In Thai grammar, verb conjugation is quite beginner-friendly compared to other languages due to its unchanging verb forms. Unlike in many languages, you don’t need to modify the verb depending on the tense, mood, or the subject of the sentence. The verb form remains the same no matter the person, number, or gender of the subject. This doesn’t mean that tense is unimportant in Thai, but rather than changing the verb to express tense, it’s typically signified with separate words indicating time.
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb.
1. ąøąø±ąø *ąøąø¢ąø²ąø* ą¹ąøąø«ąøąø±ąøąøŖąø·ąøąøąø“ąø”ąøą¹. (want)
2. ą¹ąøąø² *ąøąø³* ąøąø²ąøą¹ąø«ą¹ą¹ąøŖąø£ą¹ąø. (do)
3. ą¹ąøą¹ *ąøąø* ąøąø±ąøą¹ąøąøąøąøµąøąøąø£ąø±ą¹ąø. (meet)
4. ąøąø§ąøą¹ąø£ąø² *ąøąø²ąø* ąøą¹ąø²ąø§ąøąøµą¹ąø£ą¹ąø²ąøąøąø²ąø«ąø²ąø£. (eat)
5. ąøąø±ąø *ąø£ąø±ąø* ąøąøøąøąøąø°. (love)
6. ąøąø§ąøą¹ąø£ąø² *ą¹ąø”ą¹ąøŖąø²ąø”ąø²ąø£ąø* ą¹ąøą¹ąøą¹. (can)
7. ąøąøøąø *ąø”ąø²* ąøąøµą¹ąøąøµą¹. (come)
8. ąøąø±ąø *ąøąø£ąø²ąø* ąø§ą¹ąø²ą¹ąøąøą¹ąø”ą¹ąø¢ąø“ąøąøąøµ. (know)
9. ąø”ąø±ąø *ą¹ąøą¹ąø* ąø ąø²ąø©ąø²ąøąøµą¹ąø¢ąø²ąø. (is)
10. ą¹ąøąø *ąøąøąø* ąøŖąø²ąø¢ą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąø§ąø²ąøąøąøµą¹. (sleep)
11. ą¹ąøą¹ *ą¹ąø£ąøµąø¢ąøąø£ąø¹ą¹* ąø ąø²ąø©ąø²ą¹ąø«ąø”ą¹. (learn)
12. ąøąø±ąø *ąøąø³* ąøąø±ąøąøą¹ąø²ąø§ą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąøąø·ąø. (cook)
13. ą¹ąøą¹ *ą¹ąøąøµąø¢ąø* ąøąøąø«ąø”ąø²ąø¢ą¹ąø«ą¹ą¹ąøąø. (write)
14. ą¹ąøąø *ą¹ąøąø“ąøąøąø²ąø* ąøą¹ąø§ąø¢ą¹ąøąø£ąø·ą¹ąøąøąøąø“ąø. (travel)
15. ąø”ąø±ąø *ą¹ąøą¹ąø* ąøąø²ąøą¹ąø„ąø·ąøąøąøąøµą¹ąøąøµ. (is)
Exercise 2: Fill in the blank with the correct verb.
1. ą¹ąøąø *ąø£ąø±ąø* ąøąøąøąøąø§ąø±ąø. (receive)
2. ą¹ąøąø² *ąøą¹ąø²ąø* ąø«ąøąø±ąøąøŖąø·ąø. (read)
3. ąøąø±ąø *ąø£ą¹ąøąøą¹ąøąø„ąø* ą¹ąøąø„ąøąøąøµą¹. (sing)
4. ą¹ąø£ąø² *ąøąø¹* ąø ąø²ąøąø¢ąøąøąø£ą¹ą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąøąø·ąøąøąøµą¹. (watch)
5. ą¹ąøąø *ąøąø·ą¹ąø* ą¹ąøŖąø·ą¹ąøą¹ąø«ąø”ą¹. (buy)
6. ą¹ąøą¹ąø² *ąøąøąø* ąø„ąø²ąøą¹ąøąø. (like)
7. ąø§ąø±ąøąøąøµą¹ąøąø±ąø *ąø§ą¹ąø²ąø* . (free)
8. ą¹ąø£ąø² *ąøąøøąø¢* ąøąø±ąøąøąø°. (talk)
9. ąøąøøąø *ąø£ąø¹ą¹ąøŖąø¶ąø* ąø¢ąø±ąøą¹ąø?. (feel)
10. ąøąø±ąø *ąøŖą¹ąø* ąøąøąø«ąø”ąø²ąø¢ą¹ąø«ą¹ą¹ąøąø. (send)
11. ą¹ąøąø² *ąøąø³* ąø£ąøąøąøąøą¹ąøąø². (fix)
12. ąøąø±ąø *ąøąø¶ąø* ąø ąø²ąø©ąø²ąøąøøąøąø§ąø±ąø. (study)
13. ąøąø§ąøą¹ąø£ąø² *ąøąøąøąøąø³ąø„ąø±ąøąøąø²ąø¢* ąøąøøąøąø§ąø±ąø. (exercise)
14. ąøąøøąøąøą¹ąøąø *ąøąø²ąø”* ą¹ąøąø². (ask)
15. ą¹ąøąø *ąø«ąø”ąøą¹ąø* ą¹ąø«ą¹ą¹ąøą¹ąøąø±ąø. (dedicate)