Basic Grammar #11 - Past tense with Perfektum, or Present Perfect! "Har spist" etc..

The second past tense in Norwegian is called "Perfektum", and is formed as follows:

Han rydder stua. Han ryddet stua. Han har ryddet stua.

Han spiser middag. Han spiste middag. Han har spist middag.

The general rule is this: Put "har" in front, and then the simple past form - but if that ends on a vowel; cut if off..

Some exceptions: går - gikk - har gått ser - så - har sett er - var - har vært

To switch to present perfect:: Han går til tannlegen. De er på fjelltur.

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