Regular Verbs in the Present Tense

Regular present-tense verbs

Verbs that were regular in the past tense are also regular in the present tense. Two-letter verbs are also regular in the present tense.

Example verb: “to write” (ktb)

English	Darija
I write / I am writing	kan-ktb
You write — masculine	kat-ktb
You write — feminine	kat-ktbi
He writes	kay-ktb
She writes	kat-ktb
We write	kan-ktbu
You write — plural	kat-ktbu
They write	kay-ktbu

The forms for I and we both begin with kan-, but the plural form ends in -u. The forms for masculine you and she are the same — the meaning is understood from context.