Pashto Past Tense Practice

I dropped the kids off at school

Ma mashoomaan shonzai ta warsawal.

I picked up the kids from school

Ma mashoomaan shonzai na akhestal.

she wanted the car

Haghay motar ghokhtal.

they wanted to go to the park

Haghui park ta tlal ghokhtal.

she liked the house

Haghay kor khwakh sho.

he wanted to buy the food

Haghay ghwastal che khorak wakhli.

she wanted the banana

Haghay kela ghokhtal.

he sent a message

Haghay paighaam warsawal.

he arrived at the house

Haghay kor ta warsaydal.

he read a book

Haghay kitaab lwastal.

we stayed at home

Mung kor ke pata shoo.

she called the doctor

Haghay daaktar ta phone wakr.

they stopped on the road

Haghui pa sarak wadaraydal.

The bird flew in the sky

Margha pa asmaan ke walwazal.

you went to the bazaar

(you headed to the bazaar)

Ta bazaar ta walaaray.

walaar (ولاړ)

—

standing up / being on one’s way / departing

Core meaning:

➡ to get up and go, to depart, to be on one’s way

It emphasizes the start of movement or departure, not the journey.

• Leaving a place

• Departing with purpose

• Formal or narrative tone

• Situations where English might say
  “set off,” “headed out,” “departed”

Examples

• Za bazaar ta walaarum.
  I headed to the bazaar.

• Haghay daftar ta walaar.
  He left for the office.

• Haghui safar ta walaar.
  They set off on a trip.

he came to the office

Haghay daftar ta raghay.

I came to the office

za daftar ta raghlum

I went to the park

Za park ta tlalum.

tlal (تلل)

—

movement / leaving / going somewhere

Core meaning:

➡ to go, to leave, to head toward a destination

It focuses on the act of going.

Common uses

• Going to a place

• Leaving from where you are

• One-time, completed movement

Examples

• Za school ta tlalum.
  I went to school.

• Haghui park ta tlal.
  They went to the park.

• Za bahar tlalum.
  I went outside.

Think of tlal as the default verb for “go”.

He came back home

Haghay kor ta ratlal.

she moved the box

Haghay dabba watsawal.

Haghay dabba khwzawal

khw-ZAH-wahl

she moved around a lot

Haghay der khwzdalo

khuh-DZAH-loh

she mixed the food

Haghay khuraak gad kawal

the tree moved

Da weena khwzdalo.

khuh-DZAH-loh