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Var / hade

First past states

The past of is and of is , for every person. They describe an earlier state: . A few earlier story phrases used them as chunks; now practise them productively. means married and stays the same for a male or female person here. has the same indefinite form for one child and several children.

Jag var tio år.I was ten years old.
Lägenheten var min.The flat was mine.
Vi hade en katt.We had a cat.
Han hade en trumpet.He had a trumpet.
Jag är inte gift.I am not married.
Har du barn?Do you have children?

The past tense describes an earlier time; here the forms are and .

Practice 1/6 · Finding words

Notice the useful 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 form

Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.

Jag tio år.
I was ten years old.
Lägenheten min.
The flat was mine.
Vi en katt.
We had a cat.
Han en trumpet.
He had a trumpet.
Jag är inte .
I am not married.
Har du ?
Do you have children?

Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps

Complete the messages

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Vi en katt.
We had a cat.
Han en trumpet.
He had a trumpet.
Jag är inte .
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:
I was ten years old.
You say:
The flat was mine.
You say:
The flat was mine.
You say:
We had a cat.
You say:
We had a cat.
You say:
He had a trumpet.
You say:
He had a trumpet.
You say:

Practice 6/6 · Matching

Connect messages and meanings

Match the pairs.

Unit complete

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