🔤 Grammar
Past tense — talking about a trip
To talk about the past, use the past stem of the verb + the personal ending. The past stem of رفتن (to go) is «رفت»: من رفتم (I went), تو رفتی (you went), او رفت (he/she went).
Conjugation tables
رفتن — to go (simple past)
| Pronoun | Dari | Translit |
|---|---|---|
| من | رفتم | raftam |
| تو | رفتی | raftī |
| او | رفت | raft |
| ما | رفتیم | raftēm |
| شما | رفتید | raftēd |
| آنها | رفتند | raftand |
دیدن — to see (simple past)
| Pronoun | Dari | Translit |
|---|---|---|
| من | دیدم | dīdam |
| تو | دیدی | dīdī |
| او | دید | dīd |
| ما | دیدیم | dīdēm |
| شما | دیدید | dīdēd |
| آنها | دیدند | dīdand |
Examples
- پارسال به بامیان رفتم.pārsāl ba Bāmiyān raftam.Last year I went to Bamiyan.
- ما در هوتل ماندیم.mā dar hōtal māndēm.We stayed in a hotel.
- او تکت را خرید.ō tikit rā kharīd.He/she bought the ticket.
Practice
Match each past form of «رفتن» to its pronoun.
Tap a pronoun below, then tap the past form it belongs to — or drag it.
Past form
Pronoun
Match each travel word to its meaning.
Tap a english below, then tap the dari it belongs to — or drag it.
Dari
English