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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.
Jeg gikk i går.
I went yesterday.
Jeg skal gå.
I will go.
Jeg er her.
I am here.
Jeg vil ha vann.
I want water.
Jeg forstår ikke.
I don't understand.
Snakker du engelsk?
Do you speak English?
Hvor er toalettet?
Where is the toilet?
Dette er vennen min.
This is my friend.

Drills

Build a past sentence
I went yesterday.
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Mini‑quiz

Mini-quiz
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Which sentence matches “I went yesterday.”?