A1 · Débutant Chapitre 15

Irregular Verbs in the Present Tense

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Master the most essential Bulgarian verbs that break the rules to fuel your daily conversations.

  • Conjugate high-frequency irregular verbs.
  • Apply these verbs to describe daily actions.
  • Identify patterns in non-standard verb forms.
Unlock the Bulgarian language's most useful irregular verbs.

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Explore common irregular verbs and their unique present tense conjugations. This chapter helps you correctly use frequently encountered verbs.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: Conjugate and correctly use the seven most common irregular verbs in simple present tense sentences.

Conseils et astuces (4)

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Preposition check

Always check if you need 'в' or 'на'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Verb 'Отивам' (To Go)
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Focus on Perspective

Always ask: is the movement towards me? If yes, use 'идвам'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Verb 'Идвам' (To Come)
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Stress matters

Always remember: singular = first syllable, plural = last syllable.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Verb 'Давам' (To Give)
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Use 'си'

Always use 'си' when you take something for yourself.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Verb 'Взимам' (To Take)

Vocabulaire clé (6)

отивам to go идвам to come давам to give взимам to take виждам to see знам to know

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Review Summary

  • Аз отивам, ти отиваш...
  • Аз идвам, ти идваш...
  • Аз давам, ти даваш...
  • Аз взимам, ти взимаш...
  • Аз виждам, ти виждаш...
  • Аз знам, ти знаеш...
  • Varies by verb

Erreurs courantes

Students often drop the 'а' in the suffix. Always remember the full stem 'отива-'.

Wrong: Аз отивм
Correct: Аз отивам

Confusing 1st and 2nd person conjugations is common. 'Ти' usually takes the 'ш' ending.

Wrong: Ти знам
Correct: Ти знаеш

Skipping the vowel in the stem. Keep the 'а' to maintain the correct conjugation pattern.

Wrong: Аз взим
Correct: Аз взимам

Next Steps

You've done an incredible job mastering these tricky verbs. Keep practicing, and they will soon become second nature!

Write 5 sentences using each irregular verb.

Continue to: Making Requests: The Imperative Mood

Pratique rapide (10)

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Ти давам ябълка.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ти даваш ябълка.
Second person singular.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Verb 'Давам' (To Give)

Choose the correct verb.

Той ___ при мен.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: идва
Third person singular is 'идва'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Verb 'Идвам' (To Come)

Fill in the correct form of 'идвам'.

Аз ___ тук.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: идвам
First person singular is 'идвам'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Verb 'Идвам' (To Come)

Conjugate 'виждам' for 'Аз'.

Аз ___ кучето.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: виждам
First person singular ending is -ам.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Verb 'Виждам' (To See)

Choose the correct verb.

___ ли на работа?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Отиваш
Second person singular.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Verb 'Отивам' (To Go)

Fill in the correct form.

Аз ___ кафе всяка сутрин.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: взимам
First person singular.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Verb 'Взимам' (To Take)

Choose the correct stress.

Ние ___ (stress on end).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: дава-МЕ
Plural stress on ending.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Verb 'Давам' (To Give)

Fill in the blank.

Аз ___ български.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: знам
First person singular.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Verb 'Знам' (To Know)

Choose the correct aspect.

Утре ___ такси.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ще взема
Future perfective.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Verb 'Взимам' (To Take)

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Аз ходя в магазина сега.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Аз отивам в магазина сега.
Use отивам for current action.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Verb 'Отивам' (To Go)

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Questions fréquentes (6)

Use 'отивам' for a single, specific trip. Use 'ходя' for habits.
Yes, often with a time marker like 'утре'.
No, it is irregular because the stem changes in the plural.
When moving towards the speaker.
Yes, it follows the A-conjugation pattern, but the stress shift makes it tricky.
'Давам' is imperfective (ongoing), 'дам' is perfective (completed).
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