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Was it seen? or Was it heard?The Indefinite Past TensesFormation Definite Past TensesDefinite Past Tense - ExamplesIndefinite Past (Inferential) - TensesIndefinite Past Tense - ExamplesNegative
Forms of Past TenseVerb stem ending in -a anlamamak [anlamamak] - to not understandVerb stem ending in -e gitmemek [gitmemek] - to not goAn Example - A Joke in the Inferential TenseSome
of the other Past Tenses in general use.Definite Past Continuous
Tense (the Imperfect Tense)Indefinite Past Continuous Tense (the
Imperfect Inferential Tense)Examples of Indefinite Past/Present
Continuous Tense - Negative (Hearsay)Some Examples of the
Definite -di and Indefinite -mi Past TensesExamples of Questions
in the Definite Past TensesThe Past Perfect Tense - "I had written,
etc"
anlamak (Stem
to
-a-)
understand
anladm (anla-dI understood
m)
anladn (anla-d- you
n)
understood
(o) anlad (anla- he
d)
understood
anladk (anla-d-k) we
understood
geldiniz (gel-dianladnz (anla-d- you
you came
niz)
nz)
understood
geldiler (gel-dianladlar (anla-d- they
they came
ler)
lar)
understood
imek (Stem
kmak (Stem
to go
to drink/smoke
-i-)
--)
out/exit
itim (i-ti-m) I drank/smoked ktm (k-t-m) I went out
you
you went
itin
ktn
drank/smoked
out
he
(o) iti
(o) kt
he went out
drank/smoked
we
itik
ktk
we went out
drank/smoked
you
you went
itiniz
ktnz
drank/smoked
out
they
they went
itiler
ktlar
drank/smoked
out
komak (Stem
grmek (Stem --)
to see
to run
-o-)
grdm (gr-d-m) I saw
kotum (ko-tu-m) I ran
grdn
you saw
kotun
you ran
(o) grd
he/she/it saw (o) kotu
he ran
grdk
we saw
kotuk
we ran
grdnz
you saw
kotunuz
you ran
they
grdler
they saw
kotular
ran
glmek (Stem
bulmak (Stem
to laugh
to find
--)
-u-)
gldm (gl-dbuldum (bul-duI laughed
I found
m)
m)
you
gldn
you laughed
buldun
found
he/she/it
(o) gld
(o) buldu
he found
laughed
gldk
we laughed
bulduk
we found
you
gldnz
you laughed
buldunuz
found
they
gldler
they laughed
buldular
found
anlamak (Stem
to understand
-a-)
anlamm
I must have
(anla-m-m)
understood
anlamsn
you must have
(anla-m-sn)
understood
(o) anlam
(anla-m)
he must have
understood
anlam-z (anlam-z)
anlamsnz
(anla-m-snz)
anlamlar
we must have
understood
you must have
understood
they must
mi-ler)
have come
(anla-m-lar)
imek
to drink/smoke
(Stem -i-)
imiim (i- I must have
mi-im)
drunk/smoked
have
understood
kmak
to go out/exit
(Stem --)
kmm (k- I must have
m-m)
gone out
you must
you must have
imisin
kmsn
have gone
drunk/smoked
out
he must have
he must have
(o) imi
(o) km
drunk/smoked
gone out
we must have
we must have
imiiz
kmz
drunk/smoked
gone out
you must
you must have
imisiniz
kmsnz have gone
drunk/smoked
out
they must
they must have
imiler
kmlar
have gone
drunk/smoked
out
grmek (Stem
komak (Stem
to see
to run
-)
-o-)
grmm (gr- I must have
komuum (ko- I must
m-m)
seen
mu-um)
have run
you must have
you must
grmsn
komusun
seen
have run
he/she/it must
he must
(o) grm
(o) komu
have seen
have run
we must have
we must
grmz
komuuz
seen
have run
you must have
you must
grmsnz
komusunuz
seen
have run
they must
they must
grmler
komular
have seen
have run
glmek (Stem
bulmak (Stem
to laugh
to find
--)
-u-)
glmm (gl- I must have
bulmuum (bul- I must have
m-m)
laughed
mu-um)
found
you must have
you must
glmsn
bulmusun
laughed
have found
he/she/it must
he must
(o) glm
(o) bulmu
have laughed
have found
glmz
we must have bulmuuz
we must
glmsnz
glmler
laughed
you must have
bulmusunuz
laughed
they must have
bulmular
laughed
have found
you must
have found
they must
have found
you were
knowing
gitmemek - not to go
gitmiyormuum - I do not think that I was going
gitmiyormusun - I do not think that you were going
gitmiyormu - I am pretty sure that he is not going
gitmiyormuuz - I think that we are not going
gitmiyormusunuz - I believe that you are not going
gitmiyorlarm - apparently they are not going
English
Verb
almak
to take
aramak to look for
bitmek to end
to
imek
drink/smoke
balama
to start
k
almak to work
gelmek to come
grmek to see
glmek to laugh
kzmak to get angry
okumak to read
vermek to give
yapmak to do/make
Positiv
Positive Negativ
e
Indefinit
e
Definit
e
Definite
e
ald
alm
almad
arad
aram
aramad
bitti
bitmi
bitmedi
almam
aramam
bitmemi
iti
imemi
imi
balad balam
alt
geldi
grd
gld
kzd
okudu
verdi
yapt
alm
gelmi
grm
glm
kzm
okumu
vermi
yapm
imedi
Negative
Indefinite
balamad balamam
almad almam
gelmedi gelmemi
grmedi grmemi
glmedi glmemi
kzmad kzmam
okumad okumam
vermedi vermemi
yapmad yapmam