Basic Swedish in 30 Days: Yesterday

1. Question 1 of 10

   What does “Jag åt frukost” mean?

   • AI have breakfast.
   • BI had breakfast.
   • CI made breakfast.
   • DI will have breakfast.
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   Answer: B. I had breakfast.

   Åt is the past of äta (to eat), so Jag åt frukost means I had breakfast.

2. Question 2 of 10

   Choose the past form: I går ___ jag min mamma. (ringa)

   • Aringer
   • Bringade
   • Cringde
   • Dringte
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   Answer: C. ringde

   Ringa is an -er verb (ringer). After the sound g, add -de: ringde.

3. Question 3 of 10

   Choose the past form: Vi ___ hela dagen. (jobba)

   • Ajobbade
   • Bjobbte
   • Cjobbde
   • Djobbadde
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   Answer: A. jobbade

   Jobba is an -ar verb (jobbar), so the past ends in -ade: jobbade.

4. Question 4 of 10

   Choose the past form: Hon ___ en ny jacka i lördags. (köpa)

   • Aköpde
   • Bköpade
   • Cköpte
   • Dköper
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   Answer: C. köpte

   Köpa is an -er verb. After p, the past ends in -te: köpte.

5. Question 5 of 10

   Choose the past form: I går ___ vi på bio. (gå)

   • Agåde
   • Bgick
   • Cgår
   • Dgådde
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   Answer: B. gick

   Gå is irregular: the past is gick.

6. Question 6 of 10

   Which sentence has the correct word order?

   • AVar i går jag sjuk.
   • BI går jag var sjuk.
   • CJag i går var sjuk.
   • DI går var jag sjuk.
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   Answer: D. I går var jag sjuk.

   The verb is second in a statement. After i går, the verb var comes before the subject jag.

7. Question 7 of 10

   What does “i fredags” mean?

   • Aon Friday morning
   • Bnext Friday
   • Clast Friday
   • Devery Friday
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   Answer: C. last Friday

   I + a day + -s means the last one: i fredags is last Friday. På fredag is this coming Friday.

8. Question 8 of 10

   Listen. What did Johan do yesterday?

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   I går spelade Johan fotboll. Sedan åt han pizza.

   • AHe played soccer and made pizza.
   • BHe watched soccer and ate pizza.
   • CHe played tennis and ate pizza.
   • DHe played soccer and ate pizza.
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   Answer: D. He played soccer and ate pizza.

   Spelade fotboll means played soccer, and åt pizza means ate pizza. Åt is the past of äta.

   Transcript

   I går spelade Johan fotboll. Sedan åt han pizza.

9. Question 9 of 10

   Listen. When was Sofia sick?

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   Lars: Var du sjuk i går?
   Sofia: Nej, jag var sjuk förra veckan.

   • AToday
   • BLast week
   • CTwo days ago
   • DYesterday
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   Answer: B. Last week

   Sofia says jag var sjuk förra veckan: I was sick last week. Var here is the past of vara (to be).

   Transcript

   Lars: Var du sjuk i går?
   Sofia: Nej, jag var sjuk förra veckan.

10. Question 10 of 10

    Read the text. What did the writer do in the afternoon?

    Lördag
    På morgonen sov jag länge. Sedan drack jag kaffe och läste tidningen. På eftermiddagen cyklade jag till stranden med Anna. På kvällen lagade vi mat hemma.

    • ACooked at home
    • BSlept in
    • CRead the newspaper
    • DCycled to the beach with Anna
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    Answer: D. Cycled to the beach with Anna

    På eftermiddagen cyklade jag till stranden med Anna means in the afternoon I cycled to the beach with Anna.

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