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===Past and Perfective patterns===

'''Regular''' formation of '''Past tense''' follows the following patterns:

 A. When infinitive ends in a non-stressed-e:
  1. -''te'' as in ''ropte'' (infinitive ''rope'' 'shout')
  2. -''et'' as in ''hoppet'' (infinitive ''hoppe'' 'jump')
  3. -''de'' as in ''eide'' (infinitive ''eie'' 'own')

 B. When infinitive ends in a stressed vowel:
  -''dde'' as in ''skjedde'' (infinitive ''skje'' 'happen')

Many verbs can alternate between A1 and A2, and between A2 and A3.


'''Regular''' formation of '''Perfect Participle''' follows these patterns ('''always preceded by a form of ''ha'' 'have''''):

 A. When infinitive ends in a non-stressed-e:
  1. -''t'' as in ''ropt'' (infinitive ''rope'' 'shout')
  2. -''et'' as in ''hoppet'' (infinitive ''hoppe'' 'jump')
  3. -''d'' as in ''eid'' (infinitive ''eie'' 'own')

 B. When infinitive ends in a stressed vowel:
  -''dd'' as in ''skjedd'' (infinitive ''skje'' 'happen')

Thus, the pattern of A2 is the same as for Past tense, in the other cases Perfect is obtained from Past by omitting the last -''e''.


'''Regular''' formation of '''Passive Participle''' follows exactly the same patterns as for Perfect Participle ('''in sentences always preceded by a form of ''bli' 'become'''').


For '''irregular''', also called '''strong''', forms, please consult a dictionary. 

Note that in many cases when a verb is so-called 'strong', its perfect/passive participle form follows a regular pattern, while its past form is irregular.

For further remarks and illustration, see [[Preterite/Past tense in Norwegian]].

===Related pages===
[[Sentence syntax - Norwegian]]

[[Subject-Verb Inversion in Norwegian]]

[[Sentence adverbials in Norwegian]] 

[[Verb Complementation - Norwegian]]

[[Infinitives in Norwegian]]

[[Personal pronouns in Norwegian]]

[[Reflexives - Norwegian]]

[[The Noun Phrase - Norwegian]]

[[Agreement in Norwegian noun phrases]]

[[Definite determiners in Norwegian]]

[[Possessive constructions in Norwegian]]

[[Gender in Norwegian nouns]]

[[Coordination marking in Norwegian]]

[[Reflexive verbs in Norwegian]]

[[Verb - Preposition expressions in Norwegian]]



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