Work experience and time
For an activity continuing until now use the perfect: . gives a duration; a starting point: . A completed earlier period has simple past: . gives a purpose before an infinitive: . Interview answers can stay short. Useful means by Friday at the latest.
Jag har bott här i tio år.I have lived here for ten years.
Jag har bott här sedan januari.I have lived here since January.
Jag bodde i Hamburg i tio år.I lived in Hamburg for ten years.
Jag flyttade hit för att arbeta.I moved here to work.
Får jag tänka på det?May I think it over?
Du måste svara senast fredag.You must reply by Friday at the latest.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful 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 to work.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Jag har här i tio år.
I have lived here for ten years.
Jag har bott här januari.
I have lived here since January.
Jag bodde i Hamburg tio år.
I lived in Hamburg for ten years.
Jag flyttade hit för arbeta.
I moved here to work.
Får jag på det?
May I think it over?
Du måste svara fredag.
You must reply by Friday at the latest.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Jag bodde i Hamburg tio år.
I lived in Hamburg for ten years.
Jag flyttade hit för arbeta.
I moved here to work.
Får jag på det?
May I think it over?
Du måste svara 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 to 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 Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I have lived here for ten years.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I have lived here since January.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I have lived here since January.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I lived in Hamburg for ten years.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I lived in Hamburg for ten years.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I moved here to work.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I moved here to work.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
