Papiamentu ABC | Lesson 7.b Simple Past

Learn Papiamentu grammar as we dive into the simple past.
Revisit the SIMPLE PRESENT: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWXOhX6YlsZ4rKM
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:36 "Tabata" explained
1:30 Drank | Tabata bebe
2:35 More verbs
3:55 Dichi i Palabra
4:20 Outtakes
Lesson transcript:
I was - Mi tabata ta
You were - Bo tabata ta
He/she/it was - e tabata ta
We were - Nos tabata ta
You were plural - Boso tabata ta
They were - Nan tabata ta
To drink - bebe | Drank - Tabata bebe
I was drinking - Mi tabata bebe
You were drinking - Bo tabata bebe
He/she/it was drinking - e tabata bebe
We were drinking - Nos tabata bebe
You were plural drinking - Boso tabata bebe
They were drinkin - Nan tabata bebe
To eat - kome | Ate - Tabata kome
To say - bisa | Said - Tabata bisa
To see - wak | saw - Tabata wak
To give - duna | Gave - Tabata duna
To do - hasi | Did - Tabata hasi
To take - tuma | Took - Tabata tuma
To get - haña | Got - Tabata haña
To work - Traha | Worked - Tabata traha
To sleep - Drumi | Slept - Tabata drumi
To drive - Kore | Drove - Tabata kore
Dicho i Palabra:
Have a great week - Bon siman
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*note that we are not qualified Papiamentu educators, we simply do our best to bring you accurate lessons based on various sources.

[@Antilli]

The verbs after 2:35 are more akin to (using the first example) "I was eating" rather than " I ate". "I ate" would be "Mi a kome", or. "M'a kome".

[@kingkong9542]

Very good. Only the order mi bo e nos boso nan. I'm used to you plural (jullie) before they (zij)