Past simple: regular verbs
ኃላፊ ጊዜ፦ መደበኛ ግሶች
Talk about finished actions in the past with -ed verbs, negatives and questions.
How it works
Use the past simple for finished actions in the past: yesterday, last week, in 2020.
ባለፈው ጊዜ ስለተፈጸሙ ድርጊቶች (ትናንት፣ ባለፈው ሳምንት፣ በ2020) ለመናገር past simple እንጠቀማለን።
Add -ed · -ed ይጨመራል
work → worked, watch → watched, live → lived, study → studied
ሠራ፣ ተመለከተ፣ ኖረ፣ አጠና
Negative: I didn't work. Question: Did you work?
አሉታዊ፦ አልሠራሁም። ጥያቄ፦ ሠርተዋል?
The past form is the same for everyone: I worked, she worked, they worked.
ያለፈው ቅርጽ ለሁሉም ተመሳሳይ ነው፦ I worked፣ she worked፣ they worked።
After did and didn't, use the base verb: Did you watch? (not Did you watched?)
ከdid እና didn't በኋላ ግሱ -ed አይኖረውም፦ Did you watch?
Examples
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I worked late yesterday.
ትናንት እስከ ማታ ሠራሁ።
We watched the football match on Sunday.
እሑድ የእግር ኳስ ጨዋታውን ተመለከትን።
She lived in Jimma for five years.
ጅማ ውስጥ ለአምስት ዓመታት ኖረች።
They studied all night for the exam.
ለፈተናው ሌሊቱን ሙሉ አጠኑ።
Did you call your mother?
ለእናትዎ ደውለዋል?
No, I didn't call her.
አይ፣ አልደወልኩላትም።
The shop closed at eight in the evening.
ሱቁ ማታ ሁለት ሰዓት ተዘጋ።