8.1 - The Indefinite Past Tense Flashcards
What are the rules for the indefinite past tense?
e.g. - I ate
Use ‘ne’ after the pronoun when the verb can be used as ‘what’ and ‘who’.
Use ‘ya’, ‘ha’, ‘ka’ and ‘gaya’ endings to the verbs.
The sentence can end with the verb or tha / thi / the.
e.g. - Meine khaaya (tha)
What are the ‘ne’ pronouns?
meine humne tumne aapne usne unhonein
ate
kaaya / kaayi / kaaye
saw
dekha / dekhi / dekhe
slept
soya / soyi / soye
drank
peeya / peeti / peeye
played
khela / kheli / khele
understood
samajgaya / samajgayi / samajgaye
got up
utha / uthi / uthe
got ready
taiyaar hua / hui / hue
fed
khilaaya / khilaayi / khilaaye
went
gaya / gayi / gaye
stayed
ruka / ruki / ruke
spoke
bola / boli / bole
asked
poocha / poochi / pooche
sat
baita tha / baithi thi / baite the
done
kiya / kiti / kiye