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The present and past tenses of verbs in Swedish are very simple to conjugate. All the forms are the same for each personal pronoun. The infinitive of the verb to be in Swedish is vara, and the conjugated present tense form is är and the past tense is var. The infinitive of the verb to have is ha, and the conjugated present tense form is har and the past tense is hade.
att vara - to be |
att ha - to have |
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I am | jag är | I was | jag var | I have | jag har | I had | jag hade |
you are | du är | you were | du var | you have | du har | you had | du hade |
he is | han är | he was | han var | he has | han har | he had | han hade |
she is | hon är | she was | hon var | she has | hon har | she had | hon hade |
it is | den är | it was | den var | it has | den har | it had | den hade |
it is | det är | it was | det var | it has | det har | it had | det hade |
one is | man är | one was | man var | one has | man har | one had | man hade |
we are | vi är | we were | vi var | we have | vi har | we had | vi hade |
you are | ni är | you were | ni var | you have | ni har | you had | ni hade |
they are | de är | they were | de var | they have | de har | they had | de hade |
To form the future tense of verbs, just add ska before the infinitive. Jag ska vara = I will be; hon ska ha = she will have; etc.
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