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Talking about the past (yesterday, earlier, last week)

A beginner‑friendly approach to past tense: start with one safe past pattern and reuse it.

The strategy

Don’t try to master every tense. Start with one common past pattern from real sentences.

  • Use time words (yesterday/last week) to make meaning clear.
  • Copy a native past pattern and reuse it with different verbs.
Olen täällä.
I am here.
Menemme kotiin.
We go home.
Haluan kahvia.
I want coffee.
Haluan vettä.
I want water. (partitive)
En ymmärrä.
I don't understand.
Puhutko englantia?
Do you speak English?
Missä on wc?
Where is the bathroom/toilet?
Tämä on ystäväni.
This is my friend.

Drills

Build a past sentence
I am here.
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Mini‑quiz

Mini-quiz
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Which sentence matches “I am here.”?