Verbs: Past Actions 2
Grammar Notes
The structure of past tense hitpa'el verbs is as follows:
| Distribution of Vowels & Consonants | Example: |
|---|---|
| hiXaXaX |
Plus the endings that we went over in Verbs: Past:
| Pronoun | Ending |
|---|---|
| - | |
| - | |
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| - | |
| - | |
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| - |
Lessons
Lesson 1
- – got married
- – exploded
- – hid
- – fainted
- – apologized
- – complained
- – consulted
Lesson 2
- – got drunk
- – washed
- – stopped
- – recovered
- – undressed
- – called
- – begged
Lesson 3
- – received
- – went down, rained
- – prayed
- – ignored
- – volunteered
- – abused
- – shaved
- – continued
📖 Story: After the wedding 8 sentences · 3 questions
After the wedding
- Last week Michal and Ron got married.
- Yossi, Ron's friend, got drunk.
- He sang on the table and fell.
- Then he hid in a room and passed out.
- In the morning he washed, shaved and recovered.
- He called Ron and apologized.
- Ron said:
- "No problem, we got a funny video!"
Questions
Who got married?
What did Yossi do after he fell?
What did Ron say they got?
Practice
The rule
Past tense of Hitpa'el verbs starts with הִתְ־: (he called), (I called).
| I | he / she | we | they |
|---|---|---|---|
| / |
Pi'el past has an i after the first letter: (received), (spoke).
Each sentence shows the rule. Listen, say it after the voice, then tap the grey bar for the meaning and a note on the rule. The pattern quiz blanks out the key form.
Sentences
- – They got married last year · they → −ו
- – He apologized · he → base form
- – I called you yesterday · I → −תי
- – She fainted from the heat · she → −ה
- – I received a gift · Pi'el: קיבל → קיבלתי
- – It rained all night · ירד – went down / fell (rain)
- – We washed in the sea · we → −נו
- – He continued to work · Hif'il past: ה־ ... י