Past Tense - Te Flashcards
I ate rice paste
mwen te mange diri kole
I ate rice with sause from beans
mwen te mange diri ak sòs pwa
what did you eat this morning?
kisa ou te manje maten
what did you eat for lunch
kisa ou te manje midi
I ate a sandwich and apple
mwen te manje sandwich ak pomme
I drank water
mwen te bwe dlo
last night, I ate spaghetti with tomato saus
yè swa, mwen te mange spagetti ak sòs tomat
were you at your home yesterday?
eske ou te nan lakay ou yè?
what time did you wake up this morning?
a kilè ou te reveye maten?
I woke up at six
mwen te reveye a sis
next I washed myself
aprè mwen te naje
I will call you mister Sandwich
m’ap rele ou mesye Sandwich
at what time did you leave your home
a kilè ou te kite lakay ou?
I left my house at 7:45
mwen te kite lakay mwen a sèt karant senk
did you see him?
ou te wè li?
where were you last Saturday morning?
kibo ou te ye samedi pase nan maten?
I was at my home
mwen, te lakay mwen
non, I did not go to the restaurant
non, mwen pa te ale nan restoran
were you at home on Sunday morning
eske ou te nan lakay dimanch maten
no, I was not at home
non, mwen pa-t’ nan lakay mwen
maybe I will go to a restaurant
petèt mwen ap ale nan restoran
you wrote me a message
ou te ekri mwen yon mesaj
yes, I wrote you a message
wi, mwen te ekri ou yon mesaj
he could not come because he could not find a ride
li pa-t ka vini paske li pa-t jwenn (yon) woulib
he could not come to work because he was ill
li pa-t ka vini travay paske li te malade
he could not come to work because he was ill
li pa-t ka vini travay paske li te malade
I was eating
mwen t’ap manje
I was eating
mwen t’ap manje
I was taking a bath
m t’ap benyen
I was sleeping
mwen t’ap dōmi
I was talking to him
mwen t’ap pale ak li
I was talking to him when you arrived
mwen t’ap pale ak li lè ou te rive
I can
mwen kapab
I can
mwen kapab
I could
Mwen te kapab
I could not
mwen pa-t kapab
I could not come because rain was falling
mwen pa-t ka vini paske lapli t’ap tonbe
I could not come because rain was falling
mwen pa-t ka vini paske lapli t’ap tonbe
I could not come because it was raining
mwen pa-t ka vini paske li te lapli
I did not call you because you were talking to him
mwen pa-t rele paske ou t’ap pale ak li
he was sleeping on the desk when I arrived there
li t’ap dōmi sou biwo a lè mwen te rive a
he was sleeping on the desk when I arrived there
li t’ap dōmi sou biwo a lè mwen te rive a
I was not bathing
m pa t’ap benyen
I went to his office at nine o’clock, I saw him but he was talking to the supervisors
mwen te ale nan biwo li a 9è, m te wè l’, men li t’ap pale a(ve)k sipèvizè yo
they were three
yo te 3
they stayed 3 days
yo te pase 3 jou