Tye (test) Flashcards
What is the word for ‘present tense’ in Afrikaans?
Teenwoordige tyd
What is the word for ‘past tense’ in Afrikaans?
Verlede tyd
What is the rule for converting a regular verb from present to past tense?
Use ‘het’ and ‘ge-‘.
Convert the sentence into past tense: Ek sien met my oe.
Ek het met my oe gesien.
What is the rule for converting ‘is’ from present to past tense?
It becomes ‘was’
Convert the sentence into past tense: Ek is by die skool.
Ek was by die skool.
What is the rule for converting verbs with helping verbs from present to past tense?
Only the helping verb changes.
Convert the sentence into past tense: Ek moet my boek lees.
Ek moes my boek lees.
Convert the sentence into past tense: Hy kan mooi sing.
Hy kon mooi sing.
Convert the sentence into past tense: Sy wil pap eet.
Sy wou pap eet.
What does the word ‘Tye’ mean in English?
Tenses
What is the word for ‘future tense’ in Afrikaans?
Toekomende tyd
What is the rule for converting a regular verb from present to future tense?
Use ‘sal’ and place the verb at the end of the sentence
Convert the following sentence into the future tense:
Ek eet roomys.
Ek sal roomys eet
Convert the following sentence into the future tense:
Ek moet vir my ma lee maak
Ek sal vir my ma tee moet maak