Difference between revisions of "Verbs - past tense"

Latest revision as of 01:22, 31 July 2008

Aim - to talk about the past.

The perfect tense is most commonly used for events in the past, including events which may not have yet finished happening.

Verbs in the perfect tense change their ending.

Some irregular forms exist:

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 | ''present'' || ''perfect'' || ''meaning''
 |-
-| b'''ua''' || b'''uile''' || speak
+| bu'''a''' || bu'''ile''' || speak
 |-
-| re'''ka''' || re'''kile''' || buy
+| rek'''a''' || rek'''ile''' || buy
 |-
-| ithu'''ta''' || ithu'''tile''' || learn
+| ithut'''a''' || ithut'''ile''' || learn
 |-
-| ko'''pa''' || ko'''pile''' || ask for
+| kop'''a''' || kop'''ile''' || ask for
 |-
-| t'''la''' || t'''lile'''/tsile || come
+| tl'''a''' || tl'''ile'''/tsile || come
 |}