Reference

Saying what happened

The past for anything that happened and is over. Every story is told in it.

Called: lihtminevik; the imperfect, or simple past in an English grammar book

What it is for

"I did" usually ends in -sin, and some common verbs take -in
- Käisin meres ujumas.
  I went swimming in the sea.
- Eksisin metsa ära.
  I got lost in the woods.
Some very common verbs use -i- instead of -si-

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Jõin klaasi vett.

I drank a glass of water.

Kala ujus sügavamale.

The fish swam deeper.

For anything that's over, even if it was five minutes ago

Watch out

Build the past from the -ma word, not from the present. Which verbs take -i-, and what "she did" looks like, you learn one verb at a time.

from the dictionary

Verb	olevik, ma	lihtminevik, ma	lihtminevik, ta	From
aitamato help	aitan	aitasin	aitas	memorized
algamato begin (of itself)	algan	algasin	algas	memorized
alustamato begin (something)	alustan	alustasin	alustas	memorized
andmato give	annan	andsin	andis	memorized

1 of 3, just practice

andma means to give. Which one says "he or she did it", back in the past?

2 units

Talking about yesterdayA2Tell someone what you did yesterday, last week and last year.
HistoryB2Tell the story of past events and explain why they mattered.