1) Key phrases
Hover or focus a Danish phrase to see its English meaning.
- Jeg har boet her i fire år.
- Jeg har boet her siden 2022.
- Før boede jeg i en mindre lejlighed.
- Jeg flyttede, fordi jeg havde brug for mere plads.
- Det bedste ved området er …
PD2 Course · Lesson 7
My Housing History — Min bolighistorie
Connect past homes with your current housing situation
Goal: Use past tense and present perfect to describe previous and current homes with accurate time expressions.
Practice first
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Describe your housing history
Listen to housing phrases, hover or focus for translation, then build a connected description.
1. Housing history phrases
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Tap to hear Danish. Hover or focus a phrase to see its translation.
2. Build your housing history
Write i + period or siden + year in the time field.
Jeg har boet i … …. Før boede jeg i …. Jeg flyttede, fordi ….
Example: Jeg har boet i Aarhus i fire år. Før boede jeg i Odense. Jeg flyttede, fordi jeg fik et nyt job.
Sentence order
3. Choose the correct time pattern
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Build each Danish sentence.
English
I have lived here for four years.
Your sentence
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Review lesson
PD2 · Lesson 7 — read after you practice.
2) Describe the area
Hover or focus a Danish phrase to see its meaning.
- Der er gode transportmuligheder.
- Der er langt til centrum.
- Området er roligt og grønt.
- Mine børn går i skole i nærheden.
- Jeg savner flere butikker.
3) I or siden with present perfect
Use har boet when the situation continues now.
i + period: Jeg har boet her i fire år.
siden + starting point: Jeg har boet her siden 2022.
Use past tense for a finished home: Før boede jeg i Odense.
i + period: Jeg har boet her i fire år.
siden + starting point: Jeg har boet her siden 2022.
Use past tense for a finished home: Før boede jeg i Odense.
4) PD2 speaking structure
Give a connected answer: current home → duration → previous home → reason for moving → opinion about the area.
Speaking tasks
Say these out loud. Use Listen when you want a model.
Your current home
Describe your home, area, and how long you have lived there.
A previous home
Say where you lived before and why you moved.
Advantages and disadvantages
Give one good and one difficult thing about your area.
Lesson complete
You can now connect previous and current housing with accurate time expressions. Continue with housing problems and contacting a landlord.