Turkish Verb Conjugations
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Present:
Actions happening now, or started in the recent past and continuing. 'I am writing'- The point is that I am writing even as I speak. -
-(i)yor-
geliyorum- I am coming
gidiyorum- I am going
(Note that the 'o' does not undergo vowel harmony.) -
General (Aorist):
Things generally true, hence timeless. I am a writer. — Although I am not necessarily writing anything at this very moment. -
-(i)r-
gelirim- I come
giderim- I go -
Future:
Actions that will happen. -
-(y)ecek-
gelecekim- I will come
gidecekim- I will go -
Necessity:
Actions that must, or should be taken. -
-meli-
gelmeliyim- I must come
gitmeliyim- I must go -
Conditional:
If ...
With non-simple moods, expresses unfulfilled conditions, hopeless wishes of the past, etc. -
-se-
gelsem- If I come
gitsem- If I go -
Subjunctive:
No statement of fact, things that might happen or have happened. With non-simple moods, expresses unfulfillable past wishes, or quotes of those expressions. -
-e-
geleyim- Let me come
gideyim- Let me go - Verb Mood: Past
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-idi-
geliyordum- I was coming
gidiyordum- I was going - Verb Mood: Conditional
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-ise-
gidiyorsam- If I am going
geliyorsam- If I am coming -
Reported Past:
A present state caused by past action, or things the speaker is reporting without having seen. - -miÅŸ-
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Simple/Perfect Past:
Both the simple past (did) and the perfect past (have done). - -di-