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Zandoria Herald

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Thursday, 21 May 2026 — Inaugural Edition № 1

Lesson 10

Past tense (-is)

Replace -as with -is for completed actions.

Listen & repeat

The -is ending

Past tense: remove -i from the infinitive and add -is. labori → laboris (worked). Same for all persons: mi laboris, vi laboris, ili laboris.

Examples

  • Mi legis la Heroldon hieraŭ.I read the Herald yesterday.Forvo
  • Ŝi laboris en Meridiano.She worked in Meridian.Forvo

Vocabulary

WordMeaningListen & repeat
hieraŭyesterdayForvo
jamalreadyForvo
hodiaŭtodayForvo

Exercises

Exercise 1

Mi ___ (legi) la gazeton hieraŭ.

Exercise 2

We spoke in the forum.

Exercise 3

Past tense of laboras?

  1. laboris
  2. laboros
  3. laborus

Exercise 4

Ŝi ___ (esti) en Zandorio.

Exercise 5

Write three sentences about what you did yesterday.

Try it yourself first — no auto marking for written answers.