About this episode

This episode discusses the differences between Preteritum and Perfekt in Swedish and offers a platform for speaking practice.

Today we’re stepping into something that feels small in theory… but can quietly cause a lot of doubt when you speak. Preteritum vs. Perfekt, which to pick? When? Why? If you want to start speaking Swedish, join us on Discord by signing up for Speak Swedish with Katrin on Patreon. This is the perfect setting to start producing Swedish sentences out loud! Your Learn Swedish (and Slow Swedish) subscription is included: https://www.patreon.com/slowswedish/membership Browse all episodes here: http...

People in this episode

Host: Katrin

Topics covered

• Preteritum
• Perfekt
• Swedish language
• language learning
• speaking practice

Keywords

• Preteritum
• Perfekt
• Swedish
• language learning
• Discord
• Patreon
• speaking practice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon

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