Verb conjugator

Polish verb conjugation tables

Type any Polish verb, or pick one of 14 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

Polish 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 14 of the most common Polish verbs across 3 core tenses. Pick a verb like być (to be) or być (to be), or type any Polish verb of your own to conjugate it on the spot.

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Showing być (to be) · irregular, copula/auxiliary

być

to be irregular, copula/auxiliary
Czas teraźniejszy (present)
ja jestem
ty jesteś
on/ona/ono jest
my jesteśmy
wy jesteście
oni/one są
Czas przeszły (past)
ja (m.) byłem
ja (f.) byłam
ty (m.) byłeś
ty (f.) byłaś
on był
ona była
ono było
my (m.) byliśmy
my (f.) byłyśmy
wy (m.) byliście
wy (f.) byłyście
oni byli
one były
Czas przyszły (future)
ja będę
ty będziesz
on/ona/ono będzie
my będziemy
wy będziecie
oni/one będą

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How Polish 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 3 core tenses: Czas teraźniejszy (present), Czas przeszły (past), Czas przyszły (future).

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, copula/auxiliary for być, for example). Irregular verbs like być (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 Polish, 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 Polish verbs?

To conjugate a Polish verb, you change its form to match the subject and the tense. Take być (to be): in the ja form it is jestem now, byłem in the past, and będę 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 Polish verbs?

The most common Polish verbs include być (to be), mieć (to have), iść (to go (on foot, one direction)), mówić (to speak, to talk), robić (to do, to make), czytać (to read), mieszkać (to live, to reside), pracować (to work). 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 14.

Is Polish verb conjugation hard?

Polish 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. Polish 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.

How many tenses does Polish have?

These three, Czas teraźniejszy (present), Czas przeszły (past), Czas przyszły (future), are the core of everyday Polish and the right place to start. Real Polish 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.