Vietnamese · 6 September 2026 · Tense and Aspect Markers
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past tense marker
particle (tense marker)
A pre-verbal particle indicating that an action or event has been completed or occurred in the past. It places the action before the present moment and is the most common way to mark simple past tense in Vietnamese, used with both action verbs and stative verbs.
In a sentence
Tôi đã ăn sáng và đã uống cà phê trước khi ra khỏi nhà.
I ate breakfast and drank coffee before leaving the house.