A1 · Principiante Capítulo 8

The Present Moment: Basic Verbs

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Lo que aprenderás

Learning how to express actions happening right now. This chapter covers the present tense markers and basic conjugation.

Consejos y trucos (2)

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Listen for the 'r'

In casual speech, the 'kir' often becomes 'r'. Listen for 'varren' instead of 'varugiren'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Present Tense Marker: -kir-
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Listen for the 'r'

In spoken Tamil, the 'kir' often becomes 'r'. Listen for this in movies.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Subject-Verb Agreement in Present Tense

Práctica rápida (8)

Correct the sentence: avan saappidukiraai.

Find and fix the mistake:

avan saappidukiraai

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: avan saappidukiran
Gender agreement.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Subject-Verb Agreement in Present Tense

Fill in the blank.

நான் ___ (padi).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: padikkiren
Naan requires -en.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Present Tense Marker: -kir-

Choose the correct form for 'nee'.

nee ___ kiraai.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: pesukiraai
2nd person singular.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Subject-Verb Agreement in Present Tense

Choose the correct form.

அவன் ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: varugiran
Avan is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Present Tense Marker: -kir-

Fill in the blank: naan ___ kiren.

saappidu

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: saappidukiren
1st person singular.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Subject-Verb Agreement in Present Tense

Which is correct for 'naangal'?

naangal ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: pesukirom
1st person plural.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Subject-Verb Agreement in Present Tense

Fill in the blank for 'athu'.

athu ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: odukirathu
Neutral singular.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Subject-Verb Agreement in Present Tense

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

நாங்கள் படிக்கிறான்.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: நாங்கள் படிக்கிறோம்
Naangal requires -om.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Present Tense Marker: -kir-

Score: /8

Preguntas frecuentes (4)

Yes, for standard present tense.
No, use -v- for future.
Tamil is an agglutinative language; it adds meaning through suffixes.
Yes, in standard present tense.
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