Lesson 9: The Past Tense
Welcome to Lesson 9 for learning Unilange! This lesson will be focusing on the past tense.
Vocabulary | Wértscha
Nouns | Nænaé
Verbs | Verbaé
Allèr | To go
Pronounced: ahll-lair
Parlèr | To speak
Pronounced: PAHR-lair
Fèr | To Do/To make
Pronounced: fair
Ditèr | To say/To tell
Pronounced: DEE-tay
Grammar | Gram
As mentioned at the beginning of the lesson, we will be learning the past tense today. In most languages, the past tense(s) is the tense that is most used, so it is very important to learn.
More than one past tense?
In English (and most other languages) there are more than one past tense.
For example, use the english verb "to buy". Here are all the past tenses you can form:
-I bought
-I have bought
-I had bought
-I did buy
-I was buying
All of those are different past tenses. But, in Unilange, there is only one past tense. That past tense means all of those! Isn't that easy?
For example, use the english verb "to buy". Here are all the past tenses you can form:
-I bought
-I have bought
-I had bought
-I did buy
-I was buying
All of those are different past tenses. But, in Unilange, there is only one past tense. That past tense means all of those! Isn't that easy?
The past tense in Unilange
In Unilange (as mentioned in the last section) there is only one past tense, which can mean all of the past tenses in English. You simply the verb you want, and add -i to the end of it. Look through the following examples:
Io mangèri. | I ate/have eaten/had eaten/did eat/was eating
(EE-oh mang-AIR-ree)
Nü mangèri. | We are/have eaten/had eaten/did eat/were eating
(NEW-mang-AIR-ree)
As you can see, it is very simple to create the past tense in Unilange (much simpler than it is in English).
Io mangèri. | I ate/have eaten/had eaten/did eat/was eating
(EE-oh mang-AIR-ree)
Nü mangèri. | We are/have eaten/had eaten/did eat/were eating
(NEW-mang-AIR-ree)
As you can see, it is very simple to create the past tense in Unilange (much simpler than it is in English).
Producing Sentences | Frèsaé prodüçèr
Now that you know two tenses in Unilange, you can say so much more, so more easily. Just look at some new stuff you now know how to say:
Io sèri èn дé hæsa bono. | I was in the good house.
(ee-oh SAIR-ree ehn day HOWZ-ah bone-oh)
Tü allèri èn дé hæsa. | You went into/to the house.
(too ahl-AIR-ree ehn day HOWZ-ah)
Sie parlèri æv дé télévona. | They were talking on the telephone.
(zee pahr-LAIR-ree owf day tel-AY-phone-ah)
Just are just a few examples of what you can say now that you know how to use the past tense.
Io sèri èn дé hæsa bono. | I was in the good house.
(ee-oh SAIR-ree ehn day HOWZ-ah bone-oh)
Tü allèri èn дé hæsa. | You went into/to the house.
(too ahl-AIR-ree ehn day HOWZ-ah)
Sie parlèri æv дé télévona. | They were talking on the telephone.
(zee pahr-LAIR-ree owf day tel-AY-phone-ah)
Just are just a few examples of what you can say now that you know how to use the past tense.
Are you ready for Lesson 10?
Overall, there was not a lot to learn in this lesson. Just the past tense (which is pretty simple) and the vocabulary words. Once you've mastered that stuff, it's time to move on to Lesson 10.