THE
SEQUENCE OF
TENSES (
CONCORDANTA TIMPURILOR )
Reprezinta raportul
stabilit in
interiorul unei
fraze , intre propozitia
principala sau
o regenta , si
subordonate . Aceste raporturi
pot fi
de :
·
simultaneitate ( exprimate
cu acelasi
timp ca
in principala ) ;
·
anterioritate ( exprimate
cu un
timp anterior
celui de
referinta ) ;
·
posterioritate ( exprimate
cu un
timp posterior
celui de
referinta ) .
A. Daca in propozitia principala avem un
timp prezent,in subordonate vom avea
orice timp cerut de inteles .
Exemple : They
understand that
you are
working .
She knows
that the
teacher gave
her a
bad mark .
We are
convinced that
she will
be the
first to
find out .
Everybody says that the holidays will
have started
before then .
B. Daca in
propozitia principala
avem past
tense , in subordonate vom
avea :
·
past tense ( pentru
simultaneitate ) ;
Exemple : We
heard she
was out
of town .
They knew we
didn’t have
time for
lunch .
He said
that the
contest was
taking place
on the
stadium .
·
past perfect ( pentru
anterioritate ) ;
Exemple : She
wrote that
the trip
had made
her happy .
I understood
that you
had got
married before
you left
town,.
·
future-in-the-past ( pentru posterioritate
) .
Exemple : We
asked where
we would
put the
boxes .
They said that
nobody would
know the
address .
C.
1. Daca in
propozitia principala
avem viitor
, in subordonata
putem avea
orice timp
cerut de inteles , daca
subordonata este
completiva directa .
Exemple : You
will hear
that she
will get
good marks .
They will say
that you
knew it .
C. 2. Daca in
propozitia principala
avem viitor
, in subordonata nu
avem voie
sa folosim
viitorul , daca aceasta
este temporala ( TIME
CLAUSE =
propozitii subordonate
introduse de when , as
soon as , after , before ,
till , until , by the
time , while + timp continuu
).
In
locul viitorului
folosim un inlocuitor ,
astfel :
·
future simple > present
simple :
When
the classes
are over
she will
go back
home .
What
will you
do after you
take the
exam ?
·
future continuous > present
continuous :
Mother
will be
cooking while
father is
reading the
newspaper .
When
they are
cleaning their
room the
clock will
strike 10 .
·
future perfect simple >
present perfect simple
:
You
will understand
when you
have lived
there for
a whole year .
When
they have
heard the
news they
will fire
him .
·
future perfect continuous
> present
perfect continuous :
When
Jack has
been digging
the garden
for an
hour he
will be
pretty
tired .
After
you have
been practicing
for a year you
will be
able to
participate in
the competition .
si
regenta la
future-in-the-past , in
subordonata temporala (PAST TIME
CLAUSE ) nu
folosim future-in-the-past ,
inlocuindu-l astfel :
·
future-in-the-past
simple > past
tense simple :
She
said she
would do
it as soon as
she got
the message .
I
knew you
would do
it when
you came
home .
·
future-in-the-past
continuous > past continuous :
They
heard she
would sleep
while Jack
was having
a bath .
You
said you
would be
visiting London
while I
was travelling to
Paris .
·
future-in-the-past
perfect simple >
past perfect
simple :
I
was sure
that he
would get
back when
he had
finished his
report .
He
said that
after they
had quarrelled
for some
time they
would make
peace .
·
future-in-the-past
perfect continuous > past
perfect continuous :
Everybody
knew that
after the
storm had
been ravaging
the region
for two
days , the waters
would retire .