The most important Russian verbs in Present tense

If you just started to learn Russian language and got to the present tense, don't be afraid, because it's super easy to understand and to apply. My name is Alina, and I'm here to prove it to you and to share with you the most common verbs that you can use every day. As I told you before, Russian tense is super easy. Well, it's definitely easier than in English, because we don't have all these different variations of tenses, like you can say I'm working, I work, I have been working. In Russian, it doesn't exist. We use just one form, я работаю, to describe everything. And that was good news for you, because at least one thing in Russian is easier than in English. And now let's learn how we form present tense. And let's take the basic verb работать, to work. At first, let's look at its conjugation in English. So, you see, I work, you work, he, she works, we work, they work. You see, almost everything is the same, but the form of he, she. But you never ask yourself why you have to add this s to the end of the verb when you're saying it, right? You just know it, and it's natural for you. I want you to feel the same when it gets to Russian verbs. You just need to know it. The only difference is that in Russian, we change the endings based on number and person. So, let's look. Я работаю, ты работаешь, он, она работает, мы работаем, вы работаете, они работают. You see, we have the same root, работа, but different endings for every person. Now let's look at how we got all these forms. So, we need to know the infinitive of the verb, its basic form. In our case, it's работать. And when you conjugate the verb, you need to drop last two letters, т, or sometimes it can be т or ч, and replace it with the appropriate personal ending. It can be ую, ешь, ед, ем, ете, and вьют. And here comes another good news for you. If you memorize all these endings, you'll be able to conjugate every other Russian verb if you're not talking about exceptions. So, let me show it to you. And the first verb знать, to know. Я знаю, ты знаешь, он, она знает, мы знаем, вы знаете, они знают. Then делать, to do. Я делаю, ты делаешь, он, она делает, мы делаем, вы делаете, и они делают. And the last думать, to think. Я думаю, ты думаешь, он, она думает, мы думаем, вы думаете, они думают. Then читать, to read. Я читаю, ты читаешь, он, она читает, мы читаем, вы читаете, они читают. Понимать, to understand. Я понимаю, ты понимаешь, он, она понимает, мы понимаем, вы понимаете, они понимают. And the last here, играть, to play. Я играю, ты играешь, он, она играет, мы играем, вы играете, они играют. Then слушать, to listen. Я слушаю, ты слушаешь, он, она слушает, мы слушаем, вы слушаете, они слушают. And the last, покупать, to buy. Я покупаю, ты покупаешь, он, она покупает, мы покупаем, вы покупаете, они покупают. Perfect! Now you understand how to do it, and you can start reading some texts in Russian, or listening to songs, trying to find more verbs in present tense. But, always there is a but, while doing it, you can suddenly run into such verbs as говорить, учить, смотреть, and when you see them conjugated, you can see a little bit different endings from those that we just learned. So, let's look. Here we have ГОВОРИТЬ, to speak. Я говорю, ты говоришь, он, она говорит, мы говорим, вы говорите, они говорят. УЧИТЬ, to learn. Я учу, ты учишь, он, она учит, мы учим, вы учите, они учат. And the last, смотреть, to watch. Я смотрю, ты смотришь, он, она смотрит, мы смотрим, вы смотрите, они смотрят. Don't freak out, it's just the second group of Russian verbs. Yes, we have two groups, but the majority of Russian verbs falls into the first conjugation. And the only difference is here, in the ending with letters Я and И. For forms ТЫ, ОН, ОНА, МЫ, ВЫ. And for the last form, ОНИ. Here, in first conjugation, you can have endings УТ, ЮТ, and in second, you have АТ, ЯТ. But actually, I suggest you not to worry about this right now, because in spoken language, you don't need it. When you're saying it, it sounds all the same. Look, like ДЕЛАЕШЬ, ЗНАЕШЬ, ГОВОРИШЬ. You hear that, right? Everywhere I pronounce И sound. You need to know it only if you're going to write something in Russian, especially if you need to pass the exam. But if you want just to chat with people in Russian, it's not necessary. Your phone always can help you. Thank God our phones are smarter than us, and it'll show you the right form if you're spelling something incorrectly. Also, in some exceptions, you can need the letter Ё instead of Е in the ending. Like in the verb ЖИТЬ. You say Я ЖИВУ, ТЫ ЖИВЁШЬ, ОН, ОНА ЖИВЁТ, МЫ ЖИВЁМ, ВЫ ЖИВЁТЕ, ОНИ ЖИВУТ. You see, we don't have actually a lot of such exceptions, but it's better to memorize them. And let me show you the most common ones. And here we have ХОТЕТЬ, TO WANT. Я ХОЧУ, ТЫ ХОЧЕШЬ, ОН, ОНА ХОЧЕТ, МЫ ХОТИМ, ВЫ ХОТИТЕ, ОНИ ХОТЯТ. That's MUCH to be able to. Я МОГУ, ТЫ МОЖЕШЬ, ОН, ОНА МОЖЕТ, МЫ МОЖЕМ, ВЫ МОЖЕТЕ, ОНИ МОГУТ. And ПИСАТЬ, TO WRITE. Я ПИШУ, ТЫ ПИШЕШЬ, ОН, ОНА ПИШЕТ, МЫ ПИШЕМ, ВЫ ПИШЕТЕ, ОНИ ПИШУТ. Next is ПИТЬ, TO DRINK. Я ПЬЮ, ТЫ ПЬЕШЬ, ОН, ОНА ПЬЕТ, МЫ ПЬЕМ, ВЫ ПЬЕТЕ, ОНИ ПЬЮТ. ЕСТЬ, TO EAT. Я ЕМ, ТЫ ЕШЬ, ОН, ОНА ЕСТ, МЫ ЕДИМ, ВЫ ЕДИТЕ, ОНИ ЕДЯТ. And ВИДИТЬ, TO SEE. Я ВИЖУ, ТЫ ВИДИШЬ, ОН, ОНА ВИДИТ, МЫ ВИДИМ, ВЫ ВИДИТЕ, ОНИ ВИДЯТ. ДАВАТЬ, TO GIVE. Я ДАЮ, ТЫ ДАЁШЬ, ОН, ОНА ДАЁТ, МЫ ДАЁМ, ВЫ ДАЁТЕ, ОНИ ДАЁТ. And the last one, ЛЮБИТЬ, TO LOVE. Я ЛЮБЛЮ, ТЫ ЛЮБИШЬ, ОН, ОНА ЛЮБИТ, МЫ ЛЮБИМ, ВЫ ЛЮБИТЕ, ОНИ ЛЮБЯТ. And that's it. You see, it's not that awful. Once you remember all these endings, you will have the whole world of Russian verbs at your feet in present tense. All you have to do is just to spend 5 or 10 minutes studying these endings. And I hope that my video gave you enough motivation to do it right now. Subscribe to my channel if you want to see more videos with my explanation. Thank you for watching!