The verbs with the “e” infinitive are considered verbs of the 3rd conjugation.

Examples: a merge (to go), a scrie (to write), a deschide (to open), a trimite (to send), a începe (to start), a crede (to believe).

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The Present Indicative is formed from the root verb. If the infinitive is “a merge”, the root verb is “merg” (without the infinitive suffix “e”). If the infinitive form is “a deschide”, the root verb is “deschid” etc.

After obtaining the root, the following endings must be added: Ø (1st person in the singular), -i (2nd person in the singular), -e (3rd person in the singular), -em (1st person in the plural), -eți (2nd person in the plural), Ø (3rd person in the plural).

Examples

A merge (engl. to go), a începe (engl. to start / to begin), a crede (engl. to believe)

A merge	A începe	A crede
Eu merg	Eu încep	Eu cred
Tu mergi	Tu începi	Tu crezi
El / ea merge	El / ea începe	El / ea crede
Noi mergem	Noi începem	Noi credem
Voi mergeți	Voi începeți	Voi credeți
Ei / ele merg	Ei / ele încep	Ei / ele cred

The consonant „d” as a last letter in the 1st person singular (cred, deschid) becomes „z” in the 2nd person singular (crezi, deschizi).

The 1st person singular has the same form with the 3rd person in the plural:

Eu cred / ei cred (I believe / they believe).

Eu merg / ei merg (I go / they go)

Some verbs receive the ending „u” in the 1st person singular and in the 3rd person plural.

A scrie (engl. to write)

Eu scriu	Noi scriem
Tu scrii	Voi scrieți
El / ea scrie	Ei / ele scriu

The negative form

In order to obtain the negative form, the particle “nu” must be added in front of the verb:

Eu nu scriu	Noi nu scriem
Tu nu scrii	Voi nu scrieți
El / ea nu scrie	Ei / ele nu scriu

Mona Pologea, PhD. Linguist, Managing Director ROLANG School