Reporting past events
Common completed-past verbs are ; ; . Their present stems are .
Past negatives are . A negative object uses partitive: . is a narrow present-perfect experience form; means has never played like this. Use simple past for the main completed festival sequence.
| Person | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| I — saw | ||
| I — saw | ||
| you, familiar singular — saw | ||
| you, familiar singular — saw | ||
| he/she — saw | ||
| he/she — saw | ||
| we — saw | ||
| we — saw | ||
| you, plural/polite — saw | ||
| you, plural/polite — saw | ||
| they — saw | ||
| they — saw | ||
Ma nägin varju.I saw a shadow.
Sa kuulsid trompetit.You heard the trumpet.
Ta nägi Murit.He/she saw Muri.
Me nägime Murit.We saw Muri.
Te kuulsite trompetit.You heard the trumpet, polite/plural.
Ma ei leidnud Murit.I did not find Muri.
Mina olen Lukas. Te kuulsite trompetit.I am Lukas. You heard the trumpet, polite/plural.
Mina olen Lena. Te kuulsite trompetit.I am Lena. You heard the trumpet, polite/plural.
Mina olen Lukas. Ma ei leidnud Murit.I am Lukas. I did not find Muri.
Mina olen Lena. Ma ei leidnud Murit.I am Lena. I did not find Muri.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I saw a shadow.
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You heard the trumpet.
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He/she saw Muri.
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We saw Muri.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form 1
Choose the right word for the gap.
Ma varju.
I saw a shadow.
Sa trompetit.
You heard the trumpet.
Ta Murit.
He/she saw Muri.
Me Murit.
We saw Muri.
Te trompetit.
You heard the trumpet, polite/plural.
Ma Murit.
I did not find Muri.
Choose the form 2
Choose the right word for the gap.
Mina olen Lukas. Te trompetit.
I am Lukas. You heard the trumpet, polite/plural.
Mina olen Lena. Te trompetit.
I am Lena. You heard the trumpet, polite/plural.
Mina olen Lukas. Ma Murit.
I am Lukas. I did not find Muri.
Mina olen Lena. Ma Murit.
I am Lena. I did not find Muri.
Sa Murit.
You (familiar singular) saw Muri.
Te Murit.
You (polite/plural) saw Muri.
Nad Murit.
They saw Muri.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Use the form 1
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Ma varju.
I saw a shadow.
Sa trompetit.
You heard the trumpet.
Ta Murit.
He/she saw Muri.
Me Murit.
We saw Muri.
Te trompetit.
You heard the trumpet, polite/plural.
Ma Murit.
I did not find Muri.
Use the form 2
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Mina olen Lukas. Te trompetit.
I am Lukas. You heard the trumpet, polite/plural.
Mina olen Lena. Te trompetit.
I am Lena. You heard the trumpet, polite/plural.
Mina olen Lukas. Ma Murit.
I am Lukas. I did not find Muri.
Mina olen Lena. Ma Murit.
I am Lena. I did not find Muri.
Sa Murit.
You (familiar singular) saw Muri.
Te Murit.
You (polite/plural) saw Muri.
Nad Murit.
They saw Muri.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I saw a shadow.
You heard the trumpet.
He/she saw Muri.
We saw Muri.
You heard the trumpet, polite/plural.
I did not find Muri.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I saw a shadow.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I saw a shadow.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
You heard the trumpet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
You heard the trumpet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
He/she saw Muri.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
He/she saw Muri.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
We saw Muri.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
We saw Muri.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
