How to learn past tense in Danish

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past tense in Danish

Phrases used in the (Past tense 2)

Learning past tense in Danish is crucial for effective communication and to express events that have happened in the past. Without a knowledge of the past tense, it would be difficult to describe what has happened in the past or to understand what someone else is saying about events that have already taken place.


Did you have to call an ambulance?	M—- d- r—- e—- e- a——–? Måtte du ringe efter en ambulance?
Did you have to call the doctor?	M—- d- r—- e—- l—-? Måtte du ringe efter lægen?
Did you have to call the police?	M—- d- r—- e—- p——-? Måtte du ringe efter politiet?

Do you have the telephone number? I had it just now.	H– d- t————–? J– h– l— h— d–. Har du telefonnummeret? Jeg har lige haft det.
Do you have the address? I had it just now.	H– d- a——-? J– h– l— h— d–. Har du adressen? Jeg har lige haft den.
Do you have the city map? I had it just now.	H– d- k—– o— b—? J– h– l— h— d–. Har du kortet over byen? Jeg har lige haft det.

Did he come on time? He could not come on time.	K– h– t– t—-? H– k—- i— k—- t– t—-. Kom han til tiden? Han kunne ikke komme til tiden.
Did he find the way? He could not find the way.	F—- h– v–? H– k—- i— f—- v–. Fandt han vej? Han kunne ikke finde vej.
Did he understand you? He could not understand me.	F—— h– d–? H– k—- i— f—– m–. Forstod han dig? Han kunne ikke forstå mig.

Why could you not come on time?	H—— k—- d- i— k—- t– t—-? Hvorfor kunne du ikke komme til tiden?
Why could you not find the way?	H—— k—- d- i— f—- v–? Hvorfor kunne du ikke finde vej?
Why could you not understand him?	H—— k—- d- i— f—– h–? Hvorfor kunne du ikke forstå ham?

I could not come on time because there were no buses.	J– k—- i— k—- t– t—-, f—- d– i— k—- n—- b–. Jeg kunne ikke komme til tiden, fordi der ikke kørte nogen bus.
I could not find the way because I had no city map.	J– k—- i— f—- v—-, f—- j– i— h—- e- k— o— b—. Jeg kunne ikke finde vejen, fordi jeg ikke havde et kort over byen.
I could not understand him because the music was so loud.	J– k—- i— f—– h–, f—- m——- v– s- h–. Jeg kunne ikke forstå ham, fordi musikken var så høj.

I had to take a taxi.	J– v– n— t– a- t— e- t—. Jeg var nødt til at tage en taxa.
I had to buy a city map.	J– v– n— t– a- k— e- k— o— b—. Jeg var nødt til at købe et kort over byen.
I had to switch off the radio.	J– v– n— t– a- s—– f– r——. Jeg var nødt til at slukke for radioen.

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