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THE SEQUENCE OF TENSES (CONCORDANTA TIMPURILOR)
O fraza poate contine o propozitie principala si una sau mai multe propozitii secundare. Cand verbul din propozitia principala este la trecut, verbele din propozitiile secundare sunt in mod normal si ele la trecut.
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Propozitia principala |
Propozitia secundara |
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Present Tense Simple |
Present Tense Simple |
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I work so hard that I am always tired. |
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Present Tense Simple |
Present Tense Continuous |
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He says that he is going to eat. |
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Present Tense Simple |
Future Tense Simple |
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He thinks |
that it will rain. |
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Present Tense Simple |
Present Perfect Simple |
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He sees |
that he has made a mistake. |
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Past Tense Simple (simultaneitate) Past Tense Simple |
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I worked so hard |
that I was always tired. |
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Past Tense Simple |
Past Tense Continuous |
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He said |
he was going to eat it. |
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Past Tense Simple (anterioritate) Past Perfect Simple |
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He saw |
that he had made a mistake. |
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Past Tense Simple (posterioritate) Future in the Past |
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He thought |
that it would rain. |
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Present Perfect Simple |
Present Tense Simple |
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He has done all |
that is necessary. |
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Past Perfect Simple |
Past Tense Simple |
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He had done all |
that was necessary. |
Obs.: Infinitivul si gerunziul nu sunt afectate de aceasta regula.
He wants to go to Lyons. He wanted to go to Lyons.
He likes riding. He liked riding.
Ex: We knew that the bridge was unsafe.
He gave it to me because he trusted me.
He ran faster than he did.
This is the picture that I bought in Rome.
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