Wat is Verlede Tyd? (Past tense)

Inleiding: In die verlede tyd gebruik ons “het” na die onderwerp. Ons voeg ook –ge voor aan die werkwoord, wat aan die einde van die sin staan. Byvoorbeeld: Ek lees die boek. Ek het die boek gelees. In the past tense, we use “het” after the noun. We also add -ge before the verb, which must move to the end of the sentence. For example: Ek lees die boek. Ek het die boek ge lees.

IF YOU ARE ASKED TO CHANGE THE TENSE: Read the sentence. Underline the verbs (This will tell you which rule to follow). It is always verb 1 that moves around . Circle the conjunctions (if there is a conjunction, it means that there are 2 sentences, both of which need to be changed). Put the infinitive in brackets (om + te verb) so that you remember to put it at the end.

A few useful tips when answering Verlede Tyd questions: The following words change as follows when written in past tense: is – was , for example: Die groente is vars – Die groente was vars.

wil – wou moet – moes kan – kon het – het gehad, for example, Ek het ‘n groentetuin – Ek het ‘n groentetuin gehad dis – dit was, for example, Dis vars – Dit was vars If the verb begins with be, ge, her, er, ont, ver and mis , we get het , but NO ge in the past tense If there is a conjunction in the sentence, we treat it like 2 separate sentences.

(We do sentence 1 as if sentence 2 does not exist; we put in the conjunction, and then we do sentence 2 as if sentence 1 does not exit.)

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