Verbs

#0003. Second conjugation

1. The infinitive form of most second conjugation verbs ends in -ить or -еть.

2. As you conjugate these verbs in the present tense, you need to keep in mind that the vowels -и- and -е- are not part of the stem. To get the stem, you must drop these vowels together with the infinitive ending -ть.

3. The present tense stem of second conjugation verbs will always end in a consonant.

4. Let us look at the basic endings for second conjugation verbs:

   person	ending	говор-ить
   я	-ю	говорю
   ты	-ишь	говоришь
   он, она	-ит	говорит
   мы	-им	говорим
   вы	-ите	говорите
   они	-ят	говорят