Plans and simple past stems
A later-time word makes a present form a plan: , . Finnish has no special future tense ending. means ten minutes ago.
Many past forms add : auttaa → autoin, soittaa → soitin, asua → asuin. The stem can change, so learn the past alongside the present: , . and are useful result expressions heard here; experience forms are practised fully in module 10.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Tomorrow I will help. | ||
| Tomorrow I will help. | ||
| Yesterday I helped. | ||
| Yesterday I helped. | ||
| Yesterday he/she played. | ||
| Yesterday he/she played. | ||
| Yesterday we played. | ||
| Yesterday we played. | ||
| Tonight I will play. | ||
| Tonight I will play. | ||
| Ten minutes ago. | ||
| Ten minutes ago. | ||
| I lived in Hamburg. | ||
| I lived in Hamburg. | ||
| I did not help yesterday. | ||
| I did not help yesterday. | ||
Huomenna minä autan.Tomorrow I will help.
Eilen minä autoin.Yesterday I helped.
Eilen hän soitti.Yesterday he/she played.
Eilen me soitimme.Yesterday we played.
Tänä iltana minä soitan.Tonight I will play.
Kymmenen minuuttia sitten.Ten minutes ago.
Asuin Hampurissa.I lived in Hamburg.
En auttanut eilen.I did not help yesterday.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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Tomorrow I will help.
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Yesterday I helped.
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Yesterday he/she played.
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Yesterday we played.
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Tonight I will play.
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Ten minutes ago.
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I lived in Hamburg.
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I did not help yesterday.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Huomenna minä .
Tomorrow I will help.
Eilen minä .
Yesterday I helped.
Eilen hän .
Yesterday he/she played.
Eilen me .
Yesterday we played.
Tänä iltana minä .
Tonight I will play.
Kymmenen minuuttia .
Ten minutes ago.
Asuin .
I lived in Hamburg.
En eilen.
I did not help yesterday.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Eilen hän .
Yesterday he/she played.
Eilen me .
Yesterday we played.
Tänä iltana minä .
Tonight I will play.
Kymmenen minuuttia .
Ten minutes ago.
Asuin .
I lived in Hamburg.
En eilen.
I did not help yesterday.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Tomorrow I will help.
Yesterday I helped.
Yesterday he/she played.
Yesterday we played.
Tonight I will play.
Ten minutes ago.
I did not help yesterday.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Tomorrow I will help.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Tomorrow I will help.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Yesterday I helped.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Yesterday I helped.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Yesterday he/she played.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Yesterday he/she played.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Yesterday we played.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Yesterday we played.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
