Persian/Lesson 16

In this lesson, you will learn the past perfect tense.

Dialogue:
... and... are talking....


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Explanation
 * ... and ....

Vocabulary

Past perfect tense


In spoken Persian, /-e/ of the past participle elides with the copular clitic, making the past perfect sound like the simple past in all but the third singular, where the final /-e/ is still pronounced.



Exercises

 * 1. Translate the following sentences into English:
 * 2. Using the vocabulary below make 5 simple sentences in the past perfect tense:
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 * 2. Using the vocabulary below make 5 simple sentences in the past perfect tense:
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Review
In this lesson, you learned the past perfect tense.