| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att flyga | to … |
| Present | flyger | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | flög | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har flugit | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade flugit | had …ed |
| Future | ska flyga / kommer att flyga | will … |
| Imperative | flyg! | … ! |
| Past participle | flugen | …ed (adjective) |
| Present participle | flygande | …ing |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag flyger, du flyger, hon flyger, vi flyger, de flyger. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How flyga conjugates
Group 4 holds the strong and irregular verbs. They change their vowel in the past and supine (skriva → skrev, skrivit) or are fully irregular (vara → är, var, varit). They are few, but they are the most frequent verbs in the language, so they are worth learning one by one. flyga is one of them: flyger, flög, flugit. Learn these forms together.
Passive (s-form)
Swedish makes the passive by adding -s: the doer drops out and the thing acted on becomes the subject. Spoken Swedish often prefers bli + past participle (blev flugen).
| Form | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | att flygas |
| Present | flygs |
| Past | flögs |
| Supine | har flugits |
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