Simple past events
Regular past forms include . Group-one verbs use -ade, many others -de or -te. Useful past forms to learn include: se → såg, gå → gick, komma → kom, hitta → hittade. The form is the same for every person and gender. With a finished time such as use simple past, rather than a perfect with the present auxiliary.
| Infinitive | Present | Past | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| play | |||
| play | |||
| hear | |||
| hear | |||
| buy | |||
| buy | |||
| live | |||
| live | |||
| see | |||
| see | |||
| walk; go | |||
| walk; go | |||
| come | |||
| come | |||
| be | |||
| be | |||
Jonas spelade i går.Jonas played yesterday.
Jag hörde trumpeten.I heard the trumpet.
Jag såg något litet.I saw something small.
Jag gick ut på torget.I went out into the square.
Jag hittade inte Måns.I did not find Måns.
Ljuset kom tillbaka.The lights came back on.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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Jonas played yesterday.
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I heard the trumpet.
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I saw something small.
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I went out into the square.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Jonas i går.
Jonas played yesterday.
Jag trumpeten.
I heard the trumpet.
Jag något litet.
I saw something small.
Jag ut på torget.
I went out into the square.
Jag inte Måns.
I did not find Måns.
Ljuset tillbaka.
The lights came back on.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Jag något litet.
I saw something small.
Jag ut på torget.
I went out into the square.
Jag inte Måns.
I did not find Måns.
Ljuset tillbaka.
The lights came back on.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Jonas played yesterday.
I heard the trumpet.
I saw something small.
I went out into the square.
I did not find Måns.
The lights came back on.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Jonas played yesterday.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
Jonas played yesterday.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I heard the trumpet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I heard the trumpet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I saw something small.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I saw something small.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I went out into the square.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I went out into the square.
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
