LW #60: Verb group 4 - strong and irregular verbs (3)

We continue with 8 more verbs from group 4:

att gå, att göra, att ha, att heta, att hålla, att komma, att kunna, att le

Exercises

1. Try to fill in the table with what you know so far. You can check the completed table among the correct answers below.

infinitiv infinitive	imperativ imperative	presens present tense	preteritum past tense	perfekt present perfect tense
att gå to go
att göra to do
att ha to have
att heta to be called
att hålla to hold
att komma to come
att kunna to be able to
att le to smile

2. We can notice that the imperative form is formed in the same way as with the verbs we had in the previous workshop.

In the case of monosyllabic infinitives, their imperative is the same as their ____________. Write these verbs!

infinitive: ____________, ____________, ____________

imperative: ____________, ____________, ____________

As for most other verbs, their imperative can be formed by removing ______ from their infinitive ending. Write these verbs!

infinitive: ____________, ____________, ____________

imperative: ____________, ____________, ____________

It's almost the same with the imperative for the verb att komma, with the addition that it also loses one ______. Its imperative is: ____________

The verb ____________ does not have the imperative form.

3. The present tense of almost all our verbs ends in the letter ______. The only exception is the verb ____________, whose present tense is ____________.

Write all present tense forms that follow this formula: infinitive + "-r"

____________, ____________, ____________

Write all present tense forms that follow this formula: infinitive - "-a" + "-er"

____________, ____________, ____________

If the verb already ends in "-r" when we take the "-a" from the infinitive, we don't add anything. An example of this is the verb ____________, whose present tense is: ____________.

Do you remember which verb starting with "b" in the previous lessons followed the same rule (att be, att bära, att dra, att dö, att falla, att få, att ge, att gråta)?

infinitive: ____________, present tense: ____________

4. Fill in the table!

	verb form or tense (in Swedish)	infinitiv	preteritum
Gå!	imperativ	att gå	gick
gör
har
att heta
Håll!
att komma
kan
att le

5. Complete the sentences with the appropriate past tense (preteritum).

Jag ____________ inte sova i natt. (att kunna)

I couldn't sleep last night.

Vi ____________ dit tillsammans. (att gå)

We went there together (on foot).

De ____________ mot varandra. (att le)

They smiled at each other.

Peter ____________ till jobbet senare igår. (att komma)

Peter came to work later yesterday.

Jag ____________ det trevligt på konserten. (att ha)

I had a good time at the concert.

Min mormor ____________ Maria. (att heta)

My grandmother's name was Maria.

Jag ____________ det. (att göra)

I did that.

Han ____________ upp dörren för mig. (att hålla)

He held the door open for me.

6. Complete the sentences.

Han har precis ____________. (att komma)

He has just arrived.

De har alltid ____________ tid för mig. (att ha)

They have always had time for me.

Hon har aldrig ____________ något fel på jobbet. (att göra)

She has never done anything wrong at work.

Sofia har ____________ hem. (att gå)

Sofia has gone home.

Jag har alltid ____________ försörja mig själv. (att kunna)

I have always been able to support myself.

Han har aldrig ____________ ett möte. (att hålla)

He has never held a meeting.

Björn har ____________ hela dagen idag. (att le)

Björn has been smiling all day.

Denna gata har alltid ____________ Den lilla gatan. (att heta)

This street has always been called The Little Street.

7. Fill in the table and correct the verbs that are misspelled!

infinitiv	preteritum	perfekt
	gik
att koma
		har haft
	kunnde
att hetta
		har lett
att håla
		har gjört

Correct answers

1. Try to fill in the table with what you know so far. You can check the completed table among the correct answers below.

infinitiv infinitive	imperativ imperative	presens present tense	preteritum past tense	perfekt
att gå to go	Gå!	går	gick	har gått
att göra to do	Gör!	gör	gjorde	har gjort
att ha to have	Ha!	har	hade	har haft
att heta to be called	Het!	heter	hette	har hetat
att hålla to hold	Håll!	håller	höll	har hållit
att komma to come	Kom!	kommer	kom	har kommit
att kunna to be able to	-	kan	kunde	har kunnat
att le to smile	Le!	ler	log	har lett

2. We can notice that the imperative form is formed in the same way as with the verbs we had in the previous workshop.

In the case of monosyllabic infinitives, their imperative is the same as their infinitive. Write these verbs!

infinitive: att gå, att ha, att le

imperative: Gå!, Ha!, Le!

As for most other verbs, their imperative can be formed by removing "-a" from their infinitive ending. Write these verbs!

infinitive: att göra, att heta, att hålla

imperative: Gör!, Het!, Håll!

It's almost the same with the imperative for the verb att komma, with the addition that it also loses one m. Its imperative is: Kom!

The verb att kunna does not have the imperative form.

3. The present tense of almost all our verbs ends in the letter "r". The only exception is the verb att kunna, whose present tense is kan.

Write all present tense forms that follow this formula: infinitive + "-r"

går, har, ler

Write all present tense forms that follow this formula: infinitive - "-a" + "-er"

heter, håller, kommer

If the verb already ends in "-r" when we take the "-a" from the infinitive, we don't add anything. An example of this is the verb att göra, whose present tense is: gör.

Do you remember which verb starting with "b" in the previous lessons followed the same rule (att be, att bära, att dra, att dö, att falla, att få, att ge, att gråta)?

infinitive: att bära, present tense: bär

4. Fill in the table!

	verb form or tense (in Swedish)	infinitiv	preteritum
Gå!	imperativ	att gå	gick
gör	presens	att göra	gjorde
har	presens	att ha	hade
att heta	infinitiv	att heta	hette
Håll!	imperativ	att hålla	höll
att komma	infinitiv	att komma	kom
kan	presens	att kunna	kunde
att le	infinitiv	att le	log

5. Complete the sentences with the appropriate past tense (preteritum).

Jag kunde inte sova i natt.

I couldn't sleep last night.

Vi gick dit tillsammans.

We went there together (on foot).

De log mot varandra.

They smiled at each other.

Peter kom till jobbet senare igår.

Peter came to work later yesterday.

Jag hade det trevligt på konserten.

I had a good time at the concert.

Min mormor hette Maria.

My grandmother's name was Maria.

Jag gjorde det.

I did that.

Han höll upp dörren för mig.

He held the door open for me.

6. Complete the sentences.

Han har precis kommit.

He has just arrived.

De har alltid haft tid för mig.

They have always had time for me.

Hon har aldrig gjort något fel på jobbet.

She has never done anything wrong at work.

Sofia har gått hem.

Sofia has gone home.

Jag har alltid kunnat försörja mig själv.

I have always been able to support myself.

Han har aldrig hållit ett möte.

He has never held a meeting.

Björn har lett hela dagen idag.

Björn has been smiling all day.

Denna gata har alltid hetat Den lilla gatan.

This street has always been called The Little Street.

7. Fill in the table and correct the verbs that are misspelled!

infinitiv	preteritum	perfekt
att gå	gik → gick	har gått
att koma → att komma	kom	har kommit
att ha	hade	har haft
att kunna	kunnde → kunde	har kunnat
att hetta → att heta	hette	har hetat
att le	log	har lett
att håla → att hålla	höll	har hållit
att göra	gjorde	har gjört → har gjort

⭐ discussion questions