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This is a list of verbs in the past tense in Estonian. 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: Nägema |
| To write: Kirjutama |
| To love: Armastama |
| To give: Andma |
| To play: Mängima |
| To read: lugema |
| To understand: Mõistma |
| To have: Omama |
| To know: Teadma |
| To learn: Õppima |
| To think: Mõtlema |
| To work: Töötama |
| To speak: Rääkima |
| To drive: Sõitma |
| To smile: Naeratama |
| To find: Leidma |
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: Ma nägin sind |
| I wrote with a pen: ma kirjutasin pastapliiatsiga |
| You loved apples: sa armastasid õunu / te armastasite õunu |
| You gave money: sa andsid raha / te andsite raha |
| You played tennis: sa mängisid tennist / te mängisite tennist |
| He read (past) a book: ta luges raamatut |
| He understood me: ta mõistis mind |
| She had a cat: Tal oli kass |
| She knew my friend: ta tundis mu sõpra |
| We wanted to learn: me tahtsime õppida |
| We thought Spanish is easy: me arvasime, et hispaania keel on lihtne |
| You (plural) worked here: te töötasite siin |
| You (plural) spoke French: te rääkisite prantsuse keelt |
| They drove a car: nad juhtisid autot |
| They smiled: Nad naeratasid |
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