Lesson 17 - The Past Tense

Question 1

What can be noted about the prefix a- in verbs ending in -a in the past tense?

Answer 1

The a- (as in apaci, apaciṃsu etc.) is not a
negative prefix. It is the augment (optional) denoting the past tense.

Verbs whose bases end in -nā are also conjugated in the past tense as verbs ending in -a.

Question 2

3rd person sg. past tense of

paca

Answer 2

(So) apaci, paci

He cooked

Question 3

2nd person sg. past tense of

paca

Answer 3

(Tvaṃ) apaci, paci

You (sg.) cooked

Question 4

1st person sg. past tense of

paca

Answer 4

(Ahaṃ) apaciṃ, paciṃ

I cooked

Question 5

3rd person pl. past tense of

paca

Answer 5

(Te) apaciṃsu, paciṃsu

They cooked

Question 6

2nd person pl. past tense of

paca

Answer 6

(Tumhe) apacittha, pacittha

You (pl.) cooked

Question 7

1st person pl. past tense of

paca

Answer 7

(Mayaṃ) apacimha, pacimha

We cooked

Question 8

3rd person sg. past tense of

core

Answer 8

(So) coresi, corayi

He stole

Question 9

2nd person sg. past tense of

core

Answer 9

(Tvaṃ) coresi

You (sg.) stole

Question 10

1st person sg. past tense of

core

Answer 10

(Ahaṃ) coresiṃ, corayiṃ

I stole

Question 11

3rd person pl. past tense of

core

Answer 11

(Te) coresuṃ, corayiṃsu

They stole

Question 12

2nd person pl. past tense of

core

Answer 12

(Tumhe) corayitha

You (pl.) stole

Question 13

1st person pl. past tense of

core

Answer 13

(Mayaṃ) corayimha

We stole