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4.6 Grammar: Simple Present Tense

Learning Objectives

  • You learn how to make simple present tense sentence structure.

In previous sections we learned about 2 irregular verbs which are “to be” and “to have”. All the other verbs are considered regular and change with one formula.

First you have to know the present stem of the verb:

Infinitive Form of the Verb Present Stem Past Stem
to come = آمدن آی آمد
To Watch= تماشا کردن تماشا کن تماشا کرد

To make simple present tense, we have to add می to present stem of the verb. For example: the verb “to come” is آمدن in Persian. As always, a verb ending is attached to the verb and must match the subject in number.

English = Persian Example Verb Stem Persian 
To come = آمدن Sara comes سارا می آید آی

می + آی + د
To watch = تماشا کردن Sara watches a movie!

سارا یک فیلم تماشا می کند

 تماشا کن تماشا می + کن + د

Vocabularies

Vocabulary of commonly used verbs:

Meaning Present Stem Infinitive Form
To come آی آمدن
To go رو رفتن
To read خوان خواندن
To eat خور خوردن
To cook پز پختن
To see بین دیدن
To arrive رس رسیدن
To become شو شدن
To say گوی گفتن
To write نویس نوشتن

List of verbs with Stems (PDF)

Activity

4.6 Simple Present Tense Activity (PDF)

 

Key Takeaways

  • You can make sentence in simple present tense.
  • You can talk, ask and answer questions about what is happening now.

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