Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
Өчигдөр би сургуульд явсан.
Yesterday I went to school.
Тэр саяхан ирлээ.
He/she just arrived.
Би уснаас уусан.
I drank the water.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
-сан/-сон/-сэн/-сөн (remote past, vowel harmony). -лаа/-лоо/-лээ/-лөө for recent past (just happened). Both are verb-final in SOV order.
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Practice ExercisesUsing wrong vowel harmony suffix in past tense
Placing past tense verb in non-final position
Өчигдөр би сургуульд явсан.
Yesterday I went to school.
яв- (go) + -сан = явсан (past, back vowel stem).
Тэр саяхан ирлээ.
He/she just arrived.
ир- (come) + -лээ = ирлээ (recent past, front vowel).
Би уснаас уусан.
I drank the water.
уу- (drink) + -сан = уусан (past); уснаас = ablative of ус (water).
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Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises