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Polish verbs come in perfective/imperfective aspect pairs, and the aspect determines which tenses are available.
About Polish Conjugation
Polish Verb Conjugation
Polish verbs are built around the aspect system: nearly every verb exists as a perfective/imperfective pair. The perfective form describes completed actions and is used for future tense, while the imperfective form describes ongoing or repeated actions and is used for present tense. Choosing the right aspect is fundamental to Polish grammar.
Gendered Past Tense: The Polish past tense is unique among Slavic languages in encoding gender directly in the verb ending. "On czytał" (he read), "ona czytała" (she read), and "ono czytało" (it read) all have different endings. In first and second person, you also mark gender.
Four Conjugation Classes: Polish present-tense verbs fall into four classes based on their endings. Identifying the class from the infinitive isn't always straightforward, but patterns emerge with practice — and the classes are consistent once identified.