saam met jou onderwyseres, Lily!
• These classes will be beginner’s
pronunciation, grammar and reading of the
Afrikaans language.
• After every class, I’ll upload the document I
used into Afrikaans Resources.
• If you ever have any questions, don’t be
afraid to ask me during or after class.
• Also keep in mind that I may be fluent in
Afrikaans but I’m not native. I do indeed
have the knowledge and understanding of
the language to teach beginning or
intermediate learners but I’m still learning
more and more every day at school.
➢ Tenses (part 1)
As in English, there are 3 tenses:
Teenwoordige tyd Present tense (vandag – today)
Verlede tyd Past tense (gister – yesterday)
Toekomende tyd Future tense (môre – tomorrow)
IF YOU ARE ASKED TO CHANGE THE TENSE:
1) Read the sentence.
2) Underline the verbs. (This will tell you which rule to follow.)
It is always verb 1 that moves around.
3) Circle the conjunctions. (If there is a conjunction, that
means there are two sentences, both of which need to be
changed.)
4) Bracket the infinitive (om + te verb) so that you remember
to put it at the end. ( Sv1TOMPv2I)
1. If there is just a regular verb we use het + ge for the past
tense, and sal for future tense.
Ek lees `n boek.
Ek het `n boek gelees.
Ek sal `n boek lees.
2. If the verb begins with be, ge, her, er, ont, ver, and mis, we
get het but no ge in the past tense.
be ge her er ont ver mis
begin gesels herken ervaar ontmoet verstaan misbruik
*Exceptions are:
Ek verstaan al my werk. gebewe
gebêre
Ek het al my werk verstaan. gebedel
Die seun ontmoet sy vriende by die bioskoop.
Die seun het sy vriende by die bioskoop ontmoet.
3. If the verb is an is, it changes as indicated:
Daar is baie mense in Suid-Afrika.
Daar was baie mense in Suid-Afrika.
Daar sal baie mense in Suid-Afrika wees.
Die eksamen is maklik.
Die eksamen was maklik.
Die eksamen sal maklik wees.
(If there is a dis, remember to change it to dit is e.g. dis koud = dit is koud)
4. If a verb is a het without the ge, it changes as indicated.
(This het means that you have something.)
Ek het `n mooi huis.
Ek het `n mooi huis gehad.
Ek sal `n mooi huis hê.
Die meisie het baie vriende.
Die meisie het baie vriende gehad.
Die meisie sal baie vriende hê.
Herskryf die volgende sin:
“Die snoepwinkel verkoop heerlike kos.”
Begin so:
1. Gister het die snoepwinkel heerlike kos verkoop.
2. Verlede week…
3. Môre…
4. Volgende jaar…
5. In 2010…
6. In vyf jare…
