Questions & Answers about Jeg ventet for lenge på bussen.
What tense is ventet, and how is the verb å vente conjugated?
Ventet is the past tense (preterite) of the verb å vente (to wait).
In Bokmål, å vente is a regular verb:
- Infinitive: å vente – to wait
- Present: venter – wait / am waiting
- Jeg venter – I wait / I am waiting
- Past (preterite): ventet – waited
- Jeg ventet – I waited
- Present perfect: har ventet – have waited
- Jeg har ventet – I have waited
So jeg ventet simply means “I waited” in the past.
What is the difference between jeg ventet and jeg har ventet in this sentence?