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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 ara.

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