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Conjugation of ler in Galician

lerto readirregular

Presente

Actions happening now or habitually.

eu~~leio~~leoPortuguese interference — standard Galician is 'leo' (not 'leio').
ti~~lees~~lesSpanish interference — Galician second-person singular present is 'les'.

Completed actions in the past.

eu~~leín / leí~~linLearners often use the Spanish preterite form; Galician simple past is 'lin'.

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

Actions that will happen.

Actions that would happen under some condition.

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.

Commands and requests.

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

eu~~leyendo~~lendoSpanish gerund 'leyendo' is common; Galician gerund is 'lendo'.

The form used in compound tenses and the passive.

eles/elas~~leído~~lidoSpanish past participle 'leído' is often used by learners; Galician uses 'lido'.

Is ler a regular verb?

No — ler is an irregular Galician verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.

What does ler mean?

ler is a Galician verb meaning "to read".