Papiamentu ABC | lesson 7.c Present perfect & Past perfect

In this lesson you will learn the similarities between the past perfect and present perfect tense in Papiamentu.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:32 To eat
1:41 To drink
1:47 To sleep
1:54 To walk
2:02 To find
2:09 To swim
2:18 To drive
2:27 To talk
2:34 To wait
2:41 To dance
2:50 To laugh
3:04 Five sentences in the present perfect
3:56 Five sentences in the simple past perfect
TRANSCRIPT
To eat
I have drunk / had drunk: m’a kome
You have drunk / had drunk: b’a kome
He/she/it has drunk / had drunk: el a kome
We have drunk / had drunk: Nos a kome
You (plural) have drunk / had drunk: Boso a kome
They have drunk / had drunk: Nan a kome
To drink
I have drunk / had drunk: m’a bebe
You have drunk / had drunk: b’a bebe
He/she/it has drunk / had drunk: el a bebe
We have drunk / had drunk: Nos a bebe
You (plural) have drunk / had drunk: Boso a bebe
They have drunk / had drunk: Nan a bebe
To sleep
I have slept / had slept: m’a drumi
You have slept / had slept: b’a drumi
He/she/it has slept / had slept: el a drumi
We have slept / had slept: nos a drumi
You (plural) have slept / had slept: Boso a drumi
They have slept / had slept: nan a drumi
To walk
I have walked / had walked: m’a kana
You have walked / had walked: b’a kana
He/she/it have walked / had walked: el a kana
We have walked / had walked: nos a kana
You (plural) have walked / had walked: boso a kana
They have walked / had walked: nan a kana
To find
I have found / had found: m’a haña
You have found / had found: b’a haña
He/she/it have found / had found: el a haña
We have found / had found: nos a haña
You (plural) have found / had found: boso a haña
They have found / had found: nan a haña
To drive
I have driven / had driven: m’a kore
You have driven / had driven: b’a kore
He/she/it have driven / had driven: el a kore
We have driven / had driven: nos a kore
You (plural) have driven / had driven: boso a kore
They have driven / had driven: nan a kore
To swim
I have swum / had swum: m’a landa
You have swum / had swum: b’a landa
He/she/it has swum / had swum: el a landa
We have swum / had swum: nos a landa
You (plural) have swum / had swum: boso a landa
They have swum / had swum: nan a landa
To talk
I have talked / had talked: m’a papia
You have talked / had talked: b’a papia
He/she/it has talked / had talked: el a papia
We have talked / had talked: nos a papia
You (plural) have talked / had talked: boso a papia
They have talked / had talked: nan a papia
To wait
I have waited / had waited: m’a warda
You have waited / had waited: b’a warda
He/she/it has waited / had waited: el a warda
We have waited / had waited: nos a warda
You (plural) have waited / had waited: boso a papia
They have waited / had waited: nan a papia
To dance
I have danced / had danced: m’a baila
You have danced / had danced: b’a baila
He/she/it has danced / had danced: el a baila
We have danced / had danced: nos a baila
You (plural) have danced / had danced: boso a baila
They have danced / had danced: nan a baila
To laugh
I have laughed / had laughed: m’a hari
You have laughed / had laughed: b’a hari
He/she/it have laughed / had laughed: el a hari
We have laughed / had laughed: nos a hari
You (plural) have laughed / had laughed: boso a hari
They have laughed / had laughed: nan a hari
SENTENCES
Present perfect
1 He has drunk two glasses of water already - El a bebe dos glas
di awa kaba
2 I have slept all night - M’a drumi henter anochi
3 We have walked for an hour - Nos a kana pa un ora
4 They have found the perfect place- Nan a haña e lugá perfekto
5 You have driven a while to get here - B’a kore bast’un ratu pa yega
akinan
Past perfect
6 I showered after I had swum- M’a baña despues ku m’a landa
7 She didn't say anything until they had finished talking -
E no a bisa nada te ora ku nan a kaba di papia
8 You had waited for a long time - Bo a warda hopi largu
9 They had danced with each other all night - Nan a baila ku
otro henter anochi
10 We had laughed until we cried - Nos a hari te yora
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[@brandonwilson5319]

I watched your videos then went to Aruba and Curacao and talked with some people in papiamentu. It actually worked! Thanks for the videos.

[@renijaviermolinarodriguez933]

Mashá danki. Mi ta di Venezuela y mi ta siñando e idioma aki pasobra e ta hopi dushi. Mi ta gusta hopi Papiamento. Boso video ta hopi bon.

Danki!🙏

[@ccochran882]

Boso ta master! Masha danki di Pennsylvania! Mas lesnan, por fabor! I hope this is written correctly. If not, forgive me. Papiamentu ta hopi bunita!

Hopi bon! Sigi asina! Saludos di Korsou.

[@rosemariesaintfelix6361]

I adore this lesson but i don't feel how using the present simple .can you help me please so ,you teach me very well.i will wait you this lesson présent simple ❤