There are three groups of verbs in Bulgarian, and each group has a different way to conjugate the regular verbs within it. This post focuses on the second group of verbs, those ending in -и in the third person.

To conjugate an -и verb in the present tense, you first take the third person singular form, remove the -и (unless you’re using the third person singular!) and then add the following endings (you will find some examples further down this page):

-а/я	First person singular
-иш	Second person singular
-и (no change)	Third person singular
-им	First person plural
-ите	Second person plural (and polite form)
-ат/ят	Third person plural

You’ll notice that in the first person singular and in the third person plural there are two options. Whether we use an -а or a -я will depend on the letter that precedes it. I’ll cover this separately in another post.

мисля (to think)

(аз) мисля	I think
(ти) мислиш	you think (singular)
(тоѝ, тя, то) мисли	he / she / it thinks
(ние) мислим	we think
(вие, Вие) мислите	you think (plural and formal form)
(те) мислят	they think

уча (to study)

(аз) уча	I study
(ти) учиш	you study (singular)
(тоѝ, тя, то) учи	he / she / it studies
(ние) учим	we study
(вие, Вие) учите	you study (plural and formal form)
(те) учат	they study

правя (to do)

(аз) правя	I do
(ти) правиш	you do (singular)
(тоѝ, тя, то) прави	he / she / it does
(ние) правим	we do
(вие, Вие) правите	you do (plural and formal form)
(те) правят	they do