Language/Polish/Grammar/Present-Tense

Present Tense in Polish

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Hello Everyone, 😊

In today’s lesson we are going to study the following topic: ”PRESENT TENSE” in Polish

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Good learning!

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Introduction

The present tense exists only in the imperfective aspect in Polish, as an action will always be in the process of being completed in the present.

If you were to conjugate a verb in the present tense using the perfective form, you get the future tense, which can be found here:

Language/Polish/Grammar/Future-Tense.

Examples

	1st Sing (Ja)	2nd Sing (Ty)	3rd Sing (On, Ona, Ono, Pan, Pani)	1st Plural (My)	2nd Plural (Wy)	3rd Plural (Oni, One, Panie, Panowie)
Robić	Robię	Robisz	Robi	Robimy	Robicie	Robią
Powtarzać	Powtarzam	Powtarzasz	Powtarza	Powtarzamy	Powtarzacie	Powtarzają
Próbować	Próbuję	Próbujesz	Próbuje	Próbujemy	Próbujecie	Próbują

How does it work?

First we have the subject, but it isn't necessary.

Then we have some verb (like in the table above) and then rest of the sentence.

• subject (ja/ty/on/ona/ono/my/wy/oni) + verb + rest of the sentence (where, why, how etc.)

For example:

• Ja robię obiad or Robię obiad

I'm making a dinner now.

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Present Tense in Polish

ENGLISH	POLISH	PRONUNCIATION IN ENGLISH	BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE
I love	Já kocham	yah koh hahm	Eu amo
You love	Ty kochasz	teh koh hahsh	Você ama
He loves	On kocha	ohn koh hah	Ele ama
We love	My kochamy	meh koh hah meh	Nós amamos
You love	Wy kochacie	veh koh hah cheh	Vocês amam
They love	Oni kochają	oh nih koh hah yohn	Eles amam
I speak	Já mówię	yah moo vyeh	Eu falo
You speak	Ty mówisz	teh moo vihsh	Você fala
He speaks	On mówi	ohn moo vih	Ele fala
We speak	My mówimy	meh moo vih meh	Nós falamos
You speak	Wy mówicie	veh moo vih cheh	Vocês falam
They speak	Oni mówią	oh nih moo vih ohn	Eles falam
I sleep	Já śpię	yah shih pyeh	Eu durmo
You sleep	Ty śpisz	teh shih pihsh	Você dorme
He sleeps	On śpi	ohn shih pih	Ele dorme
We sleep	My śpimy	meh shih pih meh	Nós dormimos
You sleep	Wy śpicie	veh shih pih cheh	Vocês dormem
They sleep	Oni śpią	oh nih shih pih ohn	Eles dormem
I eat	Já jem	yah yehm	Eu como
You eat	Ty jesz	teh yehsh	Você come
He eats	On je	ohn yeh	Ele come
We eat	My jemy	meh yeh meh	Nós comemos
You eat	Wy jecie	veh yeh chyeh	Vocês comem
They eat	Oni jedzą	oh nih yehd zohn	Eles comem