Past Tense

To form past participle version of the stem add the suffix. Singular form must match the subject gender.

Singular form (masculine):

~l ~л

To form past simple use the past participle or regular verb stem:

ima~, има~ (have stem)

On imal tri auta ale užival tolko dva iz nih.
Он имал три аута але уживал толко два из них.
(He had three cars but he used only two of them)

Singular form (feminine):

~la ~ла

Singular form (neuter):

~lo ~ло

Plural form:

~li ~ли

See the resolution table for past tense

Examples

ona imala, она имала (she had)

to imalo, то имало (it had)

ljudi imali, люди имали (people had)

говори~, govori~ (speak stem)

on govoril, он говорил (he spoke)

ona govorila, она говорила (she spoke)

to govorilo, то говорило (it spoke)

ljudi govorili, люди говорили (people spoke)

Past Perfect

To form past perfect use the past participle with the "be" verb. Watch for subject gender.

говори~, govori~ (speak stem)

ja sem govoril, я сем говорил (I have spoken M)

ty si govoril, ты си говорил (thou have spoken M)

ja sem govorila, я сем говорила (I have spoken F)

ty si govorila, ты си говорила (thou have spoken F)

my sme govorili, мы сме говорили (we have spoken)

vy ste govorili, вы сте говорили (you have spoken)

ljudi su govorili, люди су говорили (people have spoken)

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