LW #37: Strong verbs - long and short "i" (revision)

Let's review the previous lesson!

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Exercises

1. Swedish verbs are organized into ____________ groups (how many).

2. The verbs from the first three groups are called ____________ and the fourth group consists of ____________ and ____________ verbs.

3. The verbs in the fourth group follow the loose patterns from the first three groups.

A) true

B) false

4. As for the 4th verb group, while ____________ verbs do not follow any rules when changing form or tense, ____________ verbs follow certain rules.

5. Last time we learned about the two specific subgroups of strong verbs:

a) those whose verb stem contains a long ______ and is followed by 1 consonant

b) those whose verb stem contains a short i and is followed by ______ consonants

6. A verb stem is the basic part of a verb that carries its basic meaning. We get a verb stem if we remove -a from the infinitive and prefixes such as för-, be-, om-, etc. Write verb stems for the following verbs:

att bedriva, att finna, att spricka, att skrika, att vrida, att dricka

7. Sort the following verbs according to which group they belong to:

att bli(va), att spricka, att rinna, att rida, att skrika, att vinna, att spinna, att springa, att hinna, att skriva, att lida, att dricka, att riva, att vrida, att finna, att driva

long i followed by 1 consonant: ___________....

short i followed by 2 consonants: ___________....

8. Both groups form imperative in the same way - we remove -a from their infinitives. Write the imperative for these verbs:

att springa, att lida, att spinna, att dricka, att skrika, att riva

9. Their present tense (presens) can be formed by adding -er to their imperative. Write the present tense for these verbs:

att springa, att lida, att spinna, att dricka, att skrika, att riva

10. In the past tense (preteritum), the vowel "i" changes to another vowel:

• long i (followed by 1 consonant) changes into ______, for example att rida - red

• short i (followed by 2 consonants) changes into ______, for example att finna - fann

11. Write the past tense (preteritum) for these verbs:

att springa, att lida, att spinna, att dricka, att skrika, att riva

12. In the present perfect (perfekt):

• long i (followed by 1 consonant) stays the same, for example att rida - har ridit

• short i (followed by 2 consonants) changes into ______, for example att finna - har funnit

13. Write the present perfect (perfekt) for these verbs:

att springa, att lida, att spinna, att dricka, att skrika, att riva

14. The verb att bli looks a bit irregular. But that's because its infinitive, imperative, and present tense have been shortened, and we can see that when we compare it to the verb att driva, for example.

infinitiv	imperativ	presens	preteritum	perfekt	English
att bli(va)	Bli(v)!	bli(ve)r	Blev!	har blivit	to become
att driva					to operate

15. Fill in the table!

infinitiv	imperativ	presens	preteritum	perfekt
att bli

Correct answers

1. Swedish verbs are organized into 4 groups (how many).

2. The verbs from the first three groups are called week (svaga) and the fourth group consists of strong (starka) and irregular (oregelbundna) verbs.

3. The verbs in the fourth group follow the loose patterns from the first three groups.

A) true

B) false

4. As for the 4th verb group, while irregular (oregelbundna) verbs do not follow any rules when changing form or tense, strong (starka) verbs follow certain rules.

5. Last time we learned about the two specific subgroups of strong verbs:

a) those whose verb stem contains a long i and is followed by 1 consonant

b) those whose verb stem contains a short i and is followed by 2 consonants

6. A verb stem is the basic part of a verb that carries its basic meaning. We get a verb stem if we remove -a from the infinitive and prefixes such as för-, be-, om-, etc. Write verb stems for the following verbs:

att bedriva, att finna, att spricka, att skrika, att vrida, att dricka

driv, finn, sprick, skrik, vrid, drick

7. Sort the following verbs according to which group they belong to:

att bli(va), att spricka, att rinna, att rida, att skrika, att vinna, att spinna, att springa, att hinna, att skriva, att lida, att dricka, att riva, att vrida, att finna, att driva

long i followed by 1 consonant:

att bli(va), att rida, att skrika, att skriva, att lida, att riva, att vrida, att driva

short i followed by 2 consonants:

att spricka, att rinna, att vinna, att spinna, att springa, att hinna, att dricka, att finna

8. Both groups form imperative in the same way - we remove -a from their infinitives. Write the imperative for these verbs:

att springa, att lida, att spinna, att dricka, att skrika, att riva

Spring!, Lid!, Spinn!, Drick!, Skrik!, Riv!

9. Their present tense (presens) can be formed by adding -er to their imperative. Write the present tense for these verbs:

att springa, att lida, att spinna, att dricka, att skrika, att riva

springer, lider, spinner, dricker, skriker, river

10. In the past tense (preteritum), the vowel "i" changes to another vowel:

• long i (followed by 1 consonant) changes into e, for example att rida - red

• short i (followed by 2 consonants) changes into a, for example att finna - fann

11. Write the past tense (preteritum) for these verbs:

att springa, att lida, att spinna, att dricka, att skrika, att riva

sprang, led, spann, drack, skrek, rev

12. In the present perfect (perfekt):

• long i (followed by 1 consonant) stays the same, for example att rida - har ridit

• short i (followed by 2 consonants) changes into u, for example att finna - har funnit

13. Write the present perfect (perfekt) for these verbs:

att springa, att lida, att spinna, att dricka, att skrika, att riva

har sprungit, har lidit, har spunnit, har druckit, har skrikit, har rivit

14. The verb att bli looks a bit irregular. But that's because its infinitive, imperative, and present tense have been shortened, and we can see that when we compare it to the verb att driva, for example.

infinitiv	imperativ	presens	preteritum	perfekt	English
att bli(va)	Bli(v)!	bli(ve)r	Blev!	har blivit	to become
att driva	Driv!	driver	drev	har drivit	to operate

15. Fill in the table!

infinitiv	imperativ	presens	preteritum	perfekt
att bli	Bli!	blir	blev	har blivit

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