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This is a list of verbs in the past tense in Maltese. 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: Tkellem |
| To write: Kiteb |
| To love: Ħabb |
| To give: Ta |
| To play: Lagħab |
| To read: Qara |
| To understand: Fehem |
| To have: Kellu |
| To know: Af |
| To learn: Tgħallem |
| To think: Ħaseb |
| To work: Ħadem |
| To speak: Tkellem |
| To drive: Saq |
| To smile: Tbissem |
| To find: Sab |
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: Jien rajtek |
| I wrote with a pen: Jien ktibt b'pinna |
| You loved apples: Inti kont tħobb it-tuffieħ |
| You gave money: Inti tajt il-flus |
| You played tennis: Inti lgħabt t-tennis |
| He read (past) a book: Hu qara ktieb |
| He understood me: Hu fehemni |
| She had a cat: Hi kellha qattus (M), Hi kellha qattusa (F) |
| She knew my friend: Hi kienet taf lill-ħabib tiegħi (M), Hi kienet taf lill-ħabiba tiegħi (F) |
| We wanted to learn: Aħna ridna nitgħallmu |
| We thought Spanish is easy: Aħna ħsibna li l-Ispanjol huwa ħafif |
| You (plural) worked here: Intom ħdimtu hawn |
| You (plural) spoke French: Intom tkellimtu bil-Franċiż |
| They drove a car: Huma saqu karozza |
| They smiled: Huma tbissmu |
After the past tense in Maltese, make sure to check the other tenses (present, and future), which we hope you enjoyed. You can also choose your own topic from the menu above.
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