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Arabic Polish Verb Conjugations
Complete conjugation tables for the 20 most essential Polish verbs. Each verb includes present, past (with masculine/feminine forms), future, conditional, and imperative — plus aspect pair information and practical example sentences.
How Polish Verb Conjugation Works
Polish is a West Slavic language with a rich verb system built around conjugation groups and verbal aspect.
Polish verbs are divided into four conjugation groups based on their present tense endings:
- Group I — -ę, -esz pattern (pisać → piszę, piszesz); includes the -uję, -ujesz subtype
- Group II — -ę, -isz/-ysz pattern (robić → robię, robisz)
- Group III — -am, -asz pattern (czytać → czytam, czytasz)
- Group IV — -em, -esz pattern (rozumieć → rozumiem, rozumiesz)
The aspect system pairs imperfective (ongoing/habitual) with perfective (completed/one-time) verbs — e.g., pisać / napisać. The past tense shows gender agreement: pisał (masc.) vs. pisała (fem.), and Polish uniquely distinguishes masculine personal vs. non-masculine-personal forms in the plural.
Tenses & Moods Covered
Czas teraźniejszy (Present)
Current actions and habits — 6 person forms
Czas przeszły (Past)
Gender-distinguished forms (masc./fem./neuter/plural)
Czas przyszły (Future)
będę/będziesz/... + infinitive (imperfective)
Tryb warunkowy (Conditional)
Hypothetical with -bym/-byś/-by particle
Tryb rozkazujący (Imperative)
Commands for ty, my, and wy
Aspekt (Aspect Pairs)
Imperfective/perfective partner verbs
Irregular Verbs (7)
The most frequent Polish verbs — each with unique conjugation patterns.
Group I — -ę, -esz (13)
The largest class, including the productive -uję/-ujesz subtype for borrowed verbs.
Group II — -ę, -isz/-ysz (7)
Verbs with -ić/-yć infinitives and the -ę, -isz pattern.
Group III — -am, -asz (3)
Regular verbs with the -ać infinitive and -am, -asz present tense.
Group IV — -em, -esz (1)
Verbs with -eć infinitives and the -em, -esz present pattern.