Welcome to the fifth lesson on the Simple Past Tense in Twi! This is part of our TWI VERB TENSES series. So far, we’ve covered:
👉 Introduction to Twi Verb Tenses
👉 The Simple Present Tense in Twi
👉 The Simple Past Tense of Twi Verbs Followed By Object/Adverbial
👉 The Simple Past Tense of Twi Verbs Not Followed By Object/Adverbial
👉 Forming the Past Tense of “TO BE” and all other True Twi Stative Verbs
In our first lesson on the simple past tense in Twi, we looked at how to form the past tense of verbs that are directly followed by objects or adverbials.
In the second lesson, we focused on verbs that are not directly followed by objects or adverbials.
In the third lesson, we took it a step further and looked at verbs that are not directly followed by anything and end in the nasals “n” or “m”, but not vowels.
In our fourth and final lesson under the simple past tense, we looked at how to form the past tense of “to be” verbs and other true stative verbs in Twi. We learned that to express a stative verb in the past, we simply place “na” before the subject and the verb.
So, what happens when we place “na” before an action verb and its subject?
That’s exactly what today’s lesson is about.
As I’ve done with previous lessons in the TWI TENSES SERIES, I begin with a quick recap of our last lesson to set the stage for today’s discussion. If you’re already caught up and confident with everything so far, feel free to skip ahead using the timestamps provided.
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