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Basic Grammar #9 - Simple Past! Han gjorde, de spiste, vi malte etc.
Category: Education
Duration: 00:10:16
Publish Date: 2020-01-13 16:26:30
Description:

In this episode we'll go through the "Preteritum" - Simple Past tense!  A big step in language learning and the beginner's level :)

The main rule is this: add the ending "-te" or "-et". 

If you have one consonant towards the end of the verb (in infintive), you add "-te".
If there are two consonants, add "-et".

Examples:
Jeg spiser middag.
Jeg spiste middag.

Han vasker bilen.
Han vasket bilen.

Some exceptions:
går - gikk
er - var
sier - sa
gjør - gjorde

To switch:
Han går til jobben.
Hun sier hei!
Han gjør hjemmearbeid.

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Great work!!
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