1) Irregular past (learn as chunks)
var — was / were
havde — had
gik — went
kom — came
så — saw
spiste — ate
drak — drank
tog — took
havde — had
gik — went
kom — came
så — saw
spiste — ate
drak — drank
tog — took
A2 Course · Lesson 1
Past Tense
Talk about yesterday and last week in the Danish past
Goal: Use high-frequency past forms (var, gik, spiste, så…) to say what happened.
Practice first
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Past verbs, time words & sentences
Listen to past forms, then build I går {verb} jeg {rest}.
1. Past verb forms
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Tap each past form and repeat.
2. Time words
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Use these with past sentences.
3. Full past lines
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Hear complete model sentences.
4. Build a past sentence
Time first: I går + verb + jeg + rest.
I går … jeg ….
Example: I går spiste jeg pizza. · I går gik jeg i byen.
Sentence order
Put the words in order
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Tap the Danish words in the correct order.
English
I ate pizza yesterday.
Your sentence
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Review lesson
A2 · Lesson 1 — read after you practice.
2) Regular-style past
Many verbs add -ede or -te:
arbejdede — worked
spillede — played
købte — bought
lavede — made
snakkede — talked
arbejdede — worked
spillede — played
købte — bought
lavede — made
snakkede — talked
3) Time words
i går — yesterday
i weekenden — at the weekend
sidste uge — last week
i mandags — last Monday
After a time phrase, the verb often comes next: I går gik jeg i byen.
i weekenden — at the weekend
sidste uge — last week
i mandags — last Monday
After a time phrase, the verb often comes next: I går gik jeg i byen.
4) Model sentences
Jeg spiste pizza i går.
I går var jeg hjemme.
Vi så en film i weekenden.
Hun købte brød i går.
I går var jeg hjemme.
Vi så en film i weekenden.
Hun købte brød i går.
Speaking tasks
Say these out loud. Use Listen when you want a model.
Yesterday
Say two true lines about i går (food, place, or work).
Last weekend
I weekenden så jeg … / gik jeg … / var jeg …
Mini dialogue
Hvad lavede du i går? — Jeg arbejdede. / Jeg var hjemme.
Lesson complete
Say three true past sentences before lesson 2 (past questions and negatives).