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This is a list of verbs in the past tense in Catalan. First let's start with the raw format before conjugating the verbs to the past form. Make sure to compare this table and the one below it.
| To see: veure |
| To write: Escriure |
| To love: estimar |
| To give: Donar |
| To play: Jugar |
| To read: Llegir |
| To understand: Comprendre |
| To have: Tenir |
| To know: Saber |
| To learn: Aprendre |
| To think: Pensar |
| To work: Treballar |
| To speak: Parlar |
| To drive: Conduir |
| To smile: Somriure |
| To find: Encontrar |
These samples show how the verbs above are conjugated in the past tense in a sentence which includes all the object pronouns (I, you, she...).
| I saw you: Et vaig veure |
| I wrote with a pen: Vaig escriure amb ploma |
| You loved apples: T'agradaven (molt) les pomes |
| You gave money: Vas donar diners |
| You played tennis: Vas jugar a tènis |
| He read (past) a book: (Ell) Va llegir un llibre |
| He understood me: (Ell) Em va entendre |
| She had a cat: (Ella) Tenia un(a) gat(a) |
| She knew my friend: (Ella) Coneixia el meu amic |
| We wanted to learn: (Ells / Elles) Volien aprendre |
| We thought Spanish is easy: Pensàvem que el castellà era fàcil |
| You (plural) worked here: (Vosaltres) Treballàveu aquí |
| You (plural) spoke French: (Vosaltres) Parlàveu francès. |
| They drove a car: (Ells / Elles) conduïen un cotxe. |
| They smiled: (Ella / Elles) Van somriure |
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