Weather and future plans
Weather has impersonal : . Adjectives describing the situation take neuter -t. A present verb with a future time is enough for many plans: . plus an infinitive also expresses an arrangement: . Keep finite verb second after a time phrase. Earlier fixed means was right.
Det regnar.It is raining.
Det är kallt.It is cold.
Det är varmt.It is warm.
I morgon tar jag paraplyet.Tomorrow I take the umbrella.
Solen skiner.The sun is shining.
Det blåser i dag.It is windy today.
Swedish commonly expresses future tense meanings with a present form and a time phrase, or with plus an infinitive.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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It is raining.
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It is cold.
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It is warm.
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Tomorrow I take the umbrella.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
regnar.
It is raining.
Det är .
It is cold.
Det är .
It is warm.
I morgon jag paraplyet.
Tomorrow I take the umbrella.
Solen .
The sun is shining.
Det i dag.
It is windy today.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Det är .
It is warm.
I morgon jag paraplyet.
Tomorrow I take the umbrella.
Solen .
The sun is shining.
Det i dag.
It is windy today.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
It is cold.
It is warm.
Tomorrow I take the umbrella.
It is windy today.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
It is raining.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
It is raining.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
It is cold.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
It is cold.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
It is warm.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
It is warm.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
Tomorrow I take the umbrella.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
Tomorrow I take the umbrella.
You say:
Use the meaning and Swedish pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
