Taal notes: Verlede , Toekommende en Teenwoordige Tyd
, Tye (Tenses)
Verlede Tyd (Past tense)
1. Het + ge
Verb 1 (V1) is replaced with ‘het’
V1 goes to the end of the sentence and gets a ‘ge-‘
Exceptions:
If there is an infinitive (om…te) then V1 goes before the infinitive
In die somer hou ek daarvan om strand toe te gaan
In die somer het ek daarvan gehou om strand toe te gaan
If V1 starts with be, ge, er, her, ont, mis it does not get a ‘ge-‘
I
Hy beskerm homself teen roofdiere
Hy het homself teen roofdiere beskerm
2. Two verbs separated by ‘en’
If you can do them at the same time then the 1st verb gets a ‘ge-‘
If you cannot do them at the same time then both verbs get a ‘ge’
Die man sing en speel die kitaar singing & playing guitar can be done
@ the same time
Die man het die kitaar gesing en speel
3. Probeer, begin, laat, kom & gaan
When used with another verb it does not get a ‘ge’
It goes before the second verb (V1, V2)
Die student probeer vinnig werk om sy huiswerk te doen
Die student het vinnig probeer werk om sy huiswerk te doen
4. The senses - sien, hoor, ruik & voel
Follows the same rules as number 3
Sy hoor die motor dreun
Sy het die motor hoor dreun
, Tye (Tenses)
Verlede Tyd (Past tense)
1. Het + ge
Verb 1 (V1) is replaced with ‘het’
V1 goes to the end of the sentence and gets a ‘ge-‘
Exceptions:
If there is an infinitive (om…te) then V1 goes before the infinitive
In die somer hou ek daarvan om strand toe te gaan
In die somer het ek daarvan gehou om strand toe te gaan
If V1 starts with be, ge, er, her, ont, mis it does not get a ‘ge-‘
I
Hy beskerm homself teen roofdiere
Hy het homself teen roofdiere beskerm
2. Two verbs separated by ‘en’
If you can do them at the same time then the 1st verb gets a ‘ge-‘
If you cannot do them at the same time then both verbs get a ‘ge’
Die man sing en speel die kitaar singing & playing guitar can be done
@ the same time
Die man het die kitaar gesing en speel
3. Probeer, begin, laat, kom & gaan
When used with another verb it does not get a ‘ge’
It goes before the second verb (V1, V2)
Die student probeer vinnig werk om sy huiswerk te doen
Die student het vinnig probeer werk om sy huiswerk te doen
4. The senses - sien, hoor, ruik & voel
Follows the same rules as number 3
Sy hoor die motor dreun
Sy het die motor hoor dreun
