Amharic tenses

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In Amharic, helping verbs and adverbs describe the time, so in Amharic the simple present and the simple future tenses are the same. So they are the same. We only differentiate them by adverbs. But the simple present tense has three parts, like the simple present, present continuous, and present perfect. But the future is only one, and it’s the same as the present except if there is a time expression in the sentence. So take that in mind and focus only on the two Amharic tenses, present and past, and on their prats.

Muhammed Umer

Muhammed Umer is a passionate Amharic language teacher based in Addis Ababa. He has been teaching Amharic online since 2021 and helps learners to read, write, and speak Amharic with confidence. As the founder of EasyAmharic.com, he publishes practical Amharic learning guides, learning tools, and vocabulary lessons to make the Amharic language accessible to everyone.