Lesson 7 - Past (Te) Flashcards
te
was or did (past), placed before the verb or adj
Li te be`l.
It was beautiful.
Mwen te ale.
I went.
pa te, pat
was not, did not (past negative), placed before the verb
Yo pa te vini.
They did not come.
Mwen pat ale.
I did not go.
te ap, tap
was, were (past continuous), placed before the verb
Li te ap aprann.
She was learning.
Yo tap manje.
They were eating.
te ka
could have (past continual)
te dwe
should have (past continual)
tap
would have (past continual)
Yo te ka vini si yo te vle.
They could have come if they had wished.
Yo tap ale si li pa te fe` lapli.
They would have gone if it had not rained.
Nou te dwe ale.
We should have gone.
we`
to see
gade
to look
di
to say, tell
soti
to go out
deside
to decide
kase
to break
jete
to discard
si
if
pre`ske
almost
deja
already
pye bwa
tree
demen
tomorrow
ye`
yesterday
se`lman
only, goes before the noun or pronoun it describes
be`l
beautiful
ou, oubyen
or
ki moun
who, whom
lo`t
other
lezo`t
others
moso
piece
se`l
the only one, place or time; follows noun or pronoun it describes
Nou te bay nonm nan bwat yo.
We gave the man the boxes.
Bwat yo te deja la.
The boxes were already there.
Di l’ m’ pat we` l’.
Tell him that I did not see him.
Ki moun ki te mete yo la ye`?
Who put them there yesterday?
Nou te bezwen selman dis ye`.
We needed only 10 yesterday.
Yo tap soti jodi a men yo rete.
They were going to go out today but they stayed.
Li te we` yo pran machin mwen.
He saw them take my car.
Yo te pre`ske fini travay la.
They had almost finished the work.
Li te we selman de moso.
She saw only two pieces.
Se Jan sel ki te la anvan ye.
It was only Jan who was there before yesterday.
Mwen ale.
I go.
Mwen te ale.
I went.
Mwen pat ale.
I was not going.
Li tap etidye.
He was studying.
Li tap fe` lapli.
It was raining.
Li ta (tap) vini.
He would come.
Li te ka vini.
He might/could have come.
Li te dwe vini.
He ought to have come.
Li pa te dwe soti ta.
He ought not to have gone out late.
Mwen pa te dwe ale.
I should not have gone.
Jan pat ka vini si li pat genyen yon machin.
Jean could not have come if he didn’t have a car.
Yo te pentire kay la.
They painted the house.
Moun yo te deja manje soup la.
The people already ate the soup.
Travay la te byen fe`t.
The work was well done.
Yo te fe` travay la byen.
They did the work well.
Wob la te byen fet.
The dress was well made.
Li te fe wob la byen.
She made the dress well.
Yo te di nou sa deja.
We have been told that already.
Yo te ba yo.
They were given.
Yo te livre papye yo bone` jodi a.
The papers were already delivered early today.
Rivye a te sech.
The river was dried up.
