Sequence a past report
Short completed events can stand without an auxiliary: , , . A female speaker says . Time phrases make a sequence easy to follow.
Compare a state with event . The state uses past be, while the finished verb records a change. links the next event.
Negate a past event with : . For a past state use . Some everyday perfective verbs such as , , need to be learned with their actual pattern, not an invented universal ending.
कुछ गिरा।Something fell.
अँधेरा था।It was dark.
मैं नहीं नाची।I did not dance. (female)
Practice 1/5 · Finding words
Notice the useful form
Tap the form explained in this unit.
।
Something fell.
।
It was dark.
।
I did not dance. (female)
Practice 2/5 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the meaning and the Hindi pattern.
कुछ ।
Something fell.
अँधेरा ।
It was dark.
मैं नहीं ।
I did not dance. (female)
Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
कुछ ।
Something fell.
अँधेरा ।
It was dark.
मैं नहीं ।
I did not dance. (female)
Practice 4/5 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Something fell.
It was dark.
I did not dance. (female)
Practice 5/5 · Matching
Connect form and meaning
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
