Lithuanian verb conjugation tables

To conjugate a Lithuanian verb, you change its form to match the subject and the tense. Take būti (to be): in the aš form it is esu now, buvau in the past, and būsiu 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.

The most common Lithuanian verbs include būti (to be), turėti (to have), eiti (to go (on foot), to walk), važiuoti (to go, to ride (by vehicle)), kalbėti (to speak, to talk), dirbti (to work), gyventi (to live), matyti (to see). 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.

Lithuanian 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. Lithuanian is FSI Category III, about 1100 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.

These three, Esamasis laikas (Present), Būtasis kartinis laikas (Past), Būsimasis laikas (Future), are the core of everyday Lithuanian and the right place to start. Real Lithuanian 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.