Lesson 18: Verbs — Past Tense
Two Past Tense Systems Sindarin's past tense divides along the same class lines as the present tense: primary verbs form the past tense one way (strong past), and A-stem verbs form it another (weak past). This parallels the distinction in English between strong verbs ("sing → sang") and weak verbs ("walk → walked"). Class Past Formation Example Primary verbs Nasal infixion (+ sometimes vowel change) tir- → tirn- → tirnant...