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Simple Past Formation
The simple past tense indicates completed actions. The verb ending typically changes from "-a" to "-ye" or "-iye" depending on the verb.
Examples
Nasomye (from gusoma)
I read (past)
Wakoze (from gukora)
You worked
Yagiye (from kugenda)
He/She went
Twariye (from kurya)
We ate
Mwabonye (from kubona)
You (pl.) saw
Bakunda (from gukunda)
They loved
Tips
- •The past tense often changes the final vowel of the verb
- •Common endings: -ye, -iye, -ze
- •Some verbs have irregular past forms