In English -ed is added to the verb’s basic form. The past tense form is used as in Danish.
The past tense tells us about something that occurred previously at a particular time.
| Hun vaskede tøj. | She washed clothes. |
| Pigen spiste maden. | The girl ate the food. |
There are two regular conjugations in the past tense. The first conjugation is the base form of the verb to which you add -ede. The second conjugation is the base form to which you add -te.
Past tense with the ending -ede |
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Base form |
Present tense |
Past tense |
lav |
laver |
lavede |
bo |
bor |
boede |
vask |
vasker |
vaskede |
Past tense with the ending -te |
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Base form |
Present tense |
Past tense |
køb |
køber |
købte |
spis |
spiser |
spiste |
lås |
låser |
låste |
Exception: Irregular verbs may conjugate in many different ways. There are about 150 irregular verbs.
Irregular verbs |
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Base form |
Present tense |
Past tense |
gå |
går |
gik |
stjæl |
stjæler |
stjal |
se |
ser |
så |
Comparison:
In English -ed is added to the verb’s basic form. The past tense form is used as in Danish.