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Haitian Present

This is a list of verbs in the present tense in Haitian. First let's start with the raw format before conjugating the verbs to the present form. Make sure to compare this table and the one below it.

To see: we
To write: ekri
To love: renmen
To give: bay
To play: jwe
To read: li
To understand: konpran
To have: genyen
To know: konen
To learn: apran
To think: panse
To work: travay
To speak: pale
To drive: kondi
To smile: souri
To find: jwen

These samples show how the verbs above are conjugated in the present tense in a sentence which includes all the object pronouns (I, you, she...).

I see you: m'we'w
I write with a pen: m'ekri ak plim
You love apples: mwen renmen pom
You give money: ou bam kob
You play tennis: ou jwe tenis
He reads a book: li li on liv
He understands me: li konpran mwen
She has a cat: li gen on chat
She knows my friend: li kon zanmi'm
We want to learn: li vle apran
We think Spanish is easy: nou we panyol fasil
You (plural) work here: nou travay isit la
You (plural) speak French: nou pale franse
They drive a car: yo kondi machin'an
They smile: yap souri

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