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To put a verb into the present tense, we use the present stem of a nonperfective verb. Perfective verbs are not used in the present tense.
The following table shows the endings used to make the present tense forms:
| number | person | -e- stems | -i- / -y- stems | -a- stems |
| sing. | 1. | -u | -”u | -a-m |
| 2. | -’e-š | -i-š (-y-š) | -a-š | |
| 3. | -’e | -i (-y) | -a | |
| du. | 1. | -’e-moj | -i-moj (-y-moj) | -a-moj |
| 2. | -’e-tej | -i-tej (-y-tej) | -a-tej | |
| 3. | -’e-tej | -i-tej (-y-tej) | -a-tej | |
| pl. | 1. | -’e-my | -i-my (-y-my) | -a-my |
| 2. | -’e-će | -i-će (-y-će) | -a-će | |
| 3. | -’e-ja | -”a | -a-ja |
A single apostrophe before an ending indicates that some of the final consonants of the verb stems before such an ending alternate according to the following table:
| consonant change | example | meaning |
| d > dź | du > dźeš | I go > you go |
| t > ć | pletu > plećeš | I knit > you knit |
| k > č | pjeku > pječeš | I bake > you bake |
| n > nj | sunu > sunješ | I glide > you glide |
| r > rj | bjeru > bjerješ | I take > you take |
A double apostrophe before an ending indicates that some of the final consonants of the verb stems before such an ending alternate according to the following table:
| consonant change | example | meaning |
| s > š | nosy > noša | he carries > they carry (walking) |
| z > ž | wozy > woža | he carries > they carry (by vehicle) |
| b > bj | dyrbi > dyrbja | he must > they must |
| p > pj | ćerpi > ćerpja | he suffers > they suffer |
In the 2nd and 3rd person dual forms, when an action is performed by two male persons (ie. when a virile noun in dual is used as the subject of a sentence) we can facultatively use an eniding containing -taj instead of -tej, for instance:
Dwaj bratraj čitatej/čitataj knihu.
Two brothers are reading a book.
In any other case only the endings with the -tej element may be used:
Dwě sotře čitatej knihu.
Two sisters are reading a book.
An
njesć njese
| pers. | singular | dual | plural |
| 1 | njesu | njesemoj | njesemy |
| 2 | njeseš | njesetej | njeseće |
| 3 | niese | njesetej | njeseja |
An
kónčić kónči
| pers. | singular | dual | plural |
| 1 | kónču | kónčimoj | kónčimy |
| 2 | kónčiš | kónčitej | kónčiće |
| 3 | kónči | kónčitej | kónča |
An -i-/-y- stem verb
prosyć prosy
| pers. | singular | dual | plural |
| 1 | prošu | prosymoj | prosymy |
| 2 | prosyš | prosytej | prosyće |
| 3 | prosy | prosytej | proša |
An -a- stem verb
pisać pisa
| pers. | singular | dual | plural |
| 1 | pisam | pisamoj | pisamy |
| 2 | pisaš | pisatej | pisaće |
| 3 | pisa | pisatej | pisaja |
być je
| pers. | singular | dual | plural |
| 1 | sym | smój | smy |
| 2 | sy | stej | sće |
| 3 | je | stej | su |
hić dźe
| pers. | singular | dual | plural |
| 1 | du | dźemoj | dźemy |
| 2 | dźeš | dźetej | dźeće |
| 3 | dźe | dźetej | du (literary) dźeja (colloquial) |
jěć jědźe
| pers. | singular | dual | plural |
| 1 | jědu | jědźemoj | jědźemy |
| 2 | jědźeš | jědźetej | jědźeće |
| 3 | jědźe | jědźetej | jědu (literary) jědźeja (colloquial) |