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This is a list of verbs in the past tense in Hebrew. 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: לראות-ראה Lir'ot- ra'a |
To write: לכתוב-כתב Likhtov-katav |
To love: לאהוב-אהב Le'ehov-ahav |
To give: לתת-נתן Latet-natan |
| To play: לשחק-שיחק Lesakhek-sikhek |
To read: לקרוא-קרא Likro-kara |
To understand: להבין-הבין Lehavin-hivin |
To have: להיות ל-היה ל Lihiot le- haia le |
| To know: להכיר-הכיר Lehakir-hikir |
To learn: ללמוד-למד Lilmod-lamad |
To think: לחשוב-חשב- Lakhshov-khashav |
To work: לעבוד-עבד La'avod-avad |
| To speak: לדבר-דיבר Ledaber-diber |
To drive: לנהוג-נהג Linhog-nahag |
To smile: לחייך-חייך Lekhaiekh-khiekh |
To find: למצוא-מצא Limtzo-matza |
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: ראיתי אותך Ra'iti otkha / otakh |
I wrote with a pen: אני כתבתי עם עט Ani katavti im et |
| You loved apples: אתה-את אהבת תפוחים Ata / at akhavta / akhavt tapukhim |
You gave money: אתה נתת כסף Ata / at natata / natat kesef |
| You played tennis: אתה שיחקת טניס Ata / at sikhakta / sikhakt tenis |
He read (past) a book: הוא קרא ספר Hu kara sefer |
| He understood me: הוא הבין אותי Hu hivin oti |
She had a cat: היה לה חתול Haia la khatul |
| She knew my friend: היא הכירה את חבר שלי Hi hikira et ha-khaver sheli |
We wanted to learn: אנחנו רצינו ללמוד Anakhnu ratzinu lilmod |
| We thought Spanish is easy: אנחנו חשבנו שצרפתית זה קל Anakhnu khashavnu she-sfaradit kala |
You (plural) worked here: אתם-אתן עבדתם-עבדתן כאן Atem / aten avadtem / avadten can |
| You (plural) spoke French: אתם-אתן דיברתם-דיברתן צרפתית Atem / aten dibartem / dibarten tzarfatit |
They drove a car: הם-הן נהגו ברכב Hem / hen nahagu be-rekhev |
| They smiled: הם-הן חייכו Hen / hen khaiekhu |
After the past tense in Hebrew, 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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