The simple past is used to denote an action that happened more than once or over a period of time: We were writing each other everyday. I went to the library on Sundays. It is constructed by adding a suffix to the end of the verb infinitive.
Simple Past Suffixes:
a. am
b. ai
c. a
d. am
e. aţi
f. au
a. I've
b. You've
c. He/She has
d. We've
e. You've all
f. They've
Note: If the infinitive ends in an i, change the i to an e when adding the suffixes.
Example: a vorbi (to speak): Ea vorbea cu noi. She was speaking with us.
1. Avea
a. Eu
b. Tu
c. El/Ea
d. Noi
e. Voi
f. Ei/Ele
1. (had)
a. aveam
b. aveai
c. avea
d. aveam
e. aveaţi
f. aveau
2. Fi (irregular)
a. Eu
b. Tu
c. El/Ea
d. Noi
e. Voi
f. Ei/Ele
2. (was)
a. eram
b. erai
c. era
d. eram
e. eraţi
f. erau
a. N-aveam cărţi.
b. Nu mergeau la bisercă.
c. Dimineaţă mîncam salata de ardei.
d. Primeai scrisori de la ea?
e. Nimeni nu vorbea cu mine.