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This is a list of verbs in the past tense in Turkish. First let's start with the raw format before conjugating the verbs to the past form. Make sure to compare this table and the one below it.
| To see: Görmek |
| To write: Yazmak |
| To love: Sevmek |
| To give: Vermek |
| To play: Oynamak |
| To read: Okumak |
| To understand: Anlamak |
| To have: Sahip olmak |
| To know: Bilmek |
| To learn: Öğrenmek |
| To think: Düşünmek |
| To work: Çalışmak |
| To speak: Konuşmak |
| To drive: Sürmek |
| To smile: Gülümsemek |
| To find: Bulmak |
These samples show how the verbs above are conjugated in the past tense in a sentence which includes all the object pronouns (I, you, she...).
| I saw you: Seni gördüm |
| I wrote with a pen: Kalemle yazdım |
| You loved apples: Elmaları sevdin |
| You gave money: Para verdin |
| You played tennis: Tenis oynadın |
| He read (past) a book: Kitap okudu |
| He understood me: Beni anladı |
| She had a cat: Kedisi vardı |
| She knew my friend: Arkadaşımı tanıdı |
| We wanted to learn: Öğrenmek istedik |
| We thought Spanish is easy: İspanyolcanın kolay olduğunu düşündük |
| You (plural) worked here: Burada çalıştınız |
| You (plural) spoke French: Fransızca konuştunuz |
| They drove a car: Araba sürdüler |
| They smiled: Gülümsediler |
After the past tense in Turkish, make sure to check the other tenses (present, and future), which we hope you enjoyed. You can also choose your own topic from the menu above.
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