Vietnamese Past

This is a list of verbs in the past tense in Vietnamese. 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: Nhìn

To write: Viết

To love: Yêu

To give: Đưa cho

To play: Chơi

To read: Đọc

To understand: Hiểu

To have: Có

To know: Biết

To learn: Học

To think: Nghĩ

To work: Làm việc

To speak: Nói

To drive: Lái xe

To smile: Cười

To find: Tìm thấy

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: Tôi đã thấy bạn

I wrote with a pen: Tôi đã viết bằng một chiếc bút

You loved apples: Bạn đã thích những quả táo

You gave money: Bạn đã đưa tiền

You played tennis: Bạn đã chơi tennis

He read (past) a book: Anh ấy đã đọc sách

He understood me: Anh ấy đã hiểu tôi

She had a cat: Cô ấy đã có một con mèo

She knew my friend: Cô ấy đã biết bạn tôi

We wanted to learn: Chúng tôi đã muốn học

We thought Spanish is easy: Chúng tôi đã nghĩ Tiếng Tây Ban Nha rất dễ

You (plural) worked here: Các bạn đã làm việc ở đây

You (plural) spoke French: Các bạn đã nói Tiếng Pháp

They drove a car: Họ đã lái xe hơi

They smiled: Họ đã mỉm cười

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