imperfect Archives - Uusi kielemme

Auttaa Auttoi – Verbtype 1 Imperfect Tense

November 5, 2019

Ajaa ajoi, auttaa auttoi, maksaa maksoi, laittaa laittoi. Four examples of a..a - a...oi verbs, aka verbtype 1 verbs in their imperfect form.

October 28, 2019

Why does the verb lentää become "hän lensi" in the past tense? And tietää "minä tiesin"? Let's take a look at the type of verbs that have this rule!

September 2, 2019

This article contains ten useful examples that point out the difference between the imperfect and the perfect tense in Finnish.

August 16, 2019

Finnish has three past tenses: the imperfect, perfect and plusquamperfect. We're giving you examples showing you the difference between all three!

February 18, 2019

The past tense - or the imperfect tense - is used for when something is completely over with. Find out how it is conjugated in Finnish right now!