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Malay Past

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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