| Kategori | Underkategorier | Beskrivning | Exempel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huvudverb | Regelbundna |
|
wait waited have waited |
| Oregelbundna |
|
eat ate have eaten |
|
| Hjälpverb |
be do Temporala: have shall (should) will (would) Modala: can, could may, might must ought to shall, should Ibland klassas också dare, need, used to som hjälpverb. |
"Hjälper" huvudverb för att uttrycka bl.a. pågående form, tempus, frågor, negation, möjlighet, vilja, tillåtelse, tvång, m.m. |
| Form | Exempel |
|---|---|
| Infinitiv med infinitivmärke | to play |
| Ren infinitiv (the bare infinitive) | play |
| Form | Exempel |
|---|---|
| Indikativ | She stays here. |
| Imperativ | Stay here! |
| Konjunktiv |
I wish she was were here. |
| Form (sv.) | Form (en.) | Exempel |
|---|---|---|
| Presens | Present | They walk home. |
| Imperfekt | Past | I read the book last week. |
| Perfekt | Present perfect | I have lived here since 1996. |
| Pluskvamperfekt | Past perfect | He had been to see her a few times. |
| Futurum | Future | I will travel to Scotland next week. |
| Form | Enkel (simple) | Pågående (continuous) |
|---|---|---|
| Present | They walk home. | They are walking home. |
| Past | I read the book last week. | I was reading the book the doorbell rang. |
| Present perfect | I have lived here since 1996. | I have been living here for years. |
| Past perfect | He had been to see her a few times. | He had been seeing her for a few weeks. |
| Future perfect | By next Thursday, we will have studied two chapters. |
By next February, we will have been studying for two years. |
| Future | I will travel to Scotland next week. | I will be travelling to Scotland next week. |
| Form | Exempel |
|---|---|
| Aktiv | They elected her. |
| Passiv | She was elected by them. |
| Form | Exempel |
|---|---|
| Infinitiv med -märke | They told him to wait. |
| Ren infinitiv | They made him wait. |
| Perfekt particip | He had waited for 20 minutes. |
| -ing-form | He was waiting. |