A2 · أساسي فصل 19

Looking Back: Past Tense

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Using 'laew' and other markers to indicate completed actions. Covers the aspectual nature of Lao past tense.

نصائح وحيل (4)

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Placement

Always put laew after the verb.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Past Tense Marker 'Laew'
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Placement

Always put 'ແລ້ວ' after the verb.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Perfective Aspect
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Context is King

Lao verbs don't change. Use time words like 'yesterday' to make the past clear.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negative Past Tense
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Keep it simple

Don't overthink the time. If it happened, use keuy.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Experience Marker 'Keuy'

تدريب سريع (10)

Fill in the blank.

ຂ້ອຍກິນເຂົ້າ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ແລ້ວ
Particle for completion.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Perfective Aspect

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Khoy keuy pai mue wan.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Khoy pai mue wan.
No specific time with keuy.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Experience Marker 'Keuy'

Fill in the blank.

Khoy ___ pai Luang Prabang.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: keuy
Keuy marks experience.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Experience Marker 'Keuy'

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Khoy keuy pai.
Subject + keuy + Verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Experience Marker 'Keuy'

Choose the correct negative.

I haven't eaten yet.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ຂ້ອຍຍັງບໍ່ກິນເທື່ອ
Correct negative structure.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Perfective Aspect

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

ຂ້ອຍແລ້ວໄປ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ຂ້ອຍໄປແລ້ວ
Particle follows verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Perfective Aspect

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Fix: laew kin.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: kin laew
Correct order.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Past Tense Marker 'Laew'

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ໄດ້ກິນ
Subject + bo dai + verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negative Past Tense

Fill in the blank.

ຂ້ອຍ ___ ໄປຕະຫຼາດ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ບໍ່ໄດ້
Use 'bo dai' for past negation.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negative Past Tense

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: kin laew
Correct order.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Past Tense Marker 'Laew'

Score: /10

أسئلة شائعة (6)

It means 'already' or 'done'.
After the verb.
No, it marks completion, not time.
No, that would be contradictory.
No, 'bo' is for present/future. Use 'bo dai' for past.
No, Lao verbs are invariant.