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A2 Course · Lesson 2

Past Questions & Negatives

Ask about the past and say what did not happen

Goal: Form yes/no questions in the past and place ikke after the past verb.

Practice first

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Past questions, ikke, and short answers

Practise questions and negatives, then build Jeg {verb} ikke {rest}.

1. Past questions

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Verb first — tap and repeat.

2. Past negatives

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Hear where ikke sits — after the verb.

3. Short answers

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Ready replies for past yes/no questions.

4. Build a past negative

ikke after the past verb.

Jeg … ikke ….

Example: Jeg gik ikke på arbejde. · Jeg spiste ikke pizza.

Sentence order

Put the words in order

Sentence 1 / 7Correct: 0

Tap the Danish words in the correct order.

English

Did you go to town yesterday?

Your sentence

Tap the words below

Tap the words below

Review lesson

A2 · Lesson 2 — read after you practice.

1) Past questions

Put the past verb first:
Gik du i byen i går?
Var du hjemme?
Spiste du ude?
Så I en film?

2) Past negatives

ikke comes after the past verb:
Jeg gik ikke på arbejde.
Hun var ikke syg.
Vi spiste ikke pizza.

3) Short answers

Ja. / Nej.
Ja, det gjorde jeg. / Nej, det gjorde jeg ikke.
Ja, det var jeg. / Nej, det var jeg ikke.

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Speaking tasks

Say these out loud. Use Listen when you want a model.

Ask about yesterday

Gik du i byen? Var du hjemme? Spiste du ude?

Three negatives

Say three true “I didn’t…” lines with ikke.

Answer

Reply with Ja, det gjorde jeg. / Nej, det gjorde jeg ikke.

Lesson complete

Ask three past questions and answer with ikke before lesson 3 (right now).