A2 · Elemental Capítulo 19

What Happened? (Preteritum)

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Unlock the ability to narrate your life by mastering Norwegian past tense verb groups.

  • Identify the two most common regular past tense verb patterns.
  • Conjugate verbs ending in -et and -te correctly.
  • Apply these forms to describe your recent experiences.
Turn today's stories into yesterday's memories.

Lo que aprenderás

Using the past tense to talk about completed actions. Learn the four main groups of regular past tense verbs.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: describe a completed event from your weekend using correct regular past tense verbs.

Consejos y trucos (1)

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Listen to the ending

In spoken Norwegian, the 't' is often dropped. Listen for the 'e' sound.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Regular Past Tense Group 1 (-et)

Vocabulario clave (6)

å snakke to speak å lære to learn å jobbe to work å kjøpe to buy i går yesterday helgen the weekend

Real-World Preview

coffee

Weekend Chat

Review Summary

  • Stem + et
  • Stem + te

Errores comunes

You added -te instead of -et. Group 1 verbs keep their stem and add -et.

Wrong: Jeg snakkte med ham.
Correcto: Jeg snakket med ham.

You tried to use -et, but this is a Group 2 verb. Group 2 verbs take -te.

Wrong: Jeg kjøpet en bil.
Correcto: Jeg kjøpte en bil.

You forgot the past tense suffix entirely. Always add the ending for past events.

Wrong: Jeg jobbe i går.
Correcto: Jeg jobbet i går.

Next Steps

You have done excellent work today. Keep practicing, and narrating your past will soon become second nature!

Write a diary entry about yesterday

Continue to: Irregular Past Verbs

Práctica rápida (9)

Fill in the past tense.

Hun ___ (male) huset.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: malte
Group 2 verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Regular Past Tense Group 1 (-et)

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Jeg sendet en e-post.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jeg sendte en e-post.
Sendte is the correct past tense.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Regular Past Tense Group 2 (-te)

Choose the correct form.

Hun ___ (høre) på musikk.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: hørte
Høre is a Group 2 verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Regular Past Tense Group 2 (-te)

Choose the correct form.

Hvilken er riktig?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jeg hoppet
No double e.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Regular Past Tense Group 1 (-et)

Fill in the past tense.

Jeg ___ (snakke) med ham.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: snakket
Regular Group 1.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Regular Past Tense Group 1 (-et)

Fill in the past tense.

Jeg ___ (kjøpe) en bil.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: kjøpte
Group 2 uses -te.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Regular Past Tense Group 2 (-te)

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Jeg gået til skolen.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jeg gikk
Gå is irregular.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Regular Past Tense Group 1 (-et)

Choose the correct verb.

Vi ___ (mene) at det var riktig.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: mente
Mene is Group 2.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Regular Past Tense Group 2 (-te)

Choose the correct past tense.

De ___ (vente) på toget.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ventet
Regular Group 1.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Regular Past Tense Group 1 (-et)

Score: /9

Preguntas frecuentes (4)

No, only for Group 1 verbs.
They have their own forms like 'gikk' or 'spiste'.
Usually, if it's a short verb or ends in certain consonants, it's Group 2. If you're unsure, check a dictionary.
No, that is grammatically incorrect. You must use the correct suffix for the verb group.
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