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The Present Tense: -at Verbs

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Unlock the power of action by mastering the most common verb group in the Czech language.

  • Identify verbs ending in -at.
  • Conjugate regular verbs like 'dělat' for all persons.
  • Construct simple present tense sentences to describe daily activities.
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Ce que tu vas apprendre

Conjugating the most common group of regular verbs. Understand the pattern for verbs like 'dělat' (to do).

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 regular -at verbs to describe what you and others are doing.

Conseils et astuces (1)

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Drop the Pronoun

You don't need 'Já' or 'Ty'. The verb ending already tells the listener who you are talking about.
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Vocabulaire clé (6)

dělat to do/make číst to read poslouchat to listen čekat to wait hledat to look for dnes today

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coffee

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Review Summary

  • Stem + -ám, -áš, -á, -áme, -áte, -ají

Erreurs courantes

You must conjugate the verb. Never use the infinitive (the 'to' form) as the main verb.

Wrong: Já dělat.
Correct: Já dělám.

Remember the 'j' in the third-person plural -ají. It is not -aí.

Wrong: Oni dělají.
Correct: Oni dělají.

Don't mix up the 'me' (we) and 'te' (you plural) endings.

Wrong: My děláte.
Correct: My děláme.

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The -at Conjugation Pattern

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Next Steps

You are doing great! Keep practicing these patterns, and soon you'll be speaking Czech with ease. See you in the next chapter!

Write 5 sentences about your hobbies using -at verbs.

Continue to: The Present Tense: -ovat Verbs

Pratique rapide (3)

Conjugate 'dělat' for 'Já'.

Já ___ úkol.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: dělám
1st person singular is -ám.

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Which is the correct 3rd person plural?

Oni ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: dělají
3rd person plural is -ají.

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Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Ty dělám.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ty děláš
2nd person singular is -áš.

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Questions fréquentes (2)

It's more natural to drop it, but you can keep it for emphasis.
Then it belongs to a different conjugation group like -it or -et.
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