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This is a list of verbs in the past tense in Afrikaans. 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: om te sien |
| To write: om te skryf |
| To love: om lief te hê |
| To give: om te gee |
| To play: Om te speel |
| To read: Om te lees |
| To understand: Om te verstaan |
| To have: Om te hê |
| To know: Om te weet |
| To learn: Om te leer |
| To think: Om te dink |
| To work: Om te werk |
| To speak: Om te praat |
| To drive: Om te bestuur |
| To smile: Om te glimlag |
| To find: Om te vind |
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: Ek het jou gesien |
| I wrote with a pen: Ek het met 'n pen geskryf |
| You loved apples: Jy het van appels gehou |
| You gave money: Jy het geld gegee |
| You played tennis: Jy het tennis gespeel |
| He read (past) a book: Hy het 'n boek gelees |
| He understood me: Hy het my verstaan |
| She had a cat: Sy het 'n kat gehad |
| She knew my friend: Sy het my vriend geken |
| We wanted to learn: Ons wou leer |
| We thought Spanish is easy: Ons het gedink Spaans is maklik |
| You (plural) worked here: Julle het hier gewerk |
| You (plural) spoke French: Julle het Frans gepraat |
| They drove a car: Hulle het ’n motor bestuur |
| They smiled: Hulle het 'n motor bestuur |
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