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In Hebrew, verbs are conjugated into three tenses, as well as an imperative and an infinitive. Most verbs consist of a three-consonant root (called שורשים shorashim in Hebrew) with vowels plugged into the spots. The different sets of patterns are called binyan (בינין). In Hebrew, there are seven, they're named by conjugating the verb "to do," using the three consonants פ-ע-ל (p-'-l.)
Present Tense
The present tense is a special case, it works a bit differently from all the other ways of conjugating the verb, in Biblical Hebrew it represented the participle (-ing form) so it behaves like a noun.
פעל - Pa'al
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| Template
| Using ש-מ-ר "guard"
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| Masc. sing.
| CoCeC
| שומר - shomer
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| Fem. sing.
| CoCeCet
| שומרת - shomeret
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| Masc. pl.
| CoCCim
| שומרים - shomrim
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| Fem. pl.
| CoCCot
| שומרות - shomrot
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פיעל - Pi'el
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| Template
| Using ג-ד-ל "grows"
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| Masc. sing.
| meCaCeC
| מגדל
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| Fem. sing.
| meCaCeCet
| מגדלת - megadelet
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| Masc. pl.
| meCaCCim
| מגדלים - megadlim
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| Fem. pl.
| meCaCCot
| מגדלות - megadlot
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הפעל - hif'il
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| Template
| Using ק-ט-נ "shrink"
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| Masc. sing.
| maCCiC
| מקטין - maktin
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| Fem. sing.
| maCCiCah
| מקטינה - maktinah
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| Masc. pl.
| maCCiCim
| מקטינים - maktinim
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| Fem. pl.
| maCCiCot
| מקטינות - maktinot
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