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Present Tense in Farsi
Present Tense in Farsi
Note that the final endings are the same as for the Simple Past Tense except for
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is conjugated as follows:
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(rftn = to go)
2. Truncate this main verb by dropping the from the ending (ex:
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3. Place the conjugated form of the auxiliary verb (
the truncated main verb (
shows:
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B. Formation:
a. Conjugate the verb
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2. An habitual action..
Example: I walk to school;
I buy bread. :
B. Formation:
1. Find the imperative base (youll have to memorize all of them).
Example: The imperative base of
Example: do I go? =
* Note: I am told that the " "may be joined to the following letter, but I believe the separation
of the letters is more technically correct.
5. Conjugate
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Example: Am I going? =
conjugated in the
1. Conjugate
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2. Conjugate the active (main) verb in the Simple Past Tense and
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place "
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A. Description:
This tense is used to express:
1. An action you would have done if (or on the condition that)
something else had been possible.
Ex: I would have studied more [but the dog ate my homework!!].
2.
An action you wish you had done in the past or one you feel you
ought to have done in the past.
3.
An action or state of being that youre fairly certain did take place
in the past, but your certainty may be dependant on another
action.
Ex: He must have known [why else would he have sent flowers?]
Ex: The thieves must have heard the police [because they ran away so
suddenly].
B. Formation:
a. Conjugate the active (main) verb in the Simple Past Tense and
"
place "
in front of it.
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b. Place " " in front of the conjugated main verb (which now has:
in front of it.
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I think the better negative form is to put before ; like this:
Example: I must not have gone. =
Description:
This tense is used to express:
Something that possibley took place in the past. It seems to convey
an uncertainty as to whether or not the action actually did take place.
It is roughly equivalent to must have in English.
Ex: I may have gone.
This is a compound verb tense which use the auxiliary verb ""
conjugated in this tense / structure.
B. Formation:
a. Conjugate " "as follows:
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b. Take the main verb and delete from the end of it. Ex:
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c. Then add " " to the end. Ex: plus =
d. Place the altered main verb before the auxiliary verb. Ex:
e. Place the word sha:yd at the beginning of the phrase as
follows:
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NOTE: The Persian words in parenthesis means those words are optional.