Test Your Turkish
| Useful Verbs |
| gelmek - to come |
| gitmek - to go |
| yemek - to eat |
| sevmek - to love |
| yapmak - to do |
| olmak - to be |
| kalmak - to stay |
| istemek - to want |
Simple Past Tense
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gör - see
kal - stay
anla - understand
git - go
iç - drink
yüz - swim
ev - home
otel - hotel
1) Using the above vocabulary, translate the following sentences from English to Turkish.
example - we stayed - kaldk
a) i understood
b) you (plural/polite) stayed at home (don't forget the 'at'!)
c) did they swim?
d) we did not go home
e) did you (singular/familiar) stay at the hotel?
f) did he not drink?
g) they saw
h) they didn't go to the hotel
2) Using the same vocabulary, translate the sentences below from Turkish to English.
example - eve gitmedim - i did not go home
a) otelde kaldı
b) içmedim mi?
c) sen otele gittin, ben evde kaldım
d) görmediler
e) yüzdünüz mü?
f) otelde kalmadım
g) anladın mı ?
h) görmedi mi?
Answers!
1) a) i understood - anladım
b) you (plural/polite) stayed at home - evde kaldınız
c) did they swim? - yüzdüler mi?
d) we did not go home - eve gitmedik
e) did you (singular/familiar) stay at the hotel? - otelde kaldın mı?
f) did he not drink? - içmedi mi?
g) they saw - gördüler
h) they didn't go to the hotel - eve gitmediler
2) a) otelde kaldı - he stayed in the hotel
b) içmedim mi? - did i not drink?
c) sen otele gittin, ben evde kaldım - you went to the hotel, i stayed at home
d) görmediler - they didn't see
e) yüzdünüz mü? - did you swim?
f) otelde kalmadım - i didn't stay at the hotel
g) anladın mı? - did you understand?
h) görmedi mi? - did he not see?