spisa
Meaning
eat
In Swedish: äta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att spisa | to eat |
|---|---|---|
| Present | spisar | jag spisar |
| Past | spisade | jag spisade |
| Supine | spisat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har spisat | jag har spisat |
| Past perfect | hade spisat | jag hade spisat |
| Future | ska spisa | or: kommer att spisa |
| Conditional | skulle spisa | jag skulle spisa |
| Imperative | spisa! | a command |
| Present participle | spisande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | spisad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | spisas |
|---|---|
| Present | spisas |
| Past | spisades |
| Supine | spisats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use spisar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise spisa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (spisa). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does spisa mean in English?
spisa means “eat”.
What is the past tense of spisa?
The past tense of spisa is spisade (“jag spisade”). The supine is spisat, used in “jag har spisat”.
What is the present tense of spisa?
spisar, the same for every person: jag spisar, du spisar, vi spisar.
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