The past tense places a state or event before now. Start with the complete past of be: . Unlike present identity, past identity keeps this verb: .
Past states in photos
The past of be is . In the past, third-person identity and adjective statements also need the verb: . Learner gender never changes the form.
Past negation normally uses , . is it was not me. Early and are useful childhood chunks. General past endings come in module 8.
| Person | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| I — was | ||
| I — was | ||
| you, familiar — were | ||
| you, familiar — were | ||
| · | he/she — was; you polite — were | |
| he/she — was; you polite — were | ||
| we — were | ||
| we — were | ||
| you familiar plural — were | ||
| you familiar plural — were | ||
| · | they/you polite plural — were | |
| they/you polite plural — were | ||
Én kicsi voltam.I was little.
Te itt voltál.You were here.
Ő itt volt.He/she was here.
Mi itt voltunk.We were here.
Ti itt voltatok.You were here, familiar plural.
Ők itt voltak.They were here.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I was little.
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You were here.
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He/she was here.
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We were here.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form 1
Choose the right word for the gap.
Én itt.
I was here.
Te itt.
You (familiar singular) were here.
Ő itt.
He/she was here.
Mi itt.
We were here.
Ti itt.
You (familiar plural) were here.
Ők itt.
They were here.
Én kicsi .
I was little.
Choose the form 2
Choose the right word for the gap.
Te itt .
You were here.
Ő itt .
He/she was here.
Mi itt .
We were here.
Ti itt .
You were here, familiar plural.
Ők itt .
They were here.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Recall the form 1
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Én itt.
I was here.
Te itt.
You (familiar singular) were here.
Ő itt.
He/she was here.
Mi itt.
We were here.
Ti itt.
You (familiar plural) were here.
Ők itt.
They were here.
Én kicsi .
I was little.
Recall the form 2
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Te itt .
You were here.
Ő itt .
He/she was here.
Mi itt .
We were here.
Ti itt .
You were here, familiar plural.
Ők itt .
They were here.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I was little.
You were here.
He/she was here.
We were here.
You were here, familiar plural.
They were here.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I was little.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
I was little.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
You were here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
You were here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
He/she was here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
He/she was here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
We were here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
We were here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
