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This is a list of verbs in the past tense in Welsh. 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: gweld |
| To write: ysgrifennu |
| To love: caru |
| To give: rhoi |
| To play: chwarae |
| To read: darllen |
| To understand: deall |
| To have: cael |
| To know: adnabod / gwybod |
| To learn: dysgu |
| To think: meddwl |
| To work: gweithio |
| To speak: siarad |
| To drive: gyrru |
| To smile: gwenu |
| To find: darganfod / ffeindio |
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: Gwelais i ti |
| I wrote with a pen: Defnyddiais ysgrifbin i ysgrifennu |
| You loved apples: Roeddet ti'n caru afalau |
| You gave money: Rhoddaist ti arian |
| You played tennis: Chwaraeaist ti tennis |
| He read (past) a book: Darllenodd e lyfr |
| He understood me: Deallodd e fi |
| She had a cat: Roedd ganddi chath |
| She knew my friend: Roedd hi'n adnabod fy ffrind |
| We wanted to learn: Roeddym ni eisiau dysgu |
| We thought Spanish is easy: Roeddym ni'n meddwl bod Sbaeneg yn rhwydd |
| You (plural) worked here: Gweithioch chi yma |
| You (plural) spoke French: Roeddych chi'n siarad Ffrangeg |
| They drove a car: Gyrron nhw gar |
| They smiled: Gwnaethon nhw wenu |
After the past tense in Welsh, 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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