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What Happened? The Past Tense

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  • Identify the past tense stem for all three verb conjugation groups.
  • Apply the correct past tense endings for singular and plural subjects.
  • Construct simple narrative sentences about completed actions.
Turn yesterday's moments into today's conversation.

چی یاد می‌گیری

Forming the simple past tense for all three conjugation groups. Learn how to describe finished actions.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: recount three things you did yesterday using the correct past tense forms.

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Focus on stems

Always identify the infinitive stem first.
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واژگان کلیدی (6)

vakar yesterday strādāt to work lasīt to read pirkt to buy ēst to eat iepriekš before

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coffee

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Review Summary

  • Stem + -ju / -u

اشتباهات رایج

You must conjugate the verb, not use the infinitive.

Wrong: Es lasīt vakar.
صحیح: Es lasīju vakar.

Remember to change the suffix to indicate past tense.

Wrong: Viņš strādā vakar.
صحیح: Viņš strādāja vakar.

Do not add extra letters to the ending.

Wrong: Es pirkuo maizi.
صحیح: Es pirku maizi.

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Simple Past Tense Formation

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Next Steps

You are doing amazing! Connecting the past to the present is a huge milestone. See you in the future!

Write a diary entry for yesterday

Continue to: What Will Happen? The Future Tense

تمرین سریع (3)

Select the correct negative form.

Es ___ (ne + lasīt) grāmatu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: nelasīju
Negative prefix.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Simple Past Tense Formation

Correct the verb.

Find and fix the mistake:

Viņš vakar lasīt grāmatu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: lasīja
3rd person singular.

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Fill in the correct past tense form.

Es vakar ___ (lasīt) grāmatu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: lasīju
1st person singular.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Simple Past Tense Formation

Score: /3

سوالات رایج (2)

Check the infinitive ending. 1st conjugation usually ends in -t.
Yes, the endings are consistent for most verbs.
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Giving and For: Dative Case
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What Will Happen? The Future Tense
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