Past Perfect Flashcards
TRUE OR FALSE:
Past Perfect tense uses the Danish word ‘havde’ (from ‘at have’ meaning ‘to have’) combined with the past participle of the verb.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE:
The Past Perfect tense of a verb has either -t or -et added to the stem form of the word. This mostly depends on it ending with an e or not.
TRUE
‘Jeg havde læst bogen’ meaning ‘I had read the book.’
‘Jeg havde boet i Danmark’ meaning ‘I had lived in Denmark.’
The stem form of the two words are: ‘læs’ and ‘bo’ respectively.
havde
[heð]
had / did have
havde hørt
[heð who{r}t]
had heard
havde spist
[heð sbeast]
had eaten
havde fundet
[heð fo-nuð]
had found
havde givet
[heð gee-við]
had given
var gået
[vah go-eð]
had walked / gone
var kommet
[vah kum-mið]
had come
TRUE OR FALSE:
As with present perfect, past perfect is almost exclusive done using ‘had’, but in Danish there are also verbs that use ‘var’ (past tense ‘at være’ meaning ‘to be’) instead of ‘havde.’
TRUE:
‘Jeg var gået da du kom’ meaning ‘I had left when you arrived.’
TRUE OR FALSE:
In general, past perfect verbs that use ‘var’ have to do with moving, such as walking, going, running, moving, arriving, and so on. Just like in the present perfect.
TRUE
havde skrevet
[heð skʁey-við]
had written
havde mistet
[heð meest-uhð]
had lost
havde taget
[heð tell]
had taken
havde skåret
[heð sko-ehð]
had cut
