Midterm I: Past Tense

Question 1

What are the indefinite past tense endings for singular pronouns (I, you, him/her)?

Answer 1

-tam, -tem

-tál, tél

-t

Question 2

What are the indefinite past tense endings for plural pronouns (we, you plural, they)?

Answer 2

-tunk, -tünk

-tatok, -tatek

-tak, -tek

Question 3

What are the definite past tense endings for singular pronouns (I, you, him/her)?

Answer 3

-tam, -tem

-tád, -téd

-ta, -te

Question 4

What are the definite past tense endings for plural pronouns (we, you plural, they)?

Answer 4

-tuk, -tük

-tátok, -tétek

-ták, ték

Question 5

How does the he/she and formal you past tense ending change with -s, -sz, -z, and -ik?

Answer 5

-ott, -ett, -ött

(instead of just -t)

Question 6

What is the past tense of van for all pronoun forms, singular and plural?

Answer 6

voltam

voltál

volt

voltunk

voltatok

voltak

Question 7

How does indefinite past tense change for singular pronouns when the verb ends in -t?

Answer 7

-ottam, -ettem, -öttem

-ottál, -ettél, -öttél

-ott, -ett, -ött

Question 8

How does the indefinite past tense change for plural pronouns when the verb ends in -t?

Answer 8

-ottunk, -ettünk, -öttünk

-ottatok, -ettetek, -öttetek

-ottak, -ettek, -öttek

Question 9

What non -t ending verb uses the -t endings for indefinite past tense?

Answer 9

Hall

to hear/listen

Question 10

What -t ending verb uses mostly the normal indefinite past tense endings?

(one form uses the special -t ending)

Answer 10

Lát - to see

he/she/you formal uses special -t ending (látott)

all others are normal (láttam, láttál, etc.)

Question 11

For the verbs eszik, iszik, vesz, visz (bring), tesz (put), hisz (think/believe) and lesz (became) …

how are the I and you form of indefinite past tense conjugated?

(pg. 94)

Answer 11

Cut off everything starting with the -sz and then add normal endings, but with a double -tt

examples:

ettem, ittam, vittem, lettem

ettél, vettél, hittél

Question 12

For the verbs vesz, visz (bring), tesz (put), hisz (think/believe) and lesz (became) …

how are the he/she and formal you form of indefinite past tense conjugated?

(pg. 94)

Answer 12

Cut off the -sz and add a double t (-tt) ending.

examples: vett, tett, lett

Question 13

For the verbs eszik, iszik…

how are the he/she and plural you form of indefinite past tense conjugated?

(pg. 94)

Answer 13

evett

ivott

Question 14

For the verbs eszik, iszik, vesz, visz (bring), tesz (put), hisz (think/believe) and lesz (became) …

how are the plural forms of indefinite past tense conjugated?

(pg. 94)

Answer 14

Cut off everything -sz and after…

then conjugate normally but with a double t

Examples:

ettünk, vittünk, lettünk

ittatok, tettetek, lettetek

ittak, vettek, hittek

Question 15

How is jönni (to come) conjugated in indefinite past tense?

Answer 15

Use the stem jöt- and conjugate normally

ex:

jöttem

jött

jöttetek

Question 16

How is menni (to go) conjugated in indefinite past tense?

Answer 16

Cut off the -ni and conjugate normally…

ex:

mentem

mentél

mentünk

mentek

Question 17

How is aludni (to sleep) conjugated in indefinite past tense?

Answer 17

Again… cut off -ni and conjugate normally…

ex:

aludtam

aludtál

aludtunk

aludtak

Question 18

How are -t ending verbs conjugated in definite past tense for singular pronouns (I, you, he/she, formal you)?

Answer 18

-ottam, -ettem, -öttem

-ottad, -etted, -ötted

-otta, -ette, -ötte

Question 19

How are -t ending verbs conjugated in definite past tense for plural pronouns (we, you plural, they, you pl. formal)?

Answer 19

-ottuk, -ettük, -ötttük

-ottátok, -ettétek, -öttétek

-ották, -ették, -ötték

Question 20

For the verbs eszik, isik, vesz, visz (bring), tesz (put), hisz (believe)…

how do the definite past tense conjugations work?

(pg. 109)

Answer 20

Remove everything from -sz on and conjugate normally but with a double t​ …

ex:

ettem

ittad

vette

vittük

tettétek

hitték