So let\u2019s finish those past participles today and get on with more pleasant things in our lives, shall we?<\/p>\n
I promised you we\u2019d save the best for last and talk about past participles of irregular verbs in this blog post. Irregular? Sounds scary? No worries, it\u2019s not!
\nActually, it\u2019s very easy.<\/p>\n
You see, if you know what the Swedish supine is and you memorized them for those pesky irregular (also known as “strong”) verbs, forming past participles is so straightforward, it\u2019s almost suspicious.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t believe me? Just wait and you\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n
But let\u2019s backtrack for a sec to make sure we remember what this mysterious Swedish supine is. Though by now it shouldn\u2019t be mysterious at all.<\/p>\n
Swedish supine is different from what we call \u201csupine\u201d in English. In Swedish this is the verb form that is used in perfect tenses. In other words, it\u2019s the bit that follows har<\/strong> (present perfect) or hade<\/strong> (past perfect) in normal sentences.<\/p>\n So, here are some very handsome irregular Swedish supines:<\/p>\n OK, so now we have those supines. Now see how easy it is to make their past participles. And you do it like this: you grab that supine, chop off that \u201cit<\/strong>\u201d ending and then add \u201cen<\/strong>\u201d instead.<\/p>\n So, even though the initial verb might be \u201cirregular\u201d the way we create those past participles is very regular indeed.<\/p>\n PS. Just a reminder – it’s Mother’s Day (Mors dag<\/strong>) this Sunday in Sweden. Don’t forget about your moms, or moms-in-law! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So let\u2019s finish those past participles today and get on with more pleasant things in our lives, shall we? I promised you we\u2019d save the best for last and talk about past participles of irregular verbs in this blog post. Irregular? Sounds scary? No worries, it\u2019s not! Actually, it\u2019s very easy. You see, if you…<\/p>\n\n
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