These following verbs may be used alone or as a part of a compound verb. The table features conjugated forms of the verbs in the first-person singular in present tense (e.g., I ask), past simple tense (e.g., I asked) and the subjunctive. The verb's final letter shown in red is the conjugational ending attached to the verb's root. The English transliteration shows the pronunciation of the root of the verb in corresponding tense and mood. Present tense root is used to conjugate the verb in present tense, subjunctive and imperative forms. Past tense root is used to conjugate the verb in past tense.

High Frequency Verbs with Single- Letter Roots

When pronounced in the present tense and subjunctive, these verbs have only one letter, that is, one- sound root. Grey color marks the letters that are spelled but not pronounced. Pronunciation is also shown in parentheses.

How to Find the Verb's Roots

In dictionaries, when you look up a verb, what you will see is the verb's past tense root with ن /an/attached to the end of the verb. That is the gerund (-ing) form of the verb. Usually Persian dictionaries give verbs in the gerund form. So, when you learn a new verb, you are already learning its past tense root, which you will use for conjugation in past tense.

The present tense root is different from the past tense root. A good dictionary will show the present tense root in parentheses right after the gerund form of the verb, for example,