the moment of speaking. Can be a

FUTURE SIMPLE ( with going to )

Affirmative Interrogative Negative

I am going to work Am I going to work? I am not going to work

Affirmative Interrogative Negative

I shall be working Shall I be working? I shall not be working

A an action in progress at a definite time in the future

FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE

Affirmative Interrogative Negative

A an action which is seen to be in the past from a point of time in the

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Affirmative Interrogative Negative

I shall have been working Shall I have been working?

A an action which is seen as a starting point in the past and being in

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