Today we’re going to practice some irregular Slovak verbs in the past tense. We are going to review the irregular verb byť - to be and learn how to make a negation from it.

Episode notes
In the last episode, I gave you a simple explanation of how to make the past tense of Slovak verbs. Today we’re going to practice some irregular Slovak verbs in the past tense. We already had one irregular verb and that was the verb byť - to be. We are going to review it plus learn how to make a negation from it.

Slovak lesson
Negation of the verb byť - to be:
Singular:
1. nebol som (I was not - m.), nebola som (f.)
2. nebol si (you were not – m.), nebola si (f.)
3. nebol (he was not - m.)
    nebola (she was not – f.)
    nebolo (it was not – n.)
 Plural:
1. neboli sme (we were not)
2. neboli ste (you were not)
3. neboli (they were not)

Verb ísť- to go:
Singular:  
1. išiel som (I went - m.), išla som (I went – f.)                       
2. išiel si (you went – m.), išla si (you went – f.)                   
3. išiel (he went - n.)
     išla (she went – n.)
     išlo (it went – n.)
Plural:
1. išli sme (we went)
2. išli ste (you went)
3. išli (they went)

Verb prísť- to come:

Singular:
1. prišiel som (I came - m.), prišla som (I came – f)
2. prišiel si (you came – m.), prišla si (you came – f.)
3. prišiel (he came - n.)
    prišla (she came – n.)
    prišlo (it came – n.)

  Plural:
1. prišli sme (we came)
2. prišli ste (you came)
3. prišli (they came)

Imperfective verb jesť:
Singular:
1. jedol som (I was eating - m.), jedla som (f.)             
2. jedol si (you were eating – m.), jedla si (f.)           
3. jedol (he was eating - m.)                                       
    jedla (she was eating – f.)
    jedlo (it was eating – n.)
Plural:
1. jedli sme (we were eating)
2. jedli ste (you were eating)
3. jedli (they were eating)

Perfective verb zjesť:
Singular:
1. zjedol som (I ate - m.), zjedla som (I ate – f.)                   
2. zjedol si (you ate – m.), zjedla si (you ate – f.)                  
3. zjedol (he ate - m.)                                                           
    zjedla (she ate – f.) 
    zjedlo (it ate – n.)

 Plural:
1. zjedli sme (we ate)
2. zjedli ste (you ate)
3. zjedli (they ate)

Timestamps
00:25 Introduction to the episode
02:20 Slovak lesson
10:45 Short dialogue
11:57 Final thoughts

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