Past events in sequence
Tell events in short past clauses. Learn börja → började, falla → föll, skrika → skrek, röra → rörde. A fronted time or sequence phrase is followed by finite verb then subject: . Question order remains verb before subject: means the lights went out.
Konserten började klockan åtta.The concert started at eight.
Något föll ner.Something fell down.
Jag skrek i mörkret.I screamed in the dark.
Något rörde vid mitt ben.Something touched my leg.
Sedan gick jag hem.Then I went home.
Vad hände?What happened?
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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The concert started at eight.
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Something fell down.
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I screamed in the dark.
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Something touched my leg.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Konserten klockan åtta.
The concert started at eight.
Något ner.
Something fell down.
Jag i mörkret.
I screamed in the dark.
Något vid mitt ben.
Something touched my leg.
Sedan jag hem.
Then I went home.
Vad ?
What happened?
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Jag i mörkret.
I screamed in the dark.
Något vid mitt ben.
Something touched my leg.
Sedan jag hem.
Then I went home.
Vad ?
What happened?
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
The concert started at eight.
Something fell down.
I screamed in the dark.
Something touched my leg.
Then I went home.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
The concert started at eight.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
The concert started at eight.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
Something fell down.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
Something fell down.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I screamed in the dark.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I screamed in the dark.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
Something touched my leg.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
Something touched my leg.
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
