One root, two tenses: raftam and mi-ram
A verb here is one root wearing two faces. The past face takes the person straight: raftam — I went. The present face takes mi- first: mi-ram — I go. Diruz be sinama raftam, emrooz ham mi-ram — yesterday to the cinema, today too. The same two-face pattern runs through every verb: kardam and mikonam, didam and mibinam. Learn a root once and you own both tenses; the table lines the pairs up. For example: “دیروز به…
How it works
A verb here is one root wearing two faces. The past face takes the person straight: raftam — I went. The present face takes mi- first: mi-ram — I go. Diruz be sinama raftam, emrooz ham mi-ram — yesterday to the cinema, today too. The same two-face pattern runs through every verb: kardam and mikonam, didam and mibinam. Learn a root once and you own both tenses; the table lines the pairs up.
Table
| who | past | present |
|---|---|---|
| I | رفتم — raftam | میرم — mi-ram |
| you | رفتی — rafti | میری — mi-ri |
| he, she | رفت — raft | میره — mi-re |
| we | رفتیم — raftim | میریم — mi-rim |
| you (pl.) | رفتید — raftid | میرید — mi-rid |
| they | رفتند — raftand | میرن — mi-ran |
| same root, kard | کردم — kardam | میکنم — mikonam |
| same root, did | دیدم — didam | میبینم — mibinam |
By example
- دیروز به سینما رفتم، امروز هم میرمdiruz be sinamâ râftam, emruz ham mi-râmYesterday to the cinema, today too
- دیروز چای خوردم، امروز هم میخورمdiruz chây khârdam, emruz ham mi-khâramYesterday drank tea, today too
- فیلم رو دیدم، فردا هم میبینمfilim ru didam, fardâ ham mi-binamSaw the film, tomorrow again
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
How to say i went and i go in persian?
A verb here is one root wearing two faces. The past face takes the person straight: raftam — I went. The present face takes mi- first: mi-ram — I go. Diruz be sinama raftam, emrooz ham mi-ram — yesterday to the cinema, today too. The same two-face pattern runs through every verb: kardam and…
Past and present of a persian verb?
A verb here is one root wearing two faces. The past face takes the person straight: raftam — I went. The present face takes mi- first: mi-ram — I go. Diruz be sinama raftam, emrooz ham mi-ram — yesterday to the cinema, today too. The same two-face pattern runs through every verb: kardam and…
What the mi- prefix means in persian?
A verb here is one root wearing two faces. The past face takes the person straight: raftam — I went. The present face takes mi- first: mi-ram — I go. Diruz be sinama raftam, emrooz ham mi-ram — yesterday to the cinema, today too. The same two-face pattern runs through every verb: kardam and…
Raftan conjugation by person?
A verb here is one root wearing two faces. The past face takes the person straight: raftam — I went. The present face takes mi- first: mi-ram — I go. Diruz be sinama raftam, emrooz ham mi-ram — yesterday to the cinema, today too. The same two-face pattern runs through every verb: kardam and…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“دیروز به سینما رفتم، امروز هم میرم” (diruz be sinamâ râftam, emruz ham mi-râm) — Yesterday to the cinema, today too. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.