Completed past actions
The compound past uses a short auxiliary plus a past participle: plus a form such as . The auxiliaries distinguish the people: , .
Common participles end in -at, -ut, -it: . Useful irregular forms include (been), (done), (seen), (heard). They do not change for the subject’s gender or number.
For reflexive verbs, the pronoun joins the auxiliary: . Put before the auxiliary or pronoun group.
Eu am luat pastila.I took the tablet.
Tu ai luat pastila.You took the tablet.
Ea a luat pastila.She took the tablet.
Noi am vorbit.We spoke.
Eu m-am trezit.I woke up.
Nu am dormit.I did not sleep.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I took the tablet.
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You took the tablet.
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She took the tablet.
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We spoke.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Eu luat pastila.
I took the tablet.
Tu luat pastila.
You took the tablet.
Ea luat pastila.
She took the tablet.
Noi am .
We spoke.
Eu trezit.
I woke up.
Nu dormit.
I did not sleep.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Ea luat pastila.
She took the tablet.
Noi am .
We spoke.
Eu trezit.
I woke up.
Nu dormit.
I did not sleep.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I took the tablet.
You took the tablet.
She took the tablet.
We spoke.
I woke up.
I did not sleep.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I took the tablet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
I took the tablet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
You took the tablet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
You took the tablet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
She took the tablet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
She took the tablet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
We spoke.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
We spoke.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
