Romanian language lesson: Past Tense (compound perfect indicative )
The compound perfect indicative is formed with the auxiliary verb "to have" and the pastparticiple of the verb. [audio:http://www.romania-insider.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/past_tense.mp3|titles=past_tense] The auxiliary verb "to have"…
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The compound perfect indicative is formed with the auxiliary verb "to have" and the pastparticiple of the verb. [audio:http://www.romania-insider.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/past_tense.mp3|titles=past_tense] The auxiliary verb "to have" has the following forms:
Eu am | Noi am / Tu ai | Voi ați / El / ea a | Ei / ele au
The compound perfect indicative Affirmative form
A lucra
(to work)
Eu am lucrat(I worked) | Noi am lucrat(we worked) / Tu ai lucrat(you worked) | Voi ați lucrat(you worked) / El / ea a lucrat(he / she worked) | Ei / ele au lucrat(they worked)
Negative form
Eu nu am lucrat = eu n am lucrat (I didn't work) | Noi nu am lucrat = noi n am lucrat (we didn't work) / Tu nu ai lucrat = tu n ai lucrat (you didn't work) | Voi nu ațilucrat = voi n ați lucrat (you didn't work) / El / ea nu a lucrat = el / ea n a lucrat (he / she didn't work) | Ei / ele nu au lucrat = ei / ele n au lucrat (they didn't work)
The participle The participle is formed by replacing the infinitive ending with the participle ending. The participle ending are different according to each group of verbs. Phonetic mutations may also occur in the stem or at the end of the stem. 1
st
conjugation: the participle ending is
–at
A dansa
(to dance) – dans
at
A învăța
(to learn) – învăț
at
A lucra
(to work) – lucr
at
2
nd
conjugation: the participle ending is
ut
A vrea
(to want) – vr
ut
A bea
