Present Continuous Tense

doonestan

to know

doonest

he/she knew

(man) meedonam

I know

tō) meedoonee

You know

(oo) moodooné

He/she knows

(mā) meedooneem

We know

(shomā) meedooneen

You (all) know

(oonā) meedoonan

They know

(man) nemeedoonam

I don’t know

(tō) nemeedoonee

You don’t know

(oo) nemeedooné

He/she doesn’t know

(mā) nemeedooneem

We don’t know

(shomā) nemeedooneen

You (all) don’t know

(oonā) nemeedoonan

They don’t know

(man) nemeesheenam

I don’t sit

(tō) nemeesheenee

You don’t sit

(oo) nemeesheené

He/she doesn’t sit

(mā) nemeesheeneem

We don’t sit

(shomā) nemeesheeneen

You (all) don’t sit

(oonā) nemeesheenan

They don’t sit

raftan

to go

(man) meeram

I go

(tō) meeree

You go

(oo) meeré

He/she goes

(mā) meereem

We go

(shomā) meereen

You (all) go

(oonā) meeran

They go

kardan

to do

kon

he/she does

(man) meekonam

I do

(tō) meekonee

You do

(oo) meekoné

He/she does

(mā) meekoneem

We do

(shomā) meekoneen

You (all) do

(oonā) meekonan

They do

kār kardan

to work

kār kon

work

(man) kār meekonam

I work

(tō) kār meekonee

You work

(oo) kār meekoné

He/she works

(mā) kār meekoneem

We work

(shomā) kār meekoneen

You (all) work

(oonā) kār meekonan

They work

cheekār meekonee?

What are you doing? (informal)

kār meekonam

I am working

ākharé hafté cheekār meekonee?

What are you doing over the weekend?

ākharé hafté cheekār kardee?

What did you do during the weekend? (informal)

shenā kardan

to swim

shenā kon

swim

(man) shenā meekonam

I swim

(tō) shenā meekonee

You swim

(oo) shenā meekoné

He/she swims

(mā) shenā meekoneem

We swim

(shomā) shenā meekoneen

You (all) swim

(oonā) shenā meekonan

They swim

tamāshā kardan

to watch

tamāshā kon

watch

(man) tamāshā meekonam

I watch

(tō) tamāshā meekonee

You watch

(oo) tamāshā meekoné

He/she watches

(mā) tamāshā meekoneem

We watch

(shomā) tamāshā meekoneen

You (all) watch

(oonā) tamāshā meekonan

They watch

television tamāshā meekonam

I watch television

feelm tamāshā meekonam

I watch a film

cārtoon tamāshā meekonam

I watch a cartoon

sobhooné meekhoram

I eat breakfast

shām meekhoram

I eat dinner

-hā

every

sobh-hā

every morning

rooz-hā

every day

shab-hā

every night

sobh-hā sobhooné meekhoram

Every morning, I eat breakfast

rooz-hā nāhār meekhhoram

Every day, I eat lunch

shab-hā shām meekohram

Every night, I eat dinner

yekshanbé-hā mad men tamāshā meekonam

On sundays, I watch Mad Men

doshanbé shab-hā footbāll tamāshā meekonam

On Monday nights, I watch football