{"id":2841,"date":"2011-01-24T23:24:53","date_gmt":"2011-01-24T23:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=2841"},"modified":"2011-01-24T23:24:53","modified_gmt":"2011-01-24T23:24:53","slug":"preteritum-%e2%80%93-the-swedish-past-tense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/preteritum-%e2%80%93-the-swedish-past-tense\/","title":{"rendered":"Preteritum \u2013 the Swedish Past Tense"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve learned all kinds of different tenses here at Transparent, along with different verb forms.\u00a0 Now it\u2019s time to learn how to say learned.\u00a0 It\u2019s time for the past tense.<\/p>\n

Since we already know how to put a verb into the imperative<\/a>, creating the past tense, or preteritum, is no problem at all.\u00a0 Especially with the help of a few handy rules.\u00a0 Keep in mind, there are exceptions, and we\u2019ll list a few below, but in general these will act as a guide.<\/p>\n

For imperatives that end in a vowel, we just need to add a \u2013de.<\/p>\n

Imperativ + -de = Preteritum
\nSluta ————–> Slutade
\nKrama ————–> Kramade
\nStanna ————–> Stannade<\/p>\n

We actually do the exact same thing for verbs that end in (most consonants) in the imperative form as well.\u00a0 For example:<\/p>\n

Imperativ + -de = Preteritum
\nRing ————–> Ringde
\nK\u00e4nn ————–> K\u00e4nnde
\nF\u00f6lj ————–> F\u00f6ljde<\/p>\n

However, we do have a few that deviate slightly. \u00a0If the imperative ends in a k, p, s, or t, We will add a \u2013te instead of a \u2013de.<\/p>\n

Imperativ + -te = Preteritum
\n(-er verb som slutar i k, p, s, och t)
\nT\u00e4nk ————–> T\u00e4nkte
\nK\u00f6p ————–> K\u00f6pte
\nL\u00e4s ————–> L\u00e4ste
\nByt ————–> Bytte<\/p>\n

And then there are our short verbs. \u00a0These always tend to be a little bit different.\u00a0 Here we are going to add \u2013dde.\u00a0 For example:<\/p>\n

Imperativ + -dde = Preteritum
\nKorta verb:
\nTro ————–> Trodde
\nBo ————–> Bodde
\nKl\u00e4 ————–> Kl\u00e4dde<\/p>\n

And finally, our exceptions.\u00a0 These include our strong verbs, just like in English, some verbs in Swedish are considered strong verbs. \u00a0Like the verb to drink.<\/p>\n

Exceptions:
\nStarka verb och oregelbundna verb:
\nSkriv ————–> Skrev
\nDrick ————–> Drack
\nVar ————–> Var
\nG\u00f6r ————–> Gjorde
\nHa ————–> Hade<\/p>\n

With all that in mind (and there is plenty to keep in mind) good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve learned all kinds of different tenses here at Transparent, along with different verb forms.\u00a0 Now it\u2019s time to learn how to say learned.\u00a0 It\u2019s time for the past tense. Since we already know how to put a verb into the imperative, creating the past tense, or preteritum, is no problem at all.\u00a0 Especially with…<\/p>\n

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