Conjugation of a cere in Romanian
Prezentpresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | cer | |
| tu | ceri | |
| el/ea | cere | |
| noi | cerem | |
| voi | cereți | |
| ei/ele | cer |
Perfect compuspresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | am cerut | |
| tu | ai cerut | |
| el/ea | a cerut | |
| noi | am cerut | |
| voi | ați cerut | |
| ei/ele | au cerut |
Imperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | ceream | |
| tu | cereai | |
| el/ea | cerea | |
| noi | ceream | |
| voi | cereați | |
| ei/ele | cereau |
Mai mult ca perfectpluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | cerusem | |
| tu | ceruseși | |
| el/ea | ceruse | |
| noi | ceruserăm | |
| voi | ceruserăți | |
| ei/ele | ceruseră |
Viitorfuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | voi cere | |
| tu | vei cere | |
| el/ea | va cere | |
| noi | vom cere | |
| voi | veți cere | |
| ei/ele | vor cere |
Common mistakes in the Viitor
- eu
o să cervoi cereThis is a real future construction in Romanian, but if you are using the synthetic future, the expected form here is voi cere.
Condiționalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | aș cere | |
| tu | ai cere | |
| el/ea | ar cere | |
| noi | am cere | |
| voi | ați cere | |
| ei/ele | ar cere |
Conjunctivsubjunctive
Wishes, doubts and hypothetical situations.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | să cer | |
| tu | să ceri | |
| el/ea | să ceară | |
| noi | să cerem | |
| voi | să cereți | |
| ei/ele | să ceară |
Common mistakes in the Conjunctiv
- tu
să cearisă ceriLearners sometimes overgeneralize from the stem cear-; the correct 2nd person singular subjunctive is să ceri.
Imperativ
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | cere | |
| noi | să cerem | |
| voi | cereți |
Gerunziugerund
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | cerând | |
| tu | cerând | |
| el/ea | cerând | |
| noi | cerând | |
| voi | cerând | |
| ei/ele | cerând |
Participiupast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | cerut | |
| tu | cerut | |
| el/ea | cerut | |
| noi | cerut | |
| voi | cerut | |
| ei/ele | cerut |
a cere — frequently asked questions
Is a cere a regular verb?
No — a cere is an irregular Romanian verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does a cere mean?
a cere is a Romanian verb meaning "to ask, to request".