1st Conjugation (Present)
1st conjugation present tense (-u, -i, -Ø, -am, -at, -Ø)
I can talk about daily activities using regular verbs.
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
Es strādāju birojā.
I work in an office.
Mēs runājam latviski.
We speak Latvian.
Viņa lasa grāmatu.
She reads a book.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
The 1st conjugation covers verbs ending in -āt, -ēt, -īt, -ūt, -t.
Learners often forget that 2nd and 3rd person forms are identical.
Es strādāju birojā.
I work in an office.
1st person singular: strādāt → strādāju (add -u to stem strādāj-)
Mēs runājam latviski.
We speak Latvian.
1st person plural: runāt → runājam (add -am)
Viņa lasa grāmatu.
She reads a book.
3rd person: same as 2nd person form — viņa lasa
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises