Simple Past Exercises For Kazakh Grammar

Leveraging grammar drills for enhanced language retention

Simple Past tense in Kazakh grammar is mainly used to talk about completed actions or events that took place in the past. As such, it is a critical area of study for anyone looking to master the Kazakh language. The simple past tense in Kazakh is characterised by the verb endings ‘-dI’, ‘-tI’, ‘-DI’ or ‘-TI’, depending on the last vowel of the verb root and the hardness/softness of the last verbโ€™s consonant. Let’s dive into some exercises to further understand this aspect of Kazakh grammar!

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in simple past

1. ะœะตะฝ *ะบะตั‚ั‚ั–ะผ* (went) ะดัƒั…ะฐะฝะฐ.
2. ะžะป *ั‚ะฐะฑะฐะดั‹* (found) ะพะฝั‹.
3. ะกั–ะท *ะฑะฐัั‚ะฐะดั‹าฃะดะฐั€* (started) ะพะนั‹ะฝะดั‹.
4. ะ‘ั–ะท *ะบำฉั€ะดั–ะบ* (saw) ะบะธะฝะพ.
5. ะžะปะฐั€ *ั‚ะฐะฝั‹ัั‚ั‹* (met) ัะบัะฟะตะดะธั†ะธัะดะฐ.
6. ะกะตะฝ *ะถะฐะทะดั‹าฃ* (wrote) ะผะฐา›ะฐะปะฐะฝั‹.
7. ะžะป *ะฐัƒั‹ัั‚ั‹* (sang) ำ™ะฝั–ะฝ.
8. ะ‘ั–ะท *า›าฑั€ะดั‹า›* (built) าฏะนะดั–.
9. ะกะตะฝ *ะฑะพะปะดั‹าฃ* (were) ะฐะนั‚า›ะธัˆะฟะตะฝ.
10. ะžะปะฐั€ *ัŽะทะดั–* (swam) ั‚ะตาฃั–ะทะดะต.
11. ะœะตะฝ *ะตะบะตะฝะผั–ะฝ* (ate) ั‚ะฐา“ะฐะผะดั‹.
12. ะกั–ะท *ัˆั‹า“ะดั‹าฃะดะฐั€* (came out) ะฑั–ะปะตั‚ั‚ะตั€ะผะตะฝ.
13. ะžะป *ะถะฐั‚ั‚ั‹* (lay down) ะถะตั€ะดะต.
14. ะœะตะฝ *ะฑะฐั€ะดั‹ะผ* (went) ะผะตะบั‚ะตะฟะบะต.
15. ะžะปะฐั€ *ะพะถะดั‹* (run) ะผะฐั€ะฐั„ะพะฝะดะฐ.

Exercise 2: Transform present tense into simple past

1. ะ‘ั–ะท ะพะนะฝะฐะนะดั‹า› -> ะ‘ั–ะท *ะพะนะฝะฐัƒะดั‹ะบ* (played).
2. ะกะตะฝ ะถะฐั‚ะฐัั‹าฃ -> ะกะตะฝ *ะถะฐั‚ั‚ั‹าฃ* (lay down).
3. ะœะตะฝ ะฐะนั‚ัƒัˆั‹ะผั‹ะฝ -> ะœะตะฝ *ะฐะนั‚ะฟั‹ะฝั‹ะผ* (said).
4. ะžะปะฐั€ ะบำฉั€ะดั– -> ะžะปะฐั€ *ะบำฉั€ะดั–* (saw).
5. ะกั–ะท ัˆั‹า“ะฐัั‹ะท -> ะกั–ะท *ัˆั‹า“ะดั‹าฃะดะฐั€* (came out).
6. ะžะป ั‚าฏัะตะดั– -> ะžะป *ั‚าฏััƒะดั–* (fell).
7. ะžะปะฐั€ ะถาฏั€ะตะดั– -> ะžะปะฐั€ *ะถาฏั€ะดั–* (walked).
8. ะœะตะฝ ััƒะนะฐะผั‹ะฝ -> ะœะตะฝ *ััƒะนั‹ะฟั‚ั‹ะผ* (loved).
9. ะกะตะฝ ะฑะพะปะฐัั‹าฃ -> ะกะตะฝ *ะฑะพะปะดั‹าฃ* (were).
10. ะ‘ั–ะท ะพะบะฐะธะผั‹ะท -> ะ‘ั–ะท *ะพะบั‹ัƒะฟั‚ั‹า›* (read).
11. ะกั–ะท ัะพะฝะฐะนะดั‹าฃ -> ะกั–ะท *ัะพะฝะฐะดั‹าฃะดะฐั€* (dreamed).
12. ะœะตะฝ ะฑะฐัะฐะฟัั‹ะท -> ะœะตะฝ *ะฑะฐัะฐะฟั‚ั‹ะผ* (pressed).
13. ะžะป ะพะนะฝะฐะนะดั‹ -> ะžะป *ะพะนะฝะฐัƒะดั‹* (played).
14. ะกะตะฝ ัˆะตะณะตัั–าฃ -> ะกะตะฝ *ัˆะตะณัƒั–าฃ* (laughed).
15. ะžะปะฐั€ ะตั‚ะตะดั– -> ะžะปะฐั€ *ะตั‚ั‚ั–* (did).

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