Write a short entry for yourself at the end of the day. The model follows one person from waking up to writing in a diary; you can replace the activities with your own.
The idea
Give the entry a date, then choose a few events in time order. Use önce (first), sonra (then) and time phrases such as öğleden sonra (in the afternoon). Tell completed actions from your own perspective; ben need not appear in every sentence because the verb ending identifies you. You can finish with what is happening now, signalled by şimdi (now).
Read the text
5 Kasım 2026
Bugün erkenden uyandım. Önce balkonda kahvaltı yaptım. Sonra kütüphaneye gittim. Öğleden sonra evde kitap okudum. Akşam sebze çorbası yaptım.
Şimdi günlüğümü yazıyorum.
Examples
- Bugün erkenden uyandım.I woke up early today.
- Önce balkonda kahvaltı yaptım.First I had breakfast on the balcony.
- Sonra kütüphaneye gittim.Then I went to the library.
- Öğleden sonra evde kitap okudum.In the afternoon I read a book at home.
- Akşam sebze çorbası yaptım.In the evening I made vegetable soup.
- Şimdi günlüğümü yazıyorum.Now I am writing in my diary.
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Watch out
Bugün means today, but does not make every action present: this morning’s waking is already over, so Bugün erkenden uyandım fits an evening entry. Change to the present when your meaning changes, as in Şimdi günlüğümü yazıyorum; do not switch tenses at random.
Try it yourself
You are writing in the evening about waking up that morning. Choose the completed event.
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uyandım
uyandım: at the evening writing time, waking up is a completed morning event. Uyanıyorum would describe waking in progress or a recurring situation, not this finished event.
Breakfast came first, the library visit second. Choose the linking word.
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sonra
sonra: the library visit follows breakfast in the given sequence. Önce would put it before another event and lose the intended link.
The diary writer went to the library alone. Choose the form meaning “I went”.
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gittim
gittim: the final -m identifies the writer as the person who went. Gitti refers to someone else, even if no name appears.
The writer is still writing this entry. Choose the form for the action happening now.
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yazıyorum
yazıyorum: the entry is still being written at this moment. Yazdım would present the writing as completed.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
You are writing in the evening about waking up that morning. Choose the completed event.
Breakfast came first, the library visit second. Choose the linking word.
The diary writer went to the library alone. Choose the form meaning “I went”.
The writer is still writing this entry. Choose the form for the action happening now.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write the date and five or six sentences about today. Put three completed events in order and finish with what you are doing now. Circle the time phrases and check who each verb ending refers to.