Breakdown of Letzte Woche haben wir viel gearbeitet.
arbeiten
to work
wir
we
viel
much / a lot
letzte Woche
last week
Questions & Answers about Letzte Woche haben wir viel gearbeitet.
Why is there no preposition like "für" or "in" before "Letzte Woche"?
When stating a specific point in time or a definite time phrase like "last week", German often uses the accusative case without any preposition. This is just like English, where we say "last week" rather than "in last week". You only use prepositions like für (for) or seit (since) when talking about a span of time stretching into the past or future.
Why is the word order haben wir instead of wir haben?
In German main clauses, the conjugated verb must always be in the second position. Since the time phrase Letzte Woche takes up the entire first position, the verb haben comes immediately after it. The subject wir is then pushed to the third position.
Why does the word Letzte end in -e?
Time expressions without a preposition take the accusative case. Because there is no article like die or eine before it, the adjective letzte must show the case and gender. For a feminine noun like Woche in the accusative case, the strong adjective ending is -e.
Why does the past participle gearbeitet have an extra e at the end before the t?