The perfect and the supine
Swedish perfect uses plus a supine form, for all verbs: . Movement verbs also take . Group-one verbs have -at: spela → spelat. Other useful forms are läsa → läst, ta → tagit, göra → gjort. The supine does not change with person, noun gender or learner identity. A question puts before the subject: In a negative main clause: .
| Infinitive | Supine | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| I have played | |||
| I have played | |||
| I have read | |||
| I have read | |||
| I have lived | |||
| I have lived | |||
| I have slept | |||
| I have slept | |||
| I have gone | |||
| I have gone | |||
| I have come | |||
| I have come | |||
| I have taken | |||
| I have taken | |||
| I have done | |||
| I have done | |||
| Infinitive | Supine | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| I have played | |||
| I have played | |||
| I have read | |||
| I have read | |||
| I have lived | |||
| I have lived | |||
| I have slept | |||
| I have slept | |||
| I have gone | |||
| I have gone | |||
| I have come | |||
| I have come | |||
| I have taken | |||
| I have taken | |||
| I have done | |||
| I have done | |||
Jag har sovit bra.I have slept well.
Jag har gått upp.I have got up.
Hon har spelat trumpet.She has played the trumpet.
Vi har kommit hem.We have come home.
Jag har läst förpackningen.I have read the packet.
Han har gått hem.He has gone home.
Practice 1/7 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I have slept well.
.
I have got up.
.
She has played the trumpet.
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We have come home.
Practice 2/7 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Jag sovit bra.
I have slept well.
Jag gått upp.
I have got up.
Hon har trumpet.
She has played the trumpet.
Vi har hem.
We have come home.
Jag har förpackningen.
I have read the packet.
Han har hem.
He has gone home.
Practice 3/7 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Hon har trumpet.
She has played the trumpet.
Vi har hem.
We have come home.
Jag har förpackningen.
I have read the packet.
Han har hem.
He has gone home.
Practice 4/7 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I have slept well.
I have got up.
She has played the trumpet.
We have come home.
I have read the packet.
He has gone home.
Practice 5/7 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I have slept well.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I have slept well.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I have got up.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
I have got up.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
She has played the trumpet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
She has played the trumpet.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
We have come home.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
We have come home.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/7 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Practice 7/7 · The right form
More useful supines
Choose the right word for the gap.
Jag har här.
I have lived here.
Vi har det.
We have done it.
Han har nyckeln.
He has taken the key.
Du har hem.
You have gone home.
Unit complete
