LW #25: Verb groups (1)

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Weak verbs

Verb group 1

• the infinitive ends in -A

• the imperative is the same as the infinitive

• 70% of all verbs in Swedish

• new verbs such as att googla, att klicka etc.

INFINITIVE	IMPERATIVE	PRESENS	PRETERIUM	PERFEKT
	the same as their infinitive	infinitive + -R	infinitive + -DE	har + infinitive + -T
att arbeta	Arbeta!	arbetar	arbetade	har arbetat
att jobba	Jobba!	jobbar	jobbade	har jobbat
att prata	Prata!	pratar	pratade	har pratat

Verb group 2

• the imperative is formed by removing the -A at the end of their infinitive

INFINITIVE	IMPERATIVE	PRESENS	PRETERIUM	PERFEKT
	infinitive without -A at the end	imperative + -ER	imperative + -DE	har + imperative + -T
att ringa	Ring!	ringer	ringde	har ringt
att bygga	Bygg!	bygger	byggde	har byggt
att ställa	Ställ!	ställer	ställde	har ställt

Verb group 3

• short verbs

INFINITIVE	IMPERATIVE	PRESENS	PRETERIUM	PERFEKT
	the same as their infinitive	infinitive + -R	infinitive + -DDE	har + infinitive + -TT
att bo	Bo!	bor	bodde	har bott
att må	Må!	mår	mådde	har mått
att tro	Tro!	tror	trodde	har trott

Exercises

1. Att nå is a verb in the verb group:

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

2. Att hänga is a verb in the verb group:

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

3. Att lyssna is a verb in the verb group:

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

4. In the verb group 1:

A. the imperative is the same as the infinitive

B. the imperative is formed by removing -a from the infinitive

C. the imperative is completely different from the infinitive

5. In the verb group 1, presens can be formed by:

A. adding the suffix -er to the end of the imperative

B. adding the suffix -r to the end of the infinitive

C. adding the suffix -ar to the end of the infinitive

6. In the verb group 1, preteritum can be formed by:

A. adding the suffix -dde to the end of the infinitive

B. adding the suffix -de to the end of the infinitive

C. har + adding the suffix -t to the end of the infinitive

7. In the verb group 2:

A. the imperative is the same as the infinitive

B. the imperative can be formed by removing -a from the infinitive

C. the imperative is completely different from the infinitive

8. Presens can be formed by adding the suffix -er to the end of the imperative in the verb group:

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

9. Preteritum can be formed by adding the suffix -de to the end of the imperative in:

A. all verb groups

B. verb groups 1 and 2

C. verb groups 2 and 3

10. Preteritum can be formed by adding the suffix -de to the end of the infinitive in:

A. all verb groups

B. the verb groups 1 and 3

C. only in the verb group 1

11. In the verb group 2, perfekt can be formed in one of the following ways:

A. has + infinitive + suffix -T

B. has + infinitive + suffix -TT

C. has + imperative + suffix -T

12. Jag brydde mig inte om etiska regler på den tiden. I didn't care about ethical rules at that time.

A. verb group 3

B. verb group 1

C. verb group 2

13. The new verbs in Swedish that come from English, such as att googla, att dejta, att mingla belong to the verb group:

A. 1

B. 3

C. 2

14. Hon ringde en professor i Kina för att få veta mer om deras etiska normer. She called a professor in China to find out more about their ethical standards.

    The highlighted verb belongs to the verb group:

A. 3

B. 1

C. 2

Correct answers

1. Att nå is a verb in the verb group:

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3 (short verbs)

2. Att hänga is a verb in the verb group:

A. 1

B. 2 (the group where presens is formed by removing the -a at the end of the infinitive and adding the suffix -er: att hänga, hänger, to hang)

C. 3

3. Att lyssna is a verb in the verb group:

A. 1 (the group where presens is formed by adding the suffix -r at the end of the infinitive: att lyssna, lyssnar, to listen)

B. 2

C. 3

4. In the verb group 1:

A. the imperative is the same as the infinitive (att tala, Tala!, to speak)

B. the imperative is formed by removing -a from the infinitive (VG 2: att stänga, Stäng!, to close)

C. the imperative is completely different from the infinitive

5. In the verb group 1, presens can be formed by:

A. adding the suffix -er to the end of the imperative (VG 2: att ringa, Ring!, ringer, to call)

B. adding the suffix -r to the end of the infinitive (att öppna, öppnar, to open)

C. adding the suffix -ar to the end of the infinitive

6. In the verb group 1, preteritum can be formed by:

A. adding the suffix -dde to the end of the infinitive (VG 3: att sy, sydde, to sew)

B. adding the suffix -de to the end of the infinitive (att studera, studerade, to study)

C. har + adding the suffix -t to the end of the infinitive (VG 1 prefekt: att duscha, har duschat, to shower)

7. In the verb group 2:

A. the imperative is the same as the infinitive (VG 1: att prata, Prata!, to talk)

B. the imperative can be formed by removing -a from the infinitive (att ringa, Ring!, to call)

C. the imperative is completely different from the infinitive

8. Presens can be formed by adding the suffix -er to the end of the imperative in the verb group:

A. 1 (infinitiv + -r: att prata! pratar, to talk)

B. 2 (att hänga, Häng!, hänger, to hang)

C. 3 (infinitiv + -r: att bo, bor, to live)

9. Preteritum can be formed by adding the suffix -de to the end of the imperative in:

A. verb groups 1, 2 and 3 (VG 3: the preteritum suffix is -dde)

B. verb groups 1 and 2 (VG1: att prata, Prata! pratade; VG 2: att ställa, Ställ! ställde, to put)

C. verb groups 2 and 3

10. Preteritum can be formed by adding the suffix -de to the end of the infinitive in:

A. verb groups 1, 2 and 3 (VG 2: att ringa, ringde; VG 3: att må, mådde, to feel)

B. verb groups 1 and 3

C. only in the verb group 1 (att prata, pratade)

11. In the verb group 2, perfekt can be formed in one of the following ways:

A. has + infinitive + suffix -T (VG 1: att tala, har talat)

B. has + infinitive + suffix -TT (VG 3: att bo, har bott)

C. has + imperative + suffix -T (att ringa, Ring!, har ringt)

12. Jag brydde mig inte om etiska regler på den tiden. I didn't care about ethical rules at that time.

A. verb group 3 (the preteritum suffix -dde)

B. verb group 1

C. verb group 2

13. The new verbs in Swedish that come from English, such as att googla, att dejta, att mingla belong to the verb group:

A. 1

B. 3

C. 2

14. Hon ringde en professor i Kina för att få veta mer om deras etiska normer. She called a professor in China to find out more about their ethical standards.

    The highlighted verb belongs to the verb group:

A. 3

B. 1

C. 2 (att ringa, ringde)