| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att skola | to … |
| Present | ska | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | skulle | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har skolat | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade skolat | had …ed |
| Future | ska skola / kommer att skola | will … |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag ska, du ska, hon ska, vi ska, de ska. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How skola conjugates
Modal verbs (kunna, vilja, ska, böra, måste) go directly before another verb in the infinitive, without att: jag kan simma. They have no imperative and no passive. skola: ska, skulle, skolat.
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