Verb conjugator

Catalan verb conjugation tables

Type any Catalan verb, or pick one of 16 common ones, and see it fully conjugated in the present, past and future, for every person. The built-in verbs are the ones you meet first and use most, regular and irregular.

Quick answer

Catalan verb conjugation is how a verb changes its ending, and sometimes its stem, to match the subject and the tense. This free tool lays out full tables for 16 of the most common Catalan verbs across 4 core tenses. Pick a verb like ser (to be) or ser (to be), or type any Catalan verb of your own to conjugate it on the spot.

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Showing ser (to be) · irregular (identity, permanent qualities)

ser

to be irregular (identity, permanent qualities)
Present
jo soc
tu ets
ell/ella és
nosaltres som
vosaltres sou
ells/elles són
Imperfet
jo era
tu eres
ell/ella era
nosaltres érem
vosaltres éreu
ells/elles eren
Futur
jo seré
tu seràs
ell/ella serà
nosaltres serem
vosaltres sereu
ells/elles seran
Passat perifràstic
jo vaig ser
tu vas ser
ell/ella va ser
nosaltres vam ser
vosaltres vau ser
ells/elles van ser

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How Catalan conjugation works

To conjugate a verb is to change its form to show who is doing the action (the subject) and when (the tense). In each table above, the subject runs down the left and the matching form sits beside it, across 4 core tenses: Present, Imperfet, Futur, Passat perifràstic.

Verbs split into regular and irregular. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern you can apply to thousands of others once you learn it; the badge on each verb names its type (irregular (identity, permanent qualities) for ser, for example). Irregular verbs like ser (to be) change in ways you memorize one by one, which is exactly why the most common verbs are so often the most irregular.

You do not learn these by staring at the grid. You learn them by meeting them, over and over, in real sentences until the pattern feels obvious. That is what reading does, and it is what reading in Lingo7 is built for: open a real book in Catalan, tap any verb form to see its meaning, and the conjugations start to stick on their own.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate Catalan verbs?

To conjugate a Catalan verb, you change its form to match the subject and the tense. Take ser (to be): in the jo form it is soc now, era in the past, and seré in the future. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern by ending; irregular ones you learn one at a time. This tool shows the full table for each.

What are the most common Catalan verbs?

The most common Catalan verbs include ser (to be), estar (to be), tenir (to have), haver (to have), anar (to go), fer (to do, to make), dir (to say, to tell), voler (to want). These high-frequency verbs are also the most irregular in most languages, which is why they are worth drilling first. This tool has full present, past and future tables for all 16.

Is Catalan verb conjugation hard?

Catalan conjugation takes practice but follows clear rules. Regular verbs are predictable once you learn the endings; the real work is the handful of very common irregular verbs and knowing which tense to use. Catalan is FSI Category I, about 750 hours to professional proficiency. The fastest way to make the forms automatic is to meet them again and again in real sentences, which is what reading does.

How many tenses does Catalan have?

These three, Present, Imperfet, Futur, Passat perifràstic, are the core of everyday Catalan and the right place to start. Real Catalan also uses other moods and aspects (and, in most languages, extra compound tenses), but they build on the same stems and personal endings you see in these tables.