| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att besluta | to … |
| Present | beslutar | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | beslutade | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har beslutat | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade beslutat | had …ed |
| Future | ska besluta / kommer att besluta | will … |
| Imperative | besluta! | … ! |
| Past participle | beslutad | …ed (adjective) |
| Present participle | beslutande | …ing |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag beslutar, du beslutar, hon beslutar, vi beslutar, de beslutar. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How besluta conjugates
Group 1 is the largest and most regular group. The infinitive ends in -a, the present adds -r, the past adds -de and the supine adds -t: tala → talar, talade, talat. New verbs that enter Swedish (googla, chatta) almost always join this group. So besluta → beslutar, beslutade, beslutat.
Meanings and examples
Patterns: ngn = någon (someone) · ngt = något (something) · SATS = a clause · VERB = a verb · PLATS = a place · RIKTNING = a direction · TID = a time · SÄTT = a manner · ADJ = an adjective