Many of the most common verbs in Swedish do not take regular past tense endings. Instead, they change their vowel or use an irregular form. Just like regular verbs, these forms never change depending on who is speaking. In this deck, you will learn ten essential irregular verbs to talk about what you did in the past.

To talk about where you were, use 'var', the past tense form of 'vara'. In Swedish, past tense verbs do not change for different people, so 'var' means both 'was' and 'were'. For example, 'Jag var hemma och vilade' means 'I was at home and rested', and 'De var hemma' means 'They were at home'.

The verb 'ha' means 'to have'. Its past tense form is 'hade'. To make a past tense statement negative, put the word 'inte' straight after the verb. For example, 'Han hade inte tid' means 'He did not have time', and 'Du hade tid' means 'You had time'.