The document compares and contrasts the present perfect simple and past simple tenses in Romanian. It notes two main differences: 1) The present perfect tense does not specify when an action occurred, while the past simple tense indicates a specific time in the past. 2) An action in the present perfect tense may still be repeated or ongoing, but an action in the past simple tense is completed and cannot be repeated.

1. Present Perfect - Past Simple
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2. Present Perfect Simple Past Simple
1. Momentul de desfasurare 1. Momentul de desfasurare se
NU se cunoaste: cunoaste:
 A scris o poezie.  A scris o poezie ieri.
 He has written a poem.  He wrote a poem.
Ai mancat multe dulciuri? Ai mancat multe dulciuri cand
Have you eaten many sweets? erai copil?
Did you eat many sweets when
you were a child?

3. Present Perfect Simple Past Simple
2. Actiunea se mai poate 2. Actiunea NU se mai poate
repeta: repeta:
Nu mi-am terminat treaba azi. Nu mi-am terminat treaba ieri.
I haven’t finished my work I didn’t finish my work
today. yesterday.
A vandut multe carti anul A vandut multe carti in 2008.
acesta. She sold a lot of books in 2008.
She has sold a lot of books this
year. Am intalnit-o acum o ora la
Am intalnit-o adesea la teatru. teatru.
I have often met her at the I met her at the theatre an hour
theatre. ago.