Lesson 10 - Regular verbs 2 (present and past tense)
In Danish we can differentiate between three different types of verbs: regular verbs (type 1), regular verbs (type 2) and irregular verbs. In this lesson we will look at the regular verbs of type 2 and how it conjugates in present and past tense. Remember that the conjugation of a verb is the same across all pronouns. If you missed the lesson on regular verbs of type 1 then click here: Lesson 9 - Regular verbs 1.
Regular verbs type 2
Note: regular verbs of type 2 replaces the “e” at the end of the word with “te” in past tense. E.g. “spise” becomes “spiste” and not “spisete”!
The formula for present tense is:
(pronoun) + (verb) + r e.g. jeg spiser
The formula for past tense is:
(pronoun) + (verb) - e + te e.g. hun hørte
Example sentences
Hun spiser et æble = She eats an apple
Jeg spiste en bagel = I ate a bagel
De hører ham = They hear him
Hvad hørte du? = What did you hear?
Jeg bruger størrelse 9 = I use size 9
I brugte det hele = You used it all
Hvem taber spillet? = Who loses the game?
De tabte til modstanderen = They lost to the opponent
Han køber en ny trøje = He buys a new shirt
Du købte den forkerte bog = You bought the wrong book
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