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Present Indicative of the verbs in "ea"
(2nd conjugation)
Play: present indicative of the verbs in -ea
Verbs with the
infinitive ending in „-ea”
are considered verbs of the 2nd conjugation.
Some models conjugation
are below:
A
avea (engl. to
have), a
tăcea (engl. to
be silent), a
vedea (engl. to
see), a
bea (engl. to
drink)
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A
avea |
A
tăcea |
|
Eu am |
Eu tac |
|
Tu ai |
Tu taci |
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El / ea are |
El / ea tace |
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Noi avem |
Noi tăcem |
|
Voi aveți |
Voi tăceți |
|
Ei /ele au |
Ei / ele tac |
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A vedea |
A bea |
|
Eu văd |
Eu beau |
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Tu vezi |
Tu bei |
|
El / ea vede |
El / ea bea |
|
Noi vedem |
Noi bem |
|
Voi vedeți |
Voi beți |
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Ei /ele văd |
Ei / ele beau |
As we can see from
the examples above, verb roots have a lot of irregular forms.
Nevertheless, we can formulate some rules: the Present Tense ending must be added to the verb root. For most verbs from the 2nd
group, the endings are: Ø,
-i,
-e,
-em,
-eți, Ø.
The exception is the verb "to drink" (a
bea), where the ending is "u" in the
1st
person singular.
For most verbs, the 1st
person singular is homonymous with the 3rd person plural:
eu văd (I see)
= ei văd (they see)
eu beau (I drink)
= ei beau (they drink)
The
negative form
Particle "nu" must be placed in front of the
verbs.
-
|
A vedea |
A bea |
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Eu nu văd (I don't see) |
Eu nu beau
(I don't drink) |
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Tu nu vezi(you don't
see) |
Tu nu bei
(you don't drink) |
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El / ea nu vede
(he / she doesn't see) |
El / ea nu bea (he / she doesn't drink) |
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Noi nu vedem
(we don't see) |
Noi nu bem
(we don't drink) |
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Voi nu vedeți
(you don't see) |
Voi nu beți
(you don't drink) |
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Ei /ele nu văd (they don't see) |
Ei / ele nu beau
(they don't drink) |
Mona Moldoveanu Pologea, Ph.D. Linguist
ROLANG School, Managing Director | 
