Put events in order
Use , , for first, then and finally. Finnish past verbs keep the ordinary word order: , . You do not need a different past form for every kind of event.
Some type 1 stems change to before past : alkaa → alkoi, auttaa → autoin. Many type 4 verbs have -si- in the past: haluta → halusin, halusit, halusi, halusimme, halusitte, halusivat. Keep common pairs , : some first-person present and past forms look identical, so time context matters.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| First the concert began. | ||
| First the concert began. | ||
| Then the lights went out. | ||
| Then the lights went out. | ||
| The concert began yesterday. | ||
| The concert began yesterday. | ||
| The lights went out yesterday. | ||
| The lights went out yesterday. | ||
| I wanted to go home. | ||
| I wanted to go home. | ||
| You wanted to go home. | ||
| You wanted to go home. | ||
| We wanted to go home. | ||
| We wanted to go home. | ||
| I screamed yesterday. | ||
| I screamed yesterday. | ||
Ensin konsertti alkoi.First the concert began.
Sitten valot sammuivat.Then the lights went out.
Konsertti alkoi eilen.The concert began yesterday.
Valot sammuivat eilen.The lights went out yesterday.
Minä halusin kotiin.I wanted to go home.
Sinä halusit kotiin.You wanted to go home.
Me halusimme kotiin.We wanted to go home.
Minä huusin eilen.I screamed yesterday.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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First the concert began.
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Then the lights went out.
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The concert began yesterday.
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The lights went out yesterday.
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I wanted to go home.
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You wanted to go home.
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We wanted to go home.
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I screamed yesterday.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
konsertti alkoi.
First the concert began.
valot sammuivat.
Then the lights went out.
Konsertti eilen.
The concert began yesterday.
Valot eilen.
The lights went out yesterday.
Minä kotiin.
I wanted to go home.
Sinä kotiin.
You wanted to go home.
Me kotiin.
We wanted to go home.
Minä eilen.
I screamed yesterday.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Konsertti eilen.
The concert began yesterday.
Valot eilen.
The lights went out yesterday.
Minä kotiin.
I wanted to go home.
Sinä kotiin.
You wanted to go home.
Me kotiin.
We wanted to go home.
Minä eilen.
I screamed yesterday.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
First the concert began.
Then the lights went out.
The concert began yesterday.
The lights went out yesterday.
I wanted to go home.
You wanted to go home.
We wanted to go home.
I screamed yesterday.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
First the concert began.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
First the concert began.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Then the lights went out.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Then the lights went out.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
The concert began yesterday.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
The concert began yesterday.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
The lights went out yesterday.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
The lights went out yesterday.
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
