Experience and time
Use the perfect for an activity continuing into the present: . gives the duration; gives the starting point.
A completed earlier period uses simple past: .
Short clauses with or can be introduced naturally while keeping the interview language simple.
Jeg har boet her i ti år.I have lived here for ten years.
Jeg har boet her siden januar.I have lived here since January.
Jeg boede i Hamborg i ti år.I lived in Hamburg for ten years.
Jeg flyttede hertil for arbejdet.I moved here for work.
Må jeg tænke over det?May I think it over?
Du skal give svar senest fredag.You must reply by Friday at the latest.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I have lived here for ten years.
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I have lived here since January.
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I lived in Hamburg for ten years.
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I moved here for work.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the Danish form
Choose the right word for the gap.
Jeg har her i ti år.
I have lived here for ten years.
Jeg har boet her januar.
I have lived here since January.
Jeg boede i Hamborg ti år.
I lived in Hamburg for ten years.
Jeg flyttede hertil arbejdet.
I moved here for work.
Må jeg over det?
May I think it over?
Du skal give svar fredag.
You must reply by Friday at the latest.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Jeg har her i ti år.
I have lived here for ten years.
Jeg har boet her januar.
I have lived here since January.
Jeg boede i Hamborg ti år.
I lived in Hamburg for ten years.
Jeg flyttede hertil arbejdet.
I moved here for work.
Må jeg over det?
May I think it over?
Du skal give svar fredag.
You must reply by Friday at the latest.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I have lived here for ten years.
I have lived here since January.
I lived in Hamburg for ten years.
I moved here for work.
May I think it over?
You must reply by Friday at the latest.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I have lived here for ten years.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I have lived here for ten years.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I have lived here since January.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I have lived here since January.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I lived in Hamburg for ten years.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I lived in Hamburg for ten years.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I moved here for work.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I moved here for work.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
