In the Latvian language, the past tense is used to indicate an action or state of being that occurred in the past. It is formed by adding the appropriate endings to the stem of the word, typically -ja, -ji, -ja, -jām, -jāt for masculine nouns and -ja, -ja, -ju, -jām, -jāt for feminine nouns. Let’s dive into some practice exercises to better understand this aspect of Latvian grammar.