Presens (Present)

The Presens (Present) tense in Swedish is used to describe actions that are happening now or actions that happen regularly. It is one of the most frequently used tenses in the Swedish language.

Mood:

The Presens tense in Swedish is used in the indicative mood, which expresses facts or certainty about actions happening in the present or on a regular basis.

• Mood: Indicative (expresses real, factual actions happening now or habitually)

Active Voice Conjugation:

Person	Example Verb: att tala (to speak)
Singular	talar
Plural	talar

Swedish verbs are not conjugated based on the subject, so the form remains the same for all persons.

Passive Voice Conjugation:

Form	Passive (Present)
/	talas

Examples:

• Active Positive: Jag talar svenska. (I speak Swedish.)
• Active Negative: Jag talar inte svenska. (I do not speak Swedish.)
• Passive Positive: Svenska talas här. (Swedish is spoken here.)
• Passive Negative: Svenska talas inte här. (Swedish is not spoken here.)