Verb å komme

The Norwegian verb å komme (to come) is an irregular verb, which means its forms across the tenses need to be memorized.

Here are all the possible tenses of the verb å komme, demonstrated with a simple sentence: "Jeg kommer..." (I come/will come...).

🇳🇴 Forms of å komme (to come)

| Form | Norwegian Word | English Translation | | --- | --- | --- | | Infinitive | å komme | to come | | Present Tense | kommer | come(s) | | Past Tense | kom | came | | Perfect Participle | kommet | come |

⏳ Possible Sentences in Different Tenses

1. Simple Tenses (Enkle Tider)

These tenses are formed using only the verb itself.

| Tense | Norwegian Sentence | English Translation | Usage Example | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Present Tense (Presens) | Jeg kommer hjem nå. | I am coming home now. | For actions happening now or general truths. | | Past Tense (Preteritum) | Jeg kom hjem i går. | I came home yesterday. | For a finished action at a specific time in the past. | | Future Tense (Futurum) | Jeg skal komme hjem i morgen. | I will come home tomorrow. | For future intention or prediction. (Often formed with skal/vil + Infinitive) |

2. Perfect Tenses (Sammensatte Tider)

These tenses are formed using an auxiliary verb (har, hadde, skal ha) and the Perfect Participle (kommet).

| Tense | Norwegian Sentence | English Translation | Usage Example | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Present Perfect (Presens Perfektum) | Jeg har kommet hjem. | I have come home. | For a past action with relevance to the present. | | Past Perfect (Preteritum Perfektum) | Jeg hadde kommet hjem. | I had come home. | For an action completed before another past action. | | Future Perfect (Futurum Perfektum) | Jeg skal ha kommet hjem da. | I will have come home by then. | For an action that will be completed at some point in the future. (Often formed with skal ha + Perfect Participle) |