Lesson - Past tense

Past tense

Learn how to make the past tense form.

auxiliary verb 'to be' (present form) + participle

(sem delal / sem delala)

	BITI (+)	IMETI (+)	VIDETI (+)	GOVORITI (-)
SINGULAR
jaz	sem bil/bila	*sem imel/imela*	sem videl/videla	nisem govoril/govorila
ti	si bil/bila	*si imel/imela*	si videl/videla	nisi govoril/govorila
on	je bil	*je imel*	je videl	ni govoril
ona	je bila	*je imela*	je videla	ni govorila
DUAL
midva	sva bila	*sva imela*	sva videla	nisva govorila
vidva	sta bila	*sta imela*	sta videla	nista govorila
onadva	sta bila	*sta imela*	sta videla	nista govorila
PLURAL
mi	smo bili	*smo imeli*	smo videli	nismo govorili
vi	ste bili	*ste imeli*	ste videli	niste govorili
oni	so bili	*so imeli*	so videli	niso govorili

!!! PAZI !!!

iti (to go) --> ŠEL / ŠLA pasti (to fall) --> PADEL / PADLA

jesti (to eat) --> JEDEL / JEDLA peči (to bake) --> PEKEL / PEKLA

najti (to find) --> NAŠEL / NAŠLA priti (to come) --> PRIŠEL / PRIŠLA

oditi (to leave) --> ODŠEL / ODŠLA reči (to say) --> REKEL / REKLA

odpreti (to open) --> ODPRL / ODPRLA zapreti (to close) --> ZAPRL / ZAPRLA

GLAGOL BITI (to be) - positive form (present)

	ednina (sg.)	dvojina (du.)	množina (pl.)
1. oseba	jaz SEM	midva / midve SVA	mi / me SMO
2. oseba	ti SI	vidva / vidve STA	vi / ve STE
3. oseba	on / ona /ono JE	onadva / onidve STA	oni / one SO

GLAGOL BITI (to be) - negative form (present)

	ednina (sg.)	dvojina (du.)	množina (pl.)
1. oseba	jaz NISEM	midva / midve NISVA	mi / me NISMO
2. oseba	ti NISI	vidva / vidve NISTA	vi / ve NISTE
3. oseba	on / ona /ono NI	onadva / onidve NISTA	oni / one NISO

!!!!! We have to use the past participle with the verb to be - BITI !!!!!

Včeraj sem delala nalogo. (Yesterday I was doing the homework.)

Včeraj sem bila doma. (Yesterday I was at home.)

Select the correct translation of " Vlak je bil zelo hiter. "

The train was very fast.

Once I was young.

I worked in the school.

Select the correct translation of " Fantje so šli na fitnes. "

Once I was young.

I worked in the school.

The boys went to the gym.

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We lived in Slovenia.

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Ana came home.

Select the correct translation of "We talked for an hour."

Delal sem v šoli.

Pogovarjali smo se eno uro.

Nekoč sem bil mlad.

Select the correct translation of " Šla sem v trgovino. "

I went to the store.

Once I was young.

I worked in the school.

Select the correct translation of "What did Maja study?"

Nekoč sem bil mlad.

Delal sem v šoli.

Kaj je študirala Maja?

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I met new people.

Select the correct translation of " Imeli smo veliko zabavo. "

Once I was young.

I worked in the school.

We had a big party.

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They were good friends.

Select the correct translation of " Sta šla v kino? "

Did you went to the movies?

Once I was young.

I worked in the school.

Select the correct translation of " Delal sem v šoli. "

Once I was young.

How long have you lived in Slovenia?

I worked in the school.

Select the correct translation of "How long have you lived in Slovenia?"

Nekoč sem bil mlad.

Delal sem v šoli.

Kako dolgo si živel v Sloveniji?

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Ana had a birthday yesterday.

Select the correct translation of " Šla sva na sprehod. "

Once I was young.

I worked in the school.

We went for a walk.