| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att heta | to … |
| Present | heter | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | hette | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har hetat | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade hetat | had …ed |
| Future | ska heta / kommer att heta | will … |
| Imperative | het! | … ! |
| Present participle | hetande | …ing |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag heter, du heter, hon heter, vi heter, de heter. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How heta conjugates
Group 2b works like 2a, but the past takes -te because the stem ends in a voiceless consonant (k, p, s, t, x): köpa → köper, köpte, köpt. So heta → heter, hette, hetat.
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