Verbs
- Swedish Essentials of Grammar - page 64 - 80
- Rivstart A1/A2 Övningsbok - page 75, 75
| word type | IMPERATIVE = BasicForm | INFINITIVE | PRESENT | PAST | SUPINE | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G2 - Basic ending with consonant | basic | basic + a | basic + er | basic + de; or te after p,t,k,s,x | basic + t | basic + ande | basic + d; or t after p,t,k,s,x |
G1 - Basic ending with a | basic | basic | basic + r | basic + de | basic + t | basic + nde | basic + d |
| G3 - Basic ending with a long stressed vowel | basic | basic | basic + r | basic + dde | basic + tt | basic + ende | basic + dd |
- G4 - special verbs.
- Strong verbs - some "er" verbs are "strong" verbs, they change vowels when in
pastandsupine, and supine ends withit; And for theirpast participle, replaceittoenF.g. Texten är skriven här. (The text is written here.)
| Strong word type | IMPERATIVE = BasicForm | INFINITIVE | PRESENT | PAST | SUPINE | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| skriv | skriva | skriver | skrev | skrivit | skrivande | skriven |
The passive
Adding an s
- If present tense ending in
r, then +rs- öppnar -> öppnas
- If present tense ending in
erthen usually the whole ending disappears- köpper -> köps
- köpper -> köpes (more formal)
Or one can use blev / vara / är + past participle to do the same:
- Bilen blev reparerad, medan vi väntade (The car was repared while we waited)
- Bilen reparerades, medan vi väntade.
- Villan är redan såld. (The house is already sold)
- Villan har redan sålts.
Two Participle from - 两种分词形式
- present participle (presens particip)
- past participle (perfekt particip)
The participles can be used in the same way as adjectives:
- en läsande pojke (present) - a reading boy
- en stängd dörr (past) - a closed door
Examples
| IMPERATIVE = BasicForm | INFINITIVE | PRESENT | PAST | SUPINE | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bliv | bli | blir | blev | blivit | blivande | bliven |
| skriv | skriva | skriver | skrev | skrivit | skrivande | skriven |
| stäng | stänga | stänger | stängde | stängt | stängande | stängd |