The past tense describes an earlier time: , .
First past forms and personal information
The simple past of is and of is , for every subject.
These forms describe an earlier state: , .
A few useful past chunks may have appeared in the story; practise the two core forms here first. means married and does not change for a male or female person in this use.
Jeg var ti år.I was ten years old.
Lejligheden var min.The flat was mine.
Vi havde en kat.We had a cat.
Han havde en trompet.He had a trumpet.
Jeg er ikke gift.I am not married.
Har du børn?Do you have children?
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I was ten years old.
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The flat was mine.
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We had a cat.
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He had a trumpet.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the Danish form
Choose the right word for the gap.
Jeg ti år.
I was ten years old.
Lejligheden min.
The flat was mine.
Vi en kat.
We had a cat.
Han en trompet.
He had a trumpet.
Jeg er ikke .
I am not married.
Har du ?
Do you have children?
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Jeg ti år.
I was ten years old.
Lejligheden min.
The flat was mine.
Vi en kat.
We had a cat.
Han en trompet.
He had a trumpet.
Jeg er ikke .
I am not married.
Har du ?
Do you have children?
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I was ten years old.
The flat was mine.
We had a cat.
He had a trumpet.
I am not married.
Do you have children?
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I was ten years old.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I was ten years old.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
The flat was mine.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
The flat was mine.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
We had a cat.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
We had a cat.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
He had a trumpet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
He had a trumpet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
