Conjugation of the Hebrew Verb "לעשות" (la'asot)

לעשות

la'asot

to do / to make

Root (שורש)

ע.ש.ה

a.s.h

Binyan (בניין)

Pa'al (קל)

Tenses

4 forms

הווה — Present Tense

The present tense has 4 forms based on gender and number. It also functions as the active participle. No person distinction — context and pronouns clarify the subject.

Form	Hebrew	Transliteration
Masculine sg.	עושה	ose
Feminine sg.	עושה	osa
Masculine pl.	עושים	osim
Feminine pl.	עושות	osot

עבר — Past Tense

Past tense is formed by adding suffixes to the verb stem. Distinguishes person, number, and gender (in 2nd/3rd person singular).

Pronoun		Hebrew	Transliteration
אני	ani	עשיתי	asiti
אתה	ata	עשית	asita
את	at	עשית	asit
הוא	hu	עשה	asa
היא	hi	עשתה	asta
אנחנו	anakhnu	עשינו	asinu
אתם	atem	עשיתם	asitem
הם/הן	hem/hen	עשו	asu

עתיד — Future Tense

Future tense is formed by adding prefixes (and sometimes suffixes) to the verb stem. The prefix indicates person: א- (I), ת- (you/she), י- (he/they), נ- (we).

Pronoun		Hebrew	Transliteration
אני	ani	אעשה	e'ese
אתה	ata	תעשה	ta'ase
את	at	תעשי	ta'asi
הוא	hu	יעשה	ya'ase
היא	hi	תעשה	ta'ase
אנחנו	anakhnu	נעשה	na'ase
אתם	atem	תעשו	ta'asu
הם/הן	hem/hen	יעשו	ya'asu

ציווי — Imperative

Direct commands with gender distinction in singular forms.

Form	Hebrew	Transliteration
Masculine sg.	עשה	ase
Feminine sg.	עשי	asi
Plural	עשו	asu

Example Sentences (דוגמאות)

?מה אתה עושה

Ma ata ose?

What are you doing?

.עשיתי טעות

Asiti ta'ut.

I made a mistake.

!עשה את זה

Ase et ze!

Do it!