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1
Q

te

A

was or did (past), placed before the verb or adj

2
Q

Li te be`l.

A

It was beautiful.

3
Q

Mwen te ale.

A

I went.

4
Q

pa te, pat

A

was not, did not (past negative), placed before the verb

5
Q

Yo pa te vini.

A

They did not come.

6
Q

Mwen pat ale.

A

I did not go.

7
Q

te ap, tap

A

was, were (past continuous), placed before the verb

8
Q

Li te ap aprann.

A

She was learning.

9
Q

Yo tap manje.

A

They were eating.

10
Q

te ka

A

could have (past continual)

11
Q

te dwe

A

should have (past continual)

12
Q

tap

A

would have (past continual)

13
Q

Yo te ka vini si yo te vle.

A

They could have come if they had wished.

14
Q

Yo tap ale si li pa te fe` lapli.

A

They would have gone if it had not rained.

15
Q

Nou te dwe ale.

A

We should have gone.

16
Q

we`

A

to see

17
Q

gade

A

to look

18
Q

di

A

to say, tell

19
Q

soti

A

to go out

20
Q

deside

A

to decide

21
Q

kase

A

to break

22
Q

jete

A

to discard

23
Q

si

A

if

24
Q

pre`ske

A

almost

25
Q

deja

A

already

26
Q

pye bwa

A

tree

27
Q

demen

A

tomorrow

28
Q

ye`

A

yesterday

29
Q

se`lman

A

only, goes before the noun or pronoun it describes

30
Q

be`l

A

beautiful

31
Q

ou, oubyen

A

or

32
Q

ki moun

A

who, whom

33
Q

lo`t

A

other

34
Q

lezo`t

A

others

35
Q

moso

A

piece

36
Q

se`l

A

the only one, place or time; follows noun or pronoun it describes

37
Q

Nou te bay nonm nan bwat yo.

A

We gave the man the boxes.

38
Q

Bwat yo te deja la.

A

The boxes were already there.

39
Q

Di l’ m’ pat we` l’.

A

Tell him that I did not see him.

40
Q

Ki moun ki te mete yo la ye`?

A

Who put them there yesterday?

41
Q

Nou te bezwen selman dis ye`.

A

We needed only 10 yesterday.

42
Q

Yo tap soti jodi a men yo rete.

A

They were going to go out today but they stayed.

43
Q

Li te we` yo pran machin mwen.

A

He saw them take my car.

44
Q

Yo te pre`ske fini travay la.

A

They had almost finished the work.

45
Q

Li te we selman de moso.

A

She saw only two pieces.

46
Q

Se Jan sel ki te la anvan ye.

A

It was only Jan who was there before yesterday.

47
Q

Mwen ale.

A

I go.

48
Q

Mwen te ale.

A

I went.

49
Q

Mwen pat ale.

A

I was not going.

50
Q

Li tap etidye.

A

He was studying.

51
Q

Li tap fe` lapli.

A

It was raining.

52
Q

Li ta (tap) vini.

A

He would come.

53
Q

Li te ka vini.

A

He might/could have come.

54
Q

Li te dwe vini.

A

He ought to have come.

55
Q

Li pa te dwe soti ta.

A

He ought not to have gone out late.

56
Q

Mwen pa te dwe ale.

A

I should not have gone.

57
Q

Jan pat ka vini si li pat genyen yon machin.

A

Jean could not have come if he didn’t have a car.

58
Q

Yo te pentire kay la.

A

They painted the house.

59
Q

Moun yo te deja manje soup la.

A

The people already ate the soup.

60
Q

Travay la te byen fe`t.

A

The work was well done.

61
Q

Yo te fe` travay la byen.

A

They did the work well.

62
Q

Wob la te byen fet.

A

The dress was well made.

63
Q

Li te fe wob la byen.

A

She made the dress well.

64
Q

Yo te di nou sa deja.

A

We have been told that already.

65
Q

Yo te ba yo.

A

They were given.

66
Q

Yo te livre papye yo bone` jodi a.

A

The papers were already delivered early today.

67
Q

Rivye a te sech.

A

The river was dried up.