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This is a list of verbs in the past tense in Norwegian. First let's start with the raw format before conjugating the verbs to the past form. Make sure to compare this table and the one below it.
| To see: Å se |
| To write: Å skrive |
| To love: Å elske |
| To give: Å gi |
| To play: Å spille / leke |
| To read: Å lese |
| To understand: Å forstå |
| To have: Å ha |
| To know: Å vite |
| To learn: Å lære |
| To think: Å tenke |
| To work: Å arbeide / jobbe |
| To speak: Å snakke |
| To drive: Å kjøre |
| To smile: Å smile |
| To find: Å finne |
These samples show how the verbs above are conjugated in the past tense in a sentence which includes all the object pronouns (I, you, she...).
| I saw you: Jeg så deg |
| I wrote with a pen: Jeg skrev med en penn |
| You loved apples: Du elsket epler |
| You gave money: Du gav penger |
| You played tennis: Du spilte tennis |
| He read (past) a book: Han las / leste en bok |
| He understood me: Han forsto / forstod meg |
| She had a cat: Hun hadde en katt |
| She knew my friend: Hun kjente vennen min |
| We wanted to learn: Vi ville lære |
| We thought Spanish is easy: Vi trodde spansk var lett |
| You (plural) worked here: Dere jobbet her |
| You (plural) spoke French: Dere snakket spansk |
| They drove a car: De kjørte en bil |
| They smiled: De smilte |
After the past tense in Norwegian, make sure to check the other tenses (present, and future), which we hope you enjoyed. You can also choose your own topic from the menu above.
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