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This is a list of verbs in the past tense in Malay. 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: Akan melihat |
| To write: Akan meulis |
| To love: Akan mencintai |
| To give: Akan memberi |
| To play: Akan bermain |
| To read: Akan membaca |
| To understand: Akan memahami |
| To have: Akan mempunyai |
| To know: Akan tahu |
| To learn: Akan belajar |
| To think: Akan berfikir |
| To work: Akan bekerja |
| To speak: Akan berkata |
| To drive: Akan pandu |
| To smile: Akan senyum |
| To find: Akan mencari |
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: Saya telah nampak awak |
| I wrote with a pen: Saya telah menulis dengan pen |
| You loved apples: Dulu awak gemar makan epal |
| You gave money: Awak telah memberi wang |
| You played tennis: Awak telah bermain tenis |
| He read (past) a book: Dia telah membaca buku |
| He understood me: Dia telah memahami saya |
| She had a cat: Dia dulu ada kucing |
| She knew my friend: Dia telah kenal kawan saya |
| We wanted to learn: Kami pernah ingin belajar |
| We thought Spanish is easy: Kami sangka bahasa Sepanyol mudah |
| You (plural) worked here: Kamu telah bekerja disini |
| You (plural) spoke French: Kamu telah berbahasa Perancis |
| They drove a car: Mereka telah memandu kereta |
| They smiled: Mereka telah senyum |
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