Present Perfect

Question 1

har

[ha]

Answer 1

have / has / does have

Question 2

har læst

[ha list OR ha lest]

Answer 2

have read

Question 3

er gået

[ha go-eð]

Answer 3

have gone / walked

Question 4

har været

[ha veið OR ha veil]

Answer 4

has been

Question 5

har lavet

[ha lay-uh OR ha lauw-eð] (the lauw part sounds like ‘-low’ in ‘allow’)

Answer 5

have cooked / made / repaired

Question 6

har villet

[ha vee-lið]

Answer 6

have wanted

Question 7

er blevet

[ai{r} blee-uð]

Answer 7

has been / become

Question 8

TRUE OR FALSE:
Present-Perfect tense (PPt) in Danish is very similar to PPt in English in that it USUALLY uses ‘har’ (have or has) combined with the past participle of the verb.

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

har regnet

[ha ʁhine-uhl]

Answer 9

has rained

Question 10

har spillet

[ha sbil-uhð]

Answer 10

have played

Question 11

har hørt

[ha who-ert OR ha huert]

Answer 11

have heard

Question 12

har spist

[ha sbeast]

Answer 12

have eaten

Question 13

har talt

[ha taylt]

Answer 13

have spoken

Question 14

tidligere

[teh-ðee-ah]

Answer 14

previous / previously

Question 15

forrige

[foh-e]

Answer 15

previous / former

Question 16

TRUE OR FALSE:
In Present-Perfect tense, the Danish verb has either -t or -et added to the stem form (depending on if the verb ends with an ‘e’ or not).

Answer 16

TRUE

Question 17

har set

[ha see-d] (see-d is like ‘see’ with an ‘-ed’ on the end)

Answer 17

have seen

Question 18

har haft

[ha hafd OR ha ha{l}fed]

Answer 18

have had

Question 19

siden

[sið-in]

Answer 19

1. since

2. the side

Question 20

har betalt

[ha be-taylt]

Answer 20

have paid

Question 21

har fortalt

[ha fo{r}-tel]

Answer 21

have told

Question 22

er kommet

[ai{r} kaw-mið]

Answer 22

has come

Question 23

har forladt

[ha fuh-lat]

Answer 23

have left

Question 24

TRUE OR FALSE:
In modern English, present perfect is almost exclusively done using have or has (‘har’), but in Danish there are also verbs that use ‘er’ (the present form of ‘at være’, ‘to be’) instead of ‘har.’

Answer 24

TRUE.

‘har’ is used more often than ‘er’ however.

Question 25

har givet | [ha gee-vuhð]

Answer 25

have given

Question 26

har skrevet | [ha skʁay-við]

Answer 26

have written

Question 27

har gjort | [ha gyou{r}d]

Answer 27

have done / made

Question 28

har sat | [ha sat]

Answer 28

have put / sat

Question 29

har ringet | [ha ʁang-ehð]

Answer 29

have called

Question 30

har kaldt | [ha kelt]

Answer 30

have called

Question 31

har modtaget | [ha muð-tayd]

Answer 31

have received

Question 32

har taget | [ha taið]

Answer 32

have taken

Question 33

har mistet | [ha mist-uhð]

Answer 33

have lost

Question 34

har sendt | [ha sent]

Answer 34

have sent

Question 35

har spurgt | [ha spo{r}t]

Answer 35

have asked

Question 36

har udviklet | [ha ewð-vayk-uhð]

Answer 36

have developed

Question 37

for ... siden | [fuh ... sið-in]

Answer 37

ago

Question 38

TRUE OR FALSE In general, present perfect verbs that use 'er' (instead of 'har') have to do with moving, such as walking, going, running, moving, arriving, and so on.

Answer 38

TRUE

Question 39

har præsenteret | [ha pʁez-in-tay-uhð]

Answer 39

have presented

Question 40

har lukket | [ha lo-guð]

Answer 40

have closed

Question 41

har produceret | [ha pʁo-do-see-uhð]

Answer 41

have produced

Question 42

har mødt | [ha moo-t] (not like 'moot', like moo-t)

Answer 42

have met

Question 43

har prøvet | [ha pʁu-við]

Answer 43

have tried

Question 44

har ændret | [ha in-dʁuhð]

Answer 44

have changed

Question 45

har fået | [ha foe-eð]

Answer 45

have gotten / had / received

Question 46

har følt | [ha fewl-t]

Answer 46

have felt

Question 47

har fulgt | [ha fool-d]

Answer 47

have followed

Question 48

har forberedt | [ha fo{r}-beh-ʁate]

Answer 48

have prepared

Question 49

har tvunget | [ha tvong-eð] (the 'o' sound is like 'owe')

Answer 49

have forced

Question 50

har introduceret | [ha in-tʁo-do-see-uhð]

Answer 50

have introduced

Question 51

har optrådt | [ha ahp-tʁeð-uhð]

Answer 51

have performed

Question 52

har reduceret | [ha ʁeh-do-see-uhð]

Answer 52

has reduced

Question 53

har vundet | [ha vone-uh OR vone-uhð]

Answer 53

have won

Question 54

har åbnet | [ha ohb-nuh OR ohb-nuhð]

Answer 54

have opened

Question 55

har bestilt | [ha be-stilt]

Answer 55

have ordered

Question 56

har boet | [ha bo-ehð]

Answer 56

have lived

Question 57

er stoppet | [ai{r} stob-uhð]

Answer 57

have stopped

Question 58

er ankommet | [ehr ann-com-uhð]

Answer 58

have arrived

Question 59

har antaget | [ha an-tay-uhð]

Answer 59

has assumed

Question 60

har tilladt | [ha tee-lat]

Answer 60

have allowed

Question 61

har kendt | [ha kent]

Answer 61

have known

Question 62

har drukket | [ha dʁo-geh OR dʁo-geð]

Answer 62

have drunk

Question 63

har sagt | [ha sacked]

Answer 63

have said

Question 64

har passeret | [ha pah-see-uhð]

Answer 64

have passed

Question 65

har afsluttet | [ha auw-sloot-uhð]

Answer 65

have finished

Question 66

har savnet | [ha soun-nuð] (soun rhymes with noun)

Answer 66

have missed

Question 67

er blevet født | [ai{r} blee-uð foo-d]

Answer 67

has been born

Question 68

har levet | [ha lay-vuhð]

Answer 68

has lived