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Present perfect: har + participle

Connect a past event or experience to the present.

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Present perfect: har + participle

Use har with a past participle for experience, a present result, or a situation continuing from the past. A specific finished time such as i går normally takes the past tense.

The rule, step by step

  1. Use har and a past participle, not the infinitive: har lest, har spist.
  2. Use it for experience, a present result, or a continuing duration: har bodd her i tre år.
  3. Compare Jeg har kjøpt mat with a present result and Jeg kjøpte mat i går with a finished past time.

Sentence pattern

har + lest / spist / bodd

Compare forms and usage
BokmålMeaning or use
å lese → har lesthas read
å spise → har spisthas eaten
å bo → har boddhas lived
kjøpte i går / har kjøptDefinite past / present connection

Everyday examples

Example 1

Jeg har lest boka.

I have read the book.

Example 2

Hun har bodd her i tre år.

She has lived here for three years.

Example 3

Vi har ikke spist ennå.

We have not eaten yet.

Example 4

Jeg har lært mange nye ord.

I have learned many new words.

A common error or a difference in meaning

Form to review

Jeg har lese boka.

Correct form for the intended meaning

Jeg har lest boka.

Lese is an infinitive. The required participle after har is lest.

Put the rule into practice

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VELG

Choose the form that fits the rule and meaning explained in this lesson.

FYLL INN

Complete the gap using the appropriate form of the given word.

Given word: lese

Han har _____ boka.

SETT I REKKEFØLGE

Rebuild the example, starting with “Jeg”: I have read the book.

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