Simple Past of -ir Verbs

Level 4

-ir verbs add -igu- before the endings: finiguèri, finiguèt.

How It Works

The u keeps the g hard before è, so the spelling is the same in all six forms.

The pattern is the same for dormir (dormiguèri), sortir (sortiguèri) and legir (legiguèri).

Two verbs have their own forms: venir and téner give venguèri and tenguèri. They have an entry of their own.

The simple past suits a story told in order: Un jorn, Marta partiguèt per Carcassona e dormiguèt dins una ostalariá.

Finiguèri lo trabalh a sièis oras.
I finished the work at six o'clock.
Finiguèri is the ieu form of finir.
Marta partiguèt per Carcassona.
Marta left for Carcassonne.
Partiguèt is the el form.
Dormiguèrem tota la jornada.
We slept all day.
Dormiguèrem keeps no -iss-.
Los dròlles sortiguèron de l'escòla.
The children left school.
Sortiguèron is the eles form.
Legiguèri la letra de Joan.
I read Joan's letter.
Legiguèri is the ieu form of legir.

Keeping the -iss- of the present.
Finissèri lo libre.
Finiguèri lo libre.
In the simple past, -ir verbs take -igu-, not -iss-.

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Simple Past of -ir VerbsLevel 4

The simple past of -ir verbs has its own ending, so the -ir present and the first simple past come first.

Patterns that build on this one.

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