Verb Tenses Flashcards

Get familiar with positive, negative, and past tense!

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1
Q

“a” + verb = _______

Mi a watch dis video

A

Right now

*Positive

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2
Q

“a go” + verb = ______

Mi a go a work

(going somewhere)

A

Doing in the future

*Positive

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3
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“nuh” + verb = ______

Mi nuh tink so
Mi nuh want dat

A

Don’t (forever)

*Negative

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4
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“naw” or “naa” + verb = ______

Mi naw work
Mi naw go

A

Am not /negative dominant ‘a’

*Negative

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5
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“did” or “a did” + verb = ______

Mi did buy one already
Mi did a school today

A

Action performed in the past

*Past

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6
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Pronoun (Mi) + verb = ______

Mi tell im
Mi pay already
Mi go (I went)

A

Past tense (with exceptions)

*Past

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