Past Vs Present Tense

Adri's been developing so well in her speech that i've kind of taken it as a given; I quit counting the number of words in the sentences that she utters or pay attention to the sentence structures. =)

However, something caught my attention late this week.

Adri was holding her set of Barney crockery.
A matter of factly, she uttered "Grandma bought for me".
I was impressed.
Adri has developed the ability to pick up past tenses!

I recall asking a colleague, who had two daughters and whose elder could speak and read really well, some months back if there was a need for me to deliberate use present tenses (largely words in their base forms) so that my little toddler who had just embarked on her journey of English Language acquistion would be able to comprehend what Mummy was trying to deliver to her .

I recall sharing with her the uneasiness i felt whenever i hear myself uttering ungrammatical sentences in my deliberate attempt to use words in their base forms. Sure, I could have restructured my sentences accordingly but at times, it just came out ungrammatical! =p

I must have dropped that conscientious effort by and by.
It was unpleasantly tough to be a bad model of the English Language to my daughter whom i've reckoned to have a flair for language, both EL and CL.

Adri used to say "Grandma buy for me one".
Now she says "Grandma bought for me".

I'm quite certain Adri is fully aware that "bought" and "buy" have a similiar sense.
Whenever she wants us to get something for her, she'll go "Daddy/Mummy, buy this."
Amazing.
I just cannot comprehend this.
While i fretted over teaching my little one tenses, she has in her own unique way, begun to comprehend and acquired the English Language in the past form! =D

Am proud of her. =)

Now, i'm looking forward to her repeated utterances of:
1) "This is mine" vs "This is my one"
2) "pass motion" vs "ngh ngh"
3) "can i do this" vs "...can or not?"

Awaiting more surprises. =)
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