A2 · Élémentaire Chapitre 19

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Unlock the ability to tell stories by mastering Danish past tense verb forms.

  • Identify weak verbs by their predictable suffixes.
  • Recognize common vowel shifts in strong verbs.
  • Construct simple sentences about past events.
Master the past, tell your story.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Introduction to the past tense (preteritum). Learn the difference between weak and strong verb conjugations in the past.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. 1
    By the end you will be able to: Conjugate regular weak verbs correctly in the past tense.
  2. 2
    By the end you will be able to: Differentiate between weak and strong verb behaviors in narratives.

Conseils et astuces (2)

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Check the stem

Always remove the -e from the infinitive first. It's the most common mistake.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Weak Verbs: The -ede and -te Endings
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Memorize the Big 50

Focus on the 50 most common strong verbs first. They cover 80% of usage.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Strong Verbs: Vowel Shifts in the Past

Vocabulaire clé (5)

arbejdede worked læste read drak drank sov slept igår yesterday

Real-World Preview

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Recapping the Weekend

Review Summary

  • Verb stem + -ede / -te
  • Vowel change (no suffix)

Erreurs courantes

Many learners over-apply the -ede suffix. Some verbs take -te or simply change vowels.

Wrong: Jeg spisede mad.
Correct: Jeg spiste mad.

Drikke is a strong verb. It does not take an -ede ending.

Wrong: Jeg drikkede vand.
Correct: Jeg drak vand.

Sove is irregular; don't force a suffix onto it.

Wrong: Jeg sovede i går.
Correct: Jeg sov i går.

Next Steps

You have taken a giant leap today! Keep practicing these forms in your daily speech, and they will soon feel natural.

Write a diary entry about yesterday

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Pratique rapide (6)

Pick the right form.

Vi ___ (elske) maden.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: elskede
Elsk ends in a voiced consonant, so it takes -ede.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Weak Verbs: The -ede and -te Endings

Fill in the past tense.

Jeg ___ (drikke) kaffe.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: drak
Drikke is a strong verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Strong Verbs: Vowel Shifts in the Past

Find the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Jeg gikede til byen.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: gik
Gik is the past tense.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Strong Verbs: Vowel Shifts in the Past

Choose the correct form.

Han ___ (skrive) et brev.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: skrev
Skrive is a strong verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Strong Verbs: Vowel Shifts in the Past

Fill in the correct past tense.

Jeg ___ (købe) en bil i går.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: købte
Køb ends in a consonant, so it takes -te.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Weak Verbs: The -ede and -te Endings

Find the mistake.

Find and fix the mistake:

Hun arbejdede ikke, hun arbejdet.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: arbejdede
The past tense is arbejdede.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Weak Verbs: The -ede and -te Endings

Score: /6

Questions fréquentes (4)

It depends on the last letter of the stem. Unvoiced consonants take -te, while voiced consonants and vowels take -ede.
No, strong verbs change their internal vowel and must be memorized individually.
Check a dictionary. Strong verbs are always marked.
There are patterns, but no universal rule. Memorization is key.
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