The Simple Past in Danish grammar, also known as the past tense, is used to describe actions and events that have already occurred. To form the simple past in Danish, conjugate the verb by adding specific endings to the verb stem. Generally, verbs in Danish are conjugated based on their verb groups (regular and irregular verbs). In this exercise, you will practice filling in the blanks with the correct simple past form of the given Danish verbs. Remember to pay attention to the one-word cue in English, which will help you choose the right verb form. Good luck and have fun learning Danish grammar!
*Han arbejdede*(worked) i en butik.
*Vi vendte*(returned) hjem efter ferien.
*Hun elskede*(loved) at lรฆse bรธger.
*Bรธrnene lejede*(played) i parken.
De lyttede til radioen.*Du ventede*(waited) pรฅ bussen.
*Jeg ringede*(called) til min ven.
*Sofie lรฅnte*(borrowed) penge fra banken.
*Hunden spiste*(ate) sin mad.
*Lรฆreren forberedte*(prepared) lektionen.
*Han lukkede*(closed) vinduet.
*Vi anbefalede*(recommended) filmen til vores venner.
*Hun flรธjtede*(whistled) en melodi.
*De talte*(talked) om deres planer.
*Bilen kรธrte*(drove) forbi huset.
Exercise 2: Simple Past (Irregular Verbs)
*Jeg traf*(met) ham i gar.
*Han skrev*(wrote) et brev til sin mor.
*Vi fik*(got) en ny bil.
*Hun sรฅ*(saw) en fugl i trรฆet.
*Fuglene flรธj*(flew) sydpรฅ.
*De holdt*(stopped) op med at arbejde.
*Bussen kom*(came) for sent.
*Vi tog*(took) toget til byen.
*Hun fandt*(found) hendes pen.
*Vi slap*(released) fiskene ud i floden.
*Fรธreren tabte*(lost) kontrollen over bilen.
*Solen stod*(rose) op kl. 7.
*Bรธrnene vรฅgnede*(woke) tidligt op.