Language/Esperanto/Grammar/Present-Tense

Present tense in Esperanto

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In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨PRESENT TENSE¨ in Esperanto.

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When you've grasped the concepts in this module, you may want to check out these connected subjects: Gender, Negation, COMPARATIVES & Word Order.

Some explanation for Present tense in Esperanto

OBS.: In the infinitive form; change the last letter (-i) by (-as) to form the Present Tense

ENGLISH	PRONUNCIATION ENGLISH	ESPERANTO	PRONUNCIATION BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE	BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE
to have	hah vih	havi		ter
I have	mih hah vahs	Mi havas	mi Ha vas	Eu tenho
You have	vih hah vahs	Vi havas	vi Ha vas	Você tem
He has	lih hah vahs	Li havas	li Ha vas	Ele tem
She has	shih hah vahs	Ŝi havas	chi Ha vas	Ela tem
We have	nih hah vahs	Ni havas	ni Ha vas	Nós temos
You have	vih hah vahs	Vi havas	vi Ha vas	Vocês tem
They have	ih lih hah vahs	Ili havas	ili Ha vas	Eles tem
I come	mih veh nahs	Mi venas	mi ve nas	Eu venho
I eat an egg	mih mahn jahs oh vohn	Mi manĝas ovon	mi man djas o von	Eu como um ovo

In Esperanto, expressing present tense is changing the "-i" of a verb to "-as".

• I come. - Mi venas.

• I eat an egg - Mi manĝas ovon.

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