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import * as verbEndings from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./verbs/verb-endings.mdx"; import * as verbEndings from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./verbs/verb-endings.mdx";
// @ts-ignore // @ts-ignore
import * as rootsAndStems from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./verbs/roots-and-stems.mdx"; import * as rootsAndStems from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./verbs/roots-and-stems.mdx";
// @ts-ignore
import * as pastVerbs from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./verbs/past-verbs.mdx";
// @ts-ignore // @ts-ignore
import * as introToParticiples from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./participles/intro.mdx"; import * as introToParticiples from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./participles/intro.mdx";
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import: imperativeVerbs, import: imperativeVerbs,
slug: "imperative-verbs", slug: "imperative-verbs",
}, },
{
import: pastVerbs,
slug: "past-verbs",
},
{ {
import: verbEndings, import: verbEndings,
slug: "verb-endings", slug: "verb-endings",

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title: Past Tense
---
import {
defaultTextOptions as opts,
Examples,
InlinePs,
} from "@lingdocs/pashto-inflector";
import cousins from "./cousins.png";
import psmd from "../../lib/psmd";
import Link from "../../components/Link";
import Formula from "../../components/formula/Formula";
import verbTreePastPresent from "./verb-tree-past-present.svg";
import verbTreeImperfectivePerfective from "./verb-tree-imperfective-perfective.svg";
import imperfectiveFuture from "./imperfective-future-graph.svg";
import perfectiveFuture from "./perfective-future-graph.svg";
import BasicVerbShowCase from "../../components/BasicVerbShowCase";
export function KingIcon() {
return <i className="mx-1 fas fa-crown" />;
}
export function ServantIcon() {
return <i className="mx-1 fas fa-male" />;
};
Past tense verbs in Pashto are famous for being very difficult and confusing for the learner. Thankfully there are some very simple rules that we can learn, and with a little practice (ok, a *lot* of practice) you'll find there's nothing confusing about past tense verbs in Pashto at all.
Now that we're making past tense verbs, we will be using the **bottom half** of the <Link to="/verbs/roots-and-stems/">roots and stems</Link> tree.
<div style={{ maxWidth: "350px", margin: "0 auto 2rem auto" }}>
<img src={verbTreePastPresent} alt="" className="img-fluid" />
</div>
And when we use these roots we will have to choose between the <i className="fas fa-video" /> imperfective and <i className="fas fa-camera" /> perfective aspects on the left and right sides.
<div style={{ maxWidth: "350px", margin: "0 auto 2rem auto" }}>
<img src={verbTreeImperfectivePerfective} alt="" className="img-fluid" />
</div>
We'll use the **imperfective and perfective roots** to make two past tense verb forms:
1. The simple (<i className="fas fa-camera" /> perfective) past
- one time, complete actions
2. The continuous (<i className="fas fa-video" /> imperfective) past
- continuous, ongoing, unfinished in the past
Then, we will see **what really trips people up** when learning Pashto is that <Link to="/phrase-structure/vp/">the phrase structure totally changes depending on what type of verb we are using</Link>. So we will have to see how these verb forms work with both:
1. Intransitive verbs
- verbs with no object
2. Transitive verbs
- verbs that have an object
**First we'll introduce the two forms (simple and continuous past) using intransitive verbs**, and then later we'll see how things change when we use transitive verbs. Let's go!
## Simple Past
IN PROGRESS
## Continuous Past
IN PROGRESS
## Past Tense with Transitive Verbs
Here's where things get interesting. With non-past tense verbs the *subject* is the <KingIcon /> king of the phrase, leaving the <ServantIcon /> servant role to the object. But with past tense transitive verbs, the roles are reversed! With past tense transitive verbs in Pashto:
- The **object** is the <KingIcon /> **king** of the phrase
- The *object* commands the verb!
- The **subject** is the <ServantIcon /> **servant** of the phrase
Also, another weird thing that happens is that the **subject** is inflected.
- The **subject** gets **inflected**
- The **object** does NOT get inflected
This isn't just some insanity unique to Pashto, in linguistics it's known as [ergative alignment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergative%E2%80%93absolutive_alignment). And in Pashto this seemingly "backwards" <Link to="/phrase-structure/vp/">phrase structure</Link> hits us whenever we use a past tense transitive verb.
IN PROGRESS