| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att vila | to … |
| Present | vilar | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | vilade | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har vilat | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade vilat | had …ed |
| Future | ska vila / kommer att vila | will … |
| Imperative | vila! | … ! |
| Past participle | vilad | …ed (adjective) |
| Present participle | vilande | …ing |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag vilar, du vilar, hon vilar, vi vilar, de vilar. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How vila 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 vila → vilar, vilade, vilat.
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 vilad).
| Form | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | att vilas |
| Present | vilas |
| Past | vilades |
| Supine | har vilats |
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