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Jis matė, jie girdėjo

The past for everyone

The 3rd person singular (he, she, it) is the key to the past tense: it shows the type. , , are -o verbs; , , are -ė verbs. As in the present, the same form is also the 3rd person plural (they): , he played · , they played.

The past tense, all six persons

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Infinitive			·			·	Meaning
-o past: -au · -ai · -o · -ome · -ote · -o
							to play
to play
							to hear
to hear
-ė past: -iau · -ei · -ė · -ėme · -ėte · -ė
							to see
to see
							to eat
to eat

More verbs from Saturday

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Infinitive	· · ·			Meaning
-o past
				to be
to be
				to dance
to dance
				to fall
to fall
				to scream
to scream
				to leave
to leave
-ė past
				to write
to write

Things can do it too: The lights went out. The concert started.

To tell a story in order, use , first · , after that · , then · , at last. The verb often comes early: First the concert started. Then the lights went out.

Dvidešimt valandų: prasidėjo koncertas.20:00: the concert started.
Kažkas nukrito.Something fell.
Kažkas šilto ir minkšto palietė mano koją.Something warm and soft touched my leg.
Visi sako, kad jūs šokote.Everybody says you danced.
Visi sako, kad jūs šokote.Everybody says you danced.
Pirma užgeso šviesos, paskui kažkas nukrito, tada Tomas suriko.First the lights went out, after that something fell, then Tomas screamed.

Practice 1/6 · Finding words

Find the words

Tap the verbs in the past.

: .
20:00: the concert started.
. .
Something fell. Then I screamed.
.
Something soft touched my leg.
, .
Everybody says you danced.
, .
Everybody says you danced.
, .
First the lights went out, then they came back on.
, .
First I played alone, then we played together.
? .
Did you hear it? We heard a noise.
, .
We ate pancakes, and you ate cake.
, .
Tomas screamed, and we screamed too.
, .
Tomas screamed, and we screamed too.
? .
Where were you? We were by the stage.

Practice 2/6 · The right form

He, she, they: -o or -ė?

Choose the right word for the gap.

Tomas labai gražiai.
Tomas danced very nicely.
Jonas tamsoje.
Jonas played in the dark.
Ona viską.
Ona saw everything.
Kažkas šilto Tomo koją.
Something warm touched Tomas's leg.
Elzė ir vaikai .
Elzė and the children sang.
Visi trimitą.
Everybody heard the trumpet.
Micius Rūtos pyragą.
Micius ate Rūta's cake.
Kažkas ant scenos.
Something fell on the stage.
Tada Tomas .
Then Tomas screamed.
Tomas ataskaitą.
Tomas wrote a report.

We and you: -ome, -ote

Choose the right word for the gap.

Mes šventėje.
We were at the festival.
Mes šventėje.
We were at the festival.
Ar jūs mano ataskaitą?
Have you seen my report?
Tomai, jūs !
Tomas, you danced!
Tomai, jūs !
Tomas, you danced!
Mes blynus.
We ate pancakes.
Jūs ? Kodėl?
You screamed? Why?
Jūs ? Kodėl?
You screamed? Why?
Mes tamsoje.
We played in the dark.
Jūs labai gražiai!
You played beautifully!
Jūs labai gražiai!
You played beautifully!
Mes trimitą.
We heard the trumpet.
Ar jūs triukšmą?
Did you hear the noise?
Mes , kaip Tomas šoko.
We saw Tomas dance.

We and you: more verbs

Choose the right word for the gap.

Ar jūs blynus?
Did you eat pancakes?
Kur jūs , kai užgeso šviesos?
Where were you when the lights went out?
Mes su močiute.
We danced with Grandma.
Tamsoje mes nuo suoliuko!
In the dark we fell off the bench!
Vaikai, jūs ?
Children, did you fall?
Mes : „Vaiduoklis!“
We screamed: 'A ghost!'
Po koncerto mes namo.
After the concert we went home.
Po koncerto mes namo.
After the concert we went home.
Kada jūs ?
When did you leave?
Mes su vaikais dainą!
The children and I wrote a song!
Tomai, jūs ataskaitą?
Tomas, have you written the report?
Tomai, jūs ataskaitą?
Tomas, have you written the report?

Practice 3/6 · Questions

Answer the question

Answer the questions.

Jonai, ką tu darei?
Jonas, what did you do?
Ar aš gerai grojau?
Did I play well?
Ką tu girdėjai tamsoje?
What did you hear in the dark?
Ar aš girdėjau trimitą?
Did I hear a trumpet?
Ką tu matei tamsoje?
What did you see in the dark?
Ar aš mačiau vaiduoklį?
Did I see a ghost?
Ką tu valgei šventėje?
What did you eat at the festival?
Ar aš valgiau tavo blyną?
Did I eat your pancake?
Kur buvo Micius?
Where was Micius?
Kada Tomas išėjo namo?
When did Tomas go home?

Practice 4/6 · Fill the gaps

Saturday, minute by minute

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Dvidešimt valandų: Jonas , o vaikai .
20:00: Jonas played, and the children danced.
Tomai, jūs ? Ir jūs ?
Tomas, you screamed? And you fell?
Tomai, jūs ? Ir jūs ?
Tomas, you screamed? And you fell?
Mes nuo suoliuko, bet paskui vėl !
We fell off the bench, but then we danced again!
Po koncerto Rūta , o mes vėliau.
After the concert Rūta left, and we left later.
Kada jūs ?
When did you leave?
Aš parašiau ataskaitą, o Elzė dainą.
I wrote a report, and Elzė wrote a song.
Mes dainą! O ką jūs ?
We wrote a song! And what did you write?
Aš viską . O tu, Elze, ką ?
I saw everything. And you, Elzė, what did you see?
Mes vaiduoklį, o močiutė blyną.
We saw a ghost, and Grandma ate a pancake.
Aš blyną. O tu, Elze, ką ?
I ate a pancake. And you, Elzė, what did you eat?
Aš blyną. O tu, Elze, ką ?
I ate a pancake. And you, Elzė, what did you eat?

Practice 5/6 · Building sentences

Put the words in order

Put the words in order.

First the lights went out.
Something fell on the stage.
I didn't see anything.
Then the lights came back on.
After that I went home.
Everybody says you danced.
Everybody says you danced.
You played beautifully!
You played beautifully!
I heard a noise in the dark.
I heard a noise in the dark.
Elzė, did you hear the trumpet?
Elzė, did you hear the trumpet?
Everybody heard Tomas scream.

Practice 6/6 · In situations

The right words

Choose the right words for the situation.

Ask Tomas what he saw in the dark.
You say:
Ask Tomas what he saw in the dark.
You say:
Tell Tomas that everybody saw him dance.
You say:
Tell Tomas that everybody saw him dance.
You say:
Say what happened first. The lights went out.
You say:
Say what happened first. The lights went out.
You say:
Tomas stops reading. Ask him what happened after that.
You say:
Tomas stops reading. Ask him what happened after that.
You say:
Tomas asks you and Rūta where you were when the lights went out.
Tomas says:
Tell Tomas that you and Elzė danced too.
You say:
Tell Tomas that you and Elzė danced too.
You say:
Jonas is back on the bench with his trumpet. Tell him he played beautifully on Saturday.
You say:
Jonas is back on the bench with his trumpet. Tell him he played beautifully on Saturday.
You say:

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