A1 · Unit 8
What did you do?
You'll say what you did yesterday with the most useful verbs in the past tense.
New words
I was
The past of "съм"
(to be): "бях, беше, бяхме, бяхте, бяха"
.
to do
In "Какво прави вчера?"
the form "прави"
is past tense (you).
to do
For one finished action: "Направих кафе."
to go
to see
Careful: "видя"
, but in the past "видях"
— the stress moves.
ямyamto eat
Irregular: "ям, ядеш"
, past "ядох"
.
пияpiato drink
to buy
говоряgovoryato speak
спяspyato sleep
The past has "а": "спах"
.
last night
yesterday
to have
to work
"Работя като учител"
= I work as a teacher.
read
пишаpishawrite
Monday at the office
Georgi, a colleague
Здравей! Къде беше вчера? Не те видях в офиса.
Hi! Where were you yesterday? I didn't see you at the office.
Бях в Пловдив при сестра си.
I was in Plovdiv at my sister's.
Georgi, a colleague
О, хубаво! Какво правихте там?
Oh, nice! What did you do there?
Видяхме Стария град и ядохме в ресторант.
We saw the Old Town and ate at a restaurant.
Georgi, a colleague
Супер! А аз работих до девет вечерта. Купи ли ми нещо?
Great! And I worked until nine in the evening. Did you buy me anything?
Да, купих ти мед от пазара.
Yes, I bought you honey at the market.
Georgi, a colleague
Мерси, ти си злато!
Thanks, you're a gem!
Grammar
For the aorist, compare "аз работих — ти работи — той работи — ние работихме — вие работихте — те работиха"
. Endings attach to the past stem, not the present form. Some verbs change their stem: "ям → ядох"
. The past forms of "съм"
are "бях, беше, бяхме, бяхте, бяха"
.
Работих до шест часа.
I worked until six o'clock.
Ядохме шопска салата и пихме айрян.
We ate a Shopska salad and drank ayran.
Examples
Вчера бях на работа.
Yesterday I was at work.
Какво прави вчера?
What did you do yesterday?
Вечерта отидохме на кино.
In the evening we went to the cinema.
Видях Иван в парка.
I saw Ivan in the park.
Купих хляб и сирене.
I bought bread and white cheese.
Говорих с майка си по телефона.
I talked to my mum on the phone.
Спах само пет часа.
I slept only five hours.
Сутринта писах имейли.
In the morning I wrote emails.
Снощи четох до късно.
Last night I read until late.
Имах много работа.
I had a lot of work.