Present activities
The infinitive is the dictionary form, commonly written with : , . The present of is . The present of is .
Romanian has one present tense for both I play and I am playing. The pronoun can be omitted: . comes before the verb.
Learn (I want to sleep), (can you play?) and (I was) as whole scene expressions at this stage. Later lessons explain productive complements and past forms.
Eu locuiesc jos.I live downstairs.
Tu cânți la trompetă.You play the trumpet.
Andrei cântă noaptea.Andrei plays at night.
Noi locuim aici.We live here.
Eu nu dorm.I do not sleep.
Vreau să dorm.I want to sleep.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I live downstairs.
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You play the trumpet.
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Andrei plays at night.
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We live here.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Eu jos.
I live downstairs.
Tu la trompetă.
You play the trumpet.
Andrei noaptea.
Andrei plays at night.
Noi aici.
We live here.
Eu dorm.
I do not sleep.
Vreau să .
I want to sleep.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Andrei noaptea.
Andrei plays at night.
Noi aici.
We live here.
Eu dorm.
I do not sleep.
Vreau să .
I want to sleep.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I live downstairs.
You play the trumpet.
Andrei plays at night.
We live here.
I do not sleep.
I want to sleep.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I live downstairs.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
I live downstairs.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
You play the trumpet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
You play the trumpet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
Andrei plays at night.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
Andrei plays at night.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
We live here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
We live here.
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
