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This is a list of verbs in the past tense in Latvian. 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: redzēt |
| To write: rakstīt |
| To love: mīlēt |
| To give: dot |
| To play: spēlēt |
| To read: lasīt |
| To understand: saprast |
| To have: piederēt |
| To know: zināt |
| To learn: mācīties |
| To think: domāt |
| To work: strādāt |
| To speak: runāt |
| To drive: braukt / vadīt auto |
| To smile: smaidīt |
| To find: atrast |
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: Es redzēju tevi |
| I wrote with a pen: Es rakstīju ar pildspalvu |
| You loved apples: Tev garšoja āboli |
| You gave money: Tu iedevi naudu |
| You played tennis: Tu spēlēji tenisu |
| He read (past) a book: Viņš lasīja grāmatu |
| He understood me: Viņš mani saprata |
| She had a cat: Viņai bija kaķis |
| She knew my friend: Viņa pazina manu draugu (draudzeni) |
| We wanted to learn: Mēs gribējām mācīties |
| We thought Spanish is easy: Mēs domājām, ka spāņu valoda ir viegla |
| You (plural) worked here: Jūs te strādājāt |
| You (plural) spoke French: Jūs runājāt franciski |
| They drove a car: Viņi brauca ar auto |
| They smiled: Viņi smaidīja |
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