So far every verb has been in the present tense, for now. The past tense says what was before. , to be, is the first verb you learn in the past: take and add the ending for the person. goes in front, as always: , I wasn't.
| Person | Present | Past | With | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||||
| I am · I was · I wasn't | ||||
| I am · I was · I wasn't | ||||
| you are · you were · you weren't | ||||
| you are · you were · you weren't | ||||
| · | he, she, it is · was · wasn't | |||
| he, she, it is · was · wasn't | ||||
| Plural | ||||
| we are · we were · we weren't | ||||
| we are · we were · we weren't | ||||
| you are · you were · you weren't | ||||
| you are · you were · you weren't | ||||
| · | they are · they were · they weren't | |||
| they are · they were · they weren't | ||||
with the genitive becomes with the genitive: He isn't here. He wasn't there.
Age in the past works the same way: I was ten. And , when, joins two things: I lived in your flat when I was little.
Aš gyvenau tavo bute, kai buvau mažas.I lived in your flat when I was little.
Jis buvo labai geras žmogus.He was a very good man.
Šeštadienį mes visi buvome Elzės gimtadienyje.On Saturday we were all at Elzė's birthday party.
Aš gimiau liepos dešimtą.I was born on the tenth of July.
Aš gimiau liepos dešimtą.I was born on the tenth of July.
Taip. Šukuosena buvo baisi.Yes. The haircut was terrible.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Find the words
Tap every past form of būti.
, .
I lived in your flat when I was little.
.
He was a very good man.
.
On Saturday we were all at Elzė's birthday party.
, ?
Jonas, were you a good boy?
, ?
Jonas, were you a good boy?
, ?
Children, where were you?
!
My haircut wasn't terrible!
, .
I wasn't in Hamburg, I was here.
, .
I wasn't in Hamburg, I was here.
, .
We weren't in the café, we were at Elzė's birthday party.
, ? !
Micius, where were you? You weren't here!
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Buvau, buvai, buvo
Choose the right word for the gap.
Kai aš mažas, gyvenau čia.
When I was little, I lived here.
Jonai, tu labai mažas!
Jonas, you were very little!
Jonai, tu labai mažas!
Jonas, you were very little!
Mano vyras labai geras žmogus.
My husband was a very good man.
Šeštadienį mes Elzės gimtadienyje.
On Saturday we were at Elzė's birthday party.
Ponia Ona, kur jūs ?
Mrs Ona, where were you?
Ponia Ona, kur jūs ?
Mrs Ona, where were you?
Jonas ir Micius viršuje.
Jonas and Micius were upstairs.
Nebuvau, nebuvo
ne goes in front, and the ending still shows the person.
Aš ten .
I wasn't there.
Aš ten .
I wasn't there.
Miciau, tu geras katinas!
Micius, you weren't a good cat!
Miciau, tu geras katinas!
Micius, you weren't a good cat!
Mano šukuosena baisi!
My haircut wasn't terrible!
Šeštadienį mes kavinėje.
On Saturday we weren't in the café.
Šeštadienį jūs kavinėje.
You weren't in the café on Saturday.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Now and before
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Dabar aš viršuje, bet kai mažas, gyvenau tavo bute.
Now I live upstairs, but when I was little, I lived in your flat.
Mano vyro jau . Jis labai geras žmogus.
My husband is no longer with us. He was a very good man.
Aš liepos dešimtą, o Elzė kovo dvidešimt aštuntą.
I was born on the tenth of July, and Elzė on the twenty-eighth of March.
Aš liepos dešimtą, o Elzė kovo dvidešimt aštuntą.
I was born on the tenth of July, and Elzė on the twenty-eighth of March.
Practice 4/6 · Matching
Who was it?
Match the pairs.
Practice 5/6 · Building sentences
Put the words in order
Put the words in order.
I lived in your flat when I was little.
He was a very good man.
I was born on the tenth of July.
I was born on the tenth of July.
Yes. The haircut was terrible.
You weren't in the café on Saturday.
Practice 6/6 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
Daiva asks where you were born. It was in Hamburg.
You say:
Daiva asks where you were born. It was in Hamburg.
You say:
Jonas shows you a photo of himself at ten. Tell him he was very little.
You say:
Jonas shows you a photo of himself at ten. Tell him he was very little.
You say:
Rūta asks where you were on Saturday. You were at Elzė's birthday party.
You say:
Rūta asks where you were on Saturday. You were at Elzė's birthday party.
You say:
Rūta asks if you were in the café on Saturday morning. You weren't.
You say:
Rūta asks if you were in the café on Saturday morning. You weren't.
You say:
Jonas asks if he was a good boy. Ona laughs and tells him he wasn't.
Ona says:
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