The present tense: -ar, -re, -ir
All regular verbs fall into three groups by the infinitive ending. Drop the ending and add your own, by person. For example: “Parle valencià” — I speak Valencian. A rule from the Valencian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
All regular verbs fall into three groups by the infinitive ending. Drop the ending and add your own, by person.
The pronoun is usually dropped: the ending already says who acts. Parle valencià — and it is clear that "I" am speaking. The form for "I" in -e (parle, menge) is the Valencian mark: the central norm says "parlo", "menjo".
Table
| parlar | beure | sentir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| jo | parle | bec | sent |
| tu | parles | beus | sents |
| ell / ella | parla | beu | sent |
| nosaltres | parlem | bevem | sentim |
| ells | parlen | beuen | senten |
By example
- Parle valenciàI speak Valencian
- Menjem a casaWe eat at home
- Viu a BarcelonaHe lives in Barcelona
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
The present tense: how does it work in Valencian?
All regular verbs fall into three groups by the infinitive ending. Drop the ending and add your own, by person.
What does it look like in an example sentence Valencian?
“Parle valencià” — I speak Valencian. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.