Use the Persian present tense
Say what you do, from “I eat” to “I go every day”.
Free web lesson · About 8 minutes
Know man (I), to (you), u (he/she), mâ (we), shomâ (you) and ânhâ (they).
Go to practice →1. Add mi- and an ending
Mi-khor-am = I eat / I am eating. Learn each verb’s present stem: khordan (eat) uses khor; didan (see) uses bin.
2. Match the person
For I, you, he/she, we, you and they, the spoken endings are -am, -i, -e, -im, -id and -an. Written Persian uses -ad and -and instead of -e and -an.
3. Use nemi- for “not”
Mikhoram → nemikhoram: I eat → I do not eat. Keep the same ending.
Quick guide
- Pattern
- mi- + present stem + personal ending
- Spoken endings
- man: -am · to: -i · u: -e · mâ: -im · shomâ: -id · ânhâ: -an
- Negative
- nemi- + present stem + personal ending
- Spoken / written
- miram / miravam · mikhore / mikhorad
Examples
من میخورم.
man mikhoram
I eat / I am eating.
تو میبینی.
to mibini
You see. (informal you)
او میخوره.
u mikhore
He/she eats. (spoken form)
ما میخوریم.
mâ mikhorim
We eat.
شما نمیخورید.
shomâ nemikhorid
You do not eat. (formal or plural you)
آنها میخورن.
ânhâ mikhoran
They eat. (spoken verb form)
هر روز میرم.
har ruz miram
I go every day. (spoken form)
من میروم.
man miravam
I go. (written form)
Remember
- “I see” is mibinam, not mididam. Learn the present stem.
- Spoken miram means written miravam: I go.
Try it yourself
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