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Past Verb To Be (Was & Were) in Turkish

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Learn how to form and use the past verb to be (Was & Were) in Turkish language in this Turkish grammar lesson.

Learn the form, do the exercises, check your answers, read and listen to the sentences.

Past Verb To Be (Was & Were) in Turkish

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1. Learn the past verb to be (Was / Were) in Turkish.

The suffix for the past verb tenses and "past verb to be" is "-di / dü / dı / du".

  • O bir doktor. He is a doctor.
  • O bir doktordu. He was a doctor.

If the last vowel of the word is a vowel, the suffix takes the buffer "-y". For example:

  • O evli. He is married.
  • O evliydi. He was married.

2. Learn how the suffix «di» becomes «ti» sometimes.

If the last letter of the word is "-f / s / t / k / ç / ş / h / p", the past suffix becomes "- ti / tü / tı / tu".

  • O bir ağaçtı. It was a tree.
  • O bir bebekti. He / She was a baby.
  • O bir kitaptı. It was a book.

3. Learn the persons and personal suffixes. Listen.

  • Ben bir doktordum. I was a doctor.
  • Sen bir doktordun. You were a doctor.
  • O bir doktordu. He / She was a doctor.

4. Make basic sentences.

  1. O / öğrenci O bir öğrenciydi.
  2. O / futbolcu
  3. O / çok hasta
  4. O / evli
  5. Film / güzel

5. Check your answers. Listen to the sentences.

  1. O bir öğrenciydi.
  2. O bir futbolcuydu.
  3. O çok hastaydı.
  4. O evliydi.
  5. Film güzeldi.

6. Make basic sentences.

  1. Ben / öğrenci Ben bir öğrenciydim.
  2. Ben / çok güzel
  3. Ben / evli
  4. Ben / okulda
  5. Ben / müdür

7. Check your answers. Listen to the sentences.

  1. Ben bir öğrenciydim.
  2. Ben çok güzeldim.
  3. Ben evliydim.
  4. Ben okuldaydım.
  5. Ben bir müdürdüm.

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