beskjuta
Meaning
fire at; shell; bombard
In Swedish: skjuta på
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att beskjuta | to fire at |
|---|---|---|
| Present | beskjuter | jag beskjuter |
| Past | besköt | jag besköt |
| Supine | beskjutit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har beskjutit | jag har beskjutit |
| Past perfect | hade beskjutit | jag hade beskjutit |
| Future | ska beskjuta | or: kommer att beskjuta |
| Conditional | skulle beskjuta | jag skulle beskjuta |
| Imperative | beskjut! | a command |
| Present participle | beskjutande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | beskjuten | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | beskjutas |
|---|---|
| Present | beskjuts |
| Past | besköts |
| Supine | beskjutits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use beskjuter. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise beskjuta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (beskjuta). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does beskjuta mean in English?
beskjuta means “fire at, shell”.
What is the past tense of beskjuta?
The past tense of beskjuta is besköt (“jag besköt”). The supine is beskjutit, used in “jag har beskjutit”.
What is the present tense of beskjuta?
beskjuter, the same for every person: jag beskjuter, du beskjuter, vi beskjuter.
Origin
From Middle Low German bescheten or German beschießen, equivalent to be- + skjuta.
Nearby common words
beskjuta is number 8,173 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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