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Past tense in Esperanto

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In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨PAST TENSE¨ in Esperanto.

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Some explanation for Past tense in Esperanto

OBS.: In the infinitive form; change the last letter (-i) by (-is) to form the Past Tense

ENGLISH	PRONUNCIATION ENGLISH	ESPERANTO	PRONUNCIATION BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE	BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE
to have	hah vih	havi		ter
I had	mih hah vihs	Mi havis	mi Ha vis	Eu tinha
You had	vih hah vihs	Vi havis	vi Ha vis	Você tinha
He had	lih hah vihs	Li havis	li Ha vis	Ele tinha
She had	shih hah vihs	Ŝi havis	chi Ha vis	Ela teve
We had	nih hah vihs	Ni havis	ni Ha vis	Nós tínhamos
You had	vih hah vihs	Vi havis	vi Ha vis	Vocês tinham
They had	ih lih hah vihs	Ili havis	ili Ha vis	Eles tinham
I came	mih veh nihs	Mi venis	mi ve nis	Eu vim
I ate an egg	mih mahn jihs oh vohn	Mi manĝis ovon	mi man djis o von	Eu comi um ovo

In Esperanto, expressing past tense is changing the "-i" of a verb to "-is".

• I came. - Mi venis.

• I ate an egg - Mi manĝis ovon.

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