The 20 Most Common Swedish Verbs, part two
- By MySwedish
- February 27, 2019
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Hello beautiful reader. Today I would like to share with you the 20 most common Swedish verbs. Mastering these verbs will help you become a better Swedish speaker. Let’s get the ball rolling!
Here comes the list of the top 20 most used Swedish verbs (part two):
1. Att gå — to walk
- present tense: jag går — I go
- past tense: jag gick — I went
- present perfect: jag har gått — I have gone
Jag vill inte gå dit. — I don’t want to go there.
2. Att ta — to take
- present tense: du tar — you take
- past tense: du tog — you took
- present perfect: du har tagit — you have taken
Vill du ta en fika? — Do you want to grab a coffee?
3. Att göra — to do
- present tense: hon gör — she does
- past tense: hon gjorde — she did
- present perfect: hon har gjort — she has done
Vem gjorde mål i förra matchen? — Who scored in the previous match?
4. Att fråga — to ask
- present tense: han frågar — he asks
- past tense: han frågade — he asked
- present perfect: han har frågat — he has asked
Har du frågat honom? — Have you asked him?
5. Att tro — to believe
- present tense: vi tror — we believe
- past tense: vi trodde — we believed
- present perfect: vi har trott (används sällan ) — we have believed
Jag tror inte att hon har kommit. — I don’t think she has come.
6. Att tycka — to think, to find
- present tense: ni tycker — you think
- past tense: ni tyckte — you thought
- present perfect: ni har tyckt (används sällan ) — you have thought
Tycker ni att det är en bra idé? — Do you think that it is a good idea?
7. Att veta — to know
- present tense: de vet — they know
- past tense: de visste — they knew
- present perfect: de har vetat — they have known
Det har jag vetat länge. — I have known that for a long time.
8. Att ligga — to lay (to be situated)
- present tense: det ligger — it lies
- past tense: det låg — it lied
- present perfect: det har legat — it has lain
Det ligger under bordet. — It is under the table.
9. Att behöva — to need
- present tense: den behöver — it needs
- past tense: den behövde — it needed
- present perfect: den har behövt — it has needed
Än så länge har jag inte behövt använda boken. — So far I haven’t needed to use the book.
10. Att ge — to give
- present tense: jag ger — I give
- past tense: jag gav — I gave
- present perfect: jag har gett — I have given
Här ger jag dig en blombukett — I give you a bouquet.
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