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ROUMANIAN GRAMMAR.
Imperfect.
| eŭ aram, ‘I ploughed’ (je labourais). | noĭ aram, |
| tu araĭ, | voĭ araṭĭ, |
| el ara, | eĭ araŭ or ara (in poetry). |
Simple Perfect.
| eŭ araĭ, ‘I ploughed’ (je labourai). | noĭ ararăm, |
| tu araṣĭ, | voĭ ararăṭĭ, |
| el ară, | eĭ arară. |
Simple Pluperfect.
| eŭ arassem, ‘I had ploughed.’ | noĭ arassem, |
| tu arasseṣĭ, | voĭ arasseṭĭ, |
| el arasse, | eĭ arasse. |
These perfect and pluperfect tenses are frequently used in narration, whereas in conversation in speaking of past time the following compound perfect is used:
Perfect.
| eŭ am arat, ‘I have ploughed.’ | noĭ am arat, |
| tu aĭ arat, | voĭ aṭĭ arat, |
| el a arat, | eĭ aŭ arat, |
This perfect is used as frequently as the English imperfect, for expressing the time past.
Pluperfect.
| eŭ am fost arat, ‘I had ploughed.’ | noĭ am fost arat, |
| eŭ amtu aĭ fost„ arat„ | noĭ amvoĭ aṭĭ fost„ arat„ |
| eŭ amel a fost„ arat„ | noĭ ameĭ aŭ fost„ arat„ |
