Only a handful of Afrikaans verbs have a preterite, namely the auxiliary ('to be'), the modal verbs, and the verb ('to think'). The preterite of ('may') is rare in contemporary Afrikaans.
only a handful of afrikaans verbs have a preterite namely the auxiliary ('to be') the modal verbs and the verb ('to think') the preterite of ('may') is rare in contemporary afrikaans