Lesson 8: Simple Past Tense Flashcards
Learning to Speak Khmer: Part 1
Simple Past Tense
add “ban” before Verb
Simple Past Tense: Specific Time
add “gkal bpee” + Specific Time (at beginning of sentence after “dta”, or at end of sentence)
Simple Past Tense: Interrogative Form
Dta + Subject + ban + Verb + Object + gkal bpee + past time + reu dtay (or not)?
Simple Past Tense: Negative Form
Dtay (no) + Subject + mun/ott + ban + Verb + Object + gkal bpee + past time + dtay (no).
Simple Past Tense: Affirmative Form
Baat/Ja (yes) + Subject + ban + Verb + Object + gkal bpee + past time.
Dta goa-ut ban aan gaa-sait gkal bpee t’ngai ongkea reu dtay?
Did he read the newspaper on Tuesday?
Dta goa-ut ban dtou p’saa gkal bpee t’ngai m’serl meuñ reu dtay?
Did she go to the market yesterday?
Dta goa-ut ban dteung laan gkal bpee aa-dteut mOOn reu dtay?
Did he buy the car last week?
Dta gay ban dtou haang mee-ah gkal bpee kai mOOn reu dtay?
Did they go to the gold store last month?
Dta loak ban t’wer gaa gkal bpee bpreuk meuñ reu dtay?
Did you do the work this morning?
Dta goan-s’ray ra-boh loak ban dtou saa-laa ree-un gkal bpee t’ngai sok mOOn reu dtay?
Did your daughter go to school last Friday?
Dtay, goa-ut mun ban aan gaa-sait gkal bpee t’ngai ongkee dtay.
No, he didn’t read the newspaper on Tuesday.
Dtay, goa-ut mun ban dtou p’saa gkal bpee m’serl meuñ dtay.
No, he did not buy the car last week.
Dtay, gay mun ban dtou haang mee-ah gkal bpee kai mOOn dtay.
No, they did not go to the gold store last month.
Dtay, k’nyom ott ban t’wer gaa gkal bpee bpreuk nih dtay.
No, I did not do the work this morning.
Dtay, goan-s’ray k’nyom mun ban dtou saa-laa ree-un gkal bpee t’ngai sok mOOn dtay.
No, my daughter did not go to school last Friday.
Baat/jaa, goa-ut ban merl gaa-sait gkal bpee t’ngai ong-gee-a.
Yes, he read the newspaper on Tuesday.
Baat/jaa, goa-ut ban dtou p’saa gkal bpee t’ngai m’serl meuñ.
Yes, she went to the market yesterday.
Baat, goa-ut ban dteung laan gkal bpee aa-dteut mOOn.
Yes, he bought the car last week.
Baat/jaa, gay ban dtou hang mee-ah gkal bpee kai mOOn.
Yes, they went to the gold store last month.
Baat/jaa, k’nyom ban t’wer gaa gkal bpee brpeuk meuñ.
Yes, I did the work this morning.
Baat/jaa, goan-s’ray k’nyom ban dtou saa-laa ree-un gkal bpee t’ngai sok mOOn.
Yes, my daughter went to school last Friday.
Did he read the newspaper on Tuesday?
Dta goa-ut ban aan gaa-sait gkal bpee t’ngai ongkea reu dtay?
Did she go to the market yesterday?
Dta goa-ut ban dtou p’saa gkal bpee t’ngai m’serl meuñ reu dtay?
Did he buy the car last week?
Dta goa-ut ban dteung laan gkal bpee aa-dteut mOOn reu dtay?
Did they go to the gold store last month?
Dta gay ban dtou haang mee-ah gkal bpee kai mOOn reu dtay?
Did you do the work this morning?
Dta loak ban t’wer gaa gkal bpee bpreuk meuñ reu dtay?
Did your daughter go to school last Friday?
Dta goan-s’ray ra-boh loak ban dtou saa-laa ree-un gkal bpee t’ngai sok mOOn reu dtay?
No, he didn’t read the newspaper on Tuesday.
Dtay, goa-ut mun ban aan gaa-sait gkal bpee t’ngai ongkee dtay.
No, he did not buy the car last week.
Dtay, goa-ut mun ban dtou p’saa gkal bpee m’serl meuñ dtay.
No, they did not go to the gold store last month.
Dtay, gay mun ban dtou haang mee-ah gkal bpee kai mOOn dtay.
No, I did not do the work this morning.
Dtay, k’nyom ott ban t’wer gaa gkal bpee bpreuk nih dtay.
No, my daughter did not go to school last Friday.
Dtay, goan-s’ray k’nyom mun ban dtou saa-laa ree-un gkal bpee t’ngai sok mOOn dtay.
Yes, he read the newspaper on Tuesday.
Baat/jaa, goa-ut ban merl gaa-sait gkal bpee t’ngai ong-gee-a.
Yes, she went to the market yesterday.
Baat/jaa, goa-ut ban dtou p’saa gkal bpee t’ngai m’serl meuñ.
Yes, he bought the car last week.
Baat, goa-ut ban dteung laan gkal bpee aa-dteut mOOn.
Yes, they went to the gold store last month.
Baat/jaa, gay ban dtou hang mee-ah gkal bpee kai mOOn.
Yes, I did the work this morning.
Baat/jaa, k’nyom ban t’wer gaa gkal bpee brpeuk meuñ.
Yes, my daughter went to school last Friday.
Baat/jaa, goan-s’ray k’nyom ban dtou saa-laa ree-un gkal bpee t’ngai sok mOOn.
