The Present Tense

Level 1

The present tense says what is happening now and what happens usually.

How It Works

PersonFormMeaning
მევწერI write, I'm writing
შენწერyou write
ისწერსhe or she writes
ჩვენვწერთwe write
თქვენწერთyou write (several people, or polite)
ისინიწერენthey write

Many present forms end in -ობ, -ებ, -ავ or -ულობ before the person ending: ცხოვრობს, აკეთებს, ხედავს, კითხულობს. At Level 2 you will see how these work.

Use the present for:

  • something happening now: ახლა ვწერ (I'm writing now);
  • something you do often or always: თბილისში ვცხოვრობ (I live in Tbilisi);
  • a plan, with a time word: ხვალ მოდის (he's coming tomorrow).

Examples (5)

  1. ნინო წიგნს კითხულობს.

    Nino is reading a book.

    კითხულობს can mean reads or is reading.

  2. თბილისში ვცხოვრობ.

    I live in Tbilisi.

    Something that is always true.

  3. ახლა რას აკეთებ?

    What are you doing now?

    Something happening now.

  4. გიორგი ხშირად ყავას სვამს.

    Giorgi often drinks coffee.

    Something that happens often.

  5. ბავშვები ეზოში თამაშობენ.

    The children are playing in the yard.

    The they form ends in -ენ.

How It Connects

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The Present TenseLevel 1

Learn This First

The present tense is the first of the three tense groups.

Learn Next

Patterns that build on this one.