ät, äter; åt, ätit: EAT, ATE, EATEN. The following are the different tenses of the verb eat. Note that the present tense verb does not change in Swedish language (with the first person and second person) but in English Language it changes – not the same with the first person (I eat: jag äter) and second person (She eats & She is eating: Hon äter & Hon äter).
| INIFINITIVE | IMPERATIVE | PRESENT TENSE | PAST TENSE | PAST PARTICIPLE |
| Infinitiv | Imperativ | Presens | Pretreritum | Supinum |
| To eat | Eat | Eat
Eats Eating |
Ate | Eaten |
| Att äta | Ät | Äter | Åt | Ätit |
| Äter | ||||
| Äter |
PRESENT TENSE: presens
I eat/ I am eating = Jag äter
You eat/ You are eating = Du äter
He eats/ He is eating = Han äter
She eats/ She is going = Hon äter
It eats/ It is eating = Den äter
It eats/ It is eating = Det äter
We eat/ We are eating = Vi äter
You eat/ You are eating = Ni äter
They eat/ They are eating = De äter
PAST TENSE: Preteritum
I ate = Jag åt
You ate = Du går
He ate = Han åt
She ate = Hon åt
It ate = Den åt
It ate = Det åt
We ate = Vi åt
You ate = Ni åt
They ate = De åt
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE: Perfekt
I have eaten = Jag har ätit
You have eatne = Du har ätit
He has eatern = Han har ätit
She has eaten = Hon har ätit
It has eaten = Den har ätit
It has eaten = Den har ätit
We have eaten = Vi har gått
You have eaten = Ni har gått
They have eaten = De har ätit
PAST PERFECT TENSE: Perfekt
I had eaten = Jag hade ätit
You had eaten = Du hade ätit
He had eaten = Han hade ätit
She had eaten = Hon hade ätit
It had eaten = Den hade ätit
It had eaten = Den hade ätit
We had eaten = Vi hade ätit
You had eaten = Ni hade ätit
They had eaten = De hade ätit
FUTURE TENSE: futurum
I will/shall eat = Jag ska äta
You will/shall eat = Du ska äta
He will/shall eat = Han ska äta
She will/shall eat = Hon ska äta
It will/shall eat = Den ska äta
It will/shall eat = Det ska äta
We will/shall eat = Vi ska äta
You will/shall eat = Ni ska äta
They wll/shall eat = De ska äta
IMPERATIVE: imperativ
You eat! = Du äter!
You eat! = Ni äter!
