Here is a list of the most common irregular Swedish verbs. The given forms are the infinitive, the present tense, the imperfect, the supine and the past participle. This list will be completed with more verbs soon. The pronunciation is only written out, when it doesn't follow the normal rules.
| Infinitive |
Present tense |
Impefect |
Supine |
Past participle |
| be (pray) | ber | bad | bett | bedd |
| binda (bind) | binder | band | bundit | bunden |
| bita (bite) | biter | bet | bitit | biten |
| bjuda (bid) | bjuder | bjöd | bjudit | bjuden |
| bli(va) (become, get, be) |
bli(ve)r | blev | blivit | bliven |
| brinna (burn) | brinner | brann | brunnit | brunnen |
| bryta (break) | bryter | bröt | brutit | bruten |
| bära (carry, bear) | bär | bar | burit | buren |
| dra(ga) (draw, pull) | dra(ge)r | drog | dragit | dragen |
| dricka (drink) | dricker | drack | druckit | |
| driva (drift) | driver | drev | drivit | driven |
| dö (die) | dör | dog | dött | - |
| falla (fall) | faller | föll | fallit | fallen |
| finna (find) | finner | fann | funnit | funnen |
| flyga (fly) | flyger | flög | flugit | flugen |
| flyta (float) | flyter | flöt | flutit | fluten |
| frysa (freeze) | fryser | frös | frusit | frusen |
| försvinna (disappear) | försvinner | försvann | försvunnit | försvunnen |
| ge (giva) (give) | ger (giver) | gav | givit | given |
| glädja sig (please) | gjädjer | gladde | glatt | gladd |
| gripa (seize, catch the hold of) |
griper | grep | gripit | gripen |
| gråta (cry, weep) | gråter | grät | gråtit | - |
| gå (go) | går | gick | gått | - |
| göra (do, make) | gör | gjorde | gjort | gjord |
| ha(va) (have) | ha(ve)r | hade | haft | - |
| heta (be named) | heter | hette | hetat | - |
| hugga (cut, hew) | hugger | högg | huggit | huggen |
| hålla (hold) | håller | höll | hållit | hållen |
| kliva (stride) | kliver | klev | klivit | kliven |
| knyta (tie, knot) | knyter | knöt | knutit | knuten |
| komma (come) | kommer | kom | kommit | kommen |
| krypa (crawl, creep) | kryper | kröp | krupit | krupen |
| le (smile) | ler | log | lett | - |
| lida (suffer) | lider | led | lidit | - |
| ligga (lie /down/) | ligger | låg | legat | - |
| ljuga [*ju:ga] (lie /tell lies/) |
ljuger | ljög | ljugit | - |
| låta (let) | låter | lät | låtit | låten |
| lägga (lay) | lägger | la(de) | lagt | lagd |
| njuta (enjoy) | njuter | njöt | njutit | - |
| nysa (sneeze) | nyser | nös | nyst | - |
| rida (ride) | rider | red | ridit | riden |
| riva (scratch, tear) | river | rev | rivit | riven |
| se (see) | ser | såg | sett | sedd |
| sitta (sit) | sitter | satt | suttit | sutten |
| sjunga (sing) | sjunger | sjöng | sjungit | sjungen |
| sjunka (sink) | sjunker | sjönk | sjunkit | sjunken |
| skilja (separate, distinguish) |
skiljer | skilde | skilt | skild |
| skina (shine) | skiner | sken | skinit | - |
| skjuta [*su:ta] (shoot) | skjuter | sköt | skjutit | skjuten |
| skrika (cry) | skriker | skrek | skrikit | - |
| skriva (write) | skriver | skrev | skrivit | skriven |
| skära (cut) | skär | skar | skurit | skuren |
| slita (tear) | sliter | slet | slitit | sliten |
| slå (hit, strike, punch) | slår | slog | slagit | slagen |
| smyga (slip, sneak) | smyger | smög | smugit | - |
| snyta (blow one's nose) | snyter | snöt | snutit | snuten |
| sova [*så:va] (sleep) | sover | sov | sovit | - |
| spricka (crack) | spricker | sprack | spruckit | sprucken |
| sprida (spread) | sprider | spred | spridit | spriden |
| springa (run) | springer | sprang | sprungit | sprungen |
| stiga (step, ascend, rise) | stiger | steg | stigit | stigen |
| stjäla [*sä:la] (steal) | stjäler | stal | stulit | stulen |
| stryka (stroke, cancel) | stryker | strök | strukit | struken |
| stå (stand) | står | stod [sto:g] | stått | - |
| säga (say) | säger | sa(de) | sagt | sagd |
| sälja (sell) | säljer | sålde | sålt | såld |
| sätta (put, set, place) | sätter | satte | satt | - |
| ta(ga) (take) | ta(ge)r | tog | tagit | tagen |
| tiga (remain silent) | tiger | teg | tigit | - |
| veta (know) | vet | visste | vetat | - |
| vika (fold) | viker | vek | vikit | vikt |
| vinna (win, gain) | vinner | vann | vunnit | vunnen |
| välja (choose) | väljer | valde | valt | vald |
| vänja (accustom) | vänjer | vande | vant | van |
| växa (grow) | växer | växte | vuxit | vuxen |
| äta (eat) | äter | åt | ätit | äten |
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