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German common verbs
top 10-20 common verbs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To be | Sein |
| I am | ich bin |
| you are - you're (informal) | du bist |
| he was | er war |
| he was /has been | er ist gewesen |
| it would be | es wäre |
| you are (formal) | Sie sind |
| To have | haben |
| I have | ich habe |
| you have (informal) | du hast |
| he has | er hat |
| you had/have had | Sie haben gehabt |
| we would have | wir hätten |
| you have (formal) | Sie haben |
| To become (also future tense/passive voice) | werden |
| I become | ich werde |
| you become (informal) | du wirst |
| he became | er ist geworden |
| it became | es wurde |
| it would | es würde |
| you become (formal) | Sie werden |
| To be able, can | Können |
| I can | ich kann |
| you can (informal) | du kannst |
| he could | er konnte |
| you can (formal) | Sie können |
| she could | sie konnte |
| she became | sie ist geworden |
| she has | sie hat |
| she was | sie war |
| To must/ to have to | müssen |
| I must/have to | ich muss |
| you must | du musst |
| he must | er musst |
| she has to | sie musste |
| we have to | wir müssen |
| we are | wir sind |
| we have | wir haben |
| we become | wir werden |
| we can/are able to | wir können |
| he has to | er musste |
| she must | sie muss |
| To want (to) | wollen |
| I want | ich will |
| you want(informal) | du willst |
| you must (formal) | Sie müssen |
| you want (formal) | Sie wollen |
| he wants (to) | er will |
| she wants (to) | sie will |
| he wanted to (two options) | er wollte/ er hat gewollt |
| she wanted to (two options) | sie wollte/ sie hat gewollt |
| we want | wir wollen |
| I've wanted/I wanted to | Ich habe gewollt/ ich wollte |
| to like (to) | mögen |
| I would like | ich möchte |
| he likes | er mag |
| she likes | sie mag |
| you like (informal) | du magst |
| you like (formal) | Sie mögen |
| I like | ich mag |
| he would like | er möchte |
| she would like | sie möchte |
| he liked | er mochte |
| she liked | sie mochte |
| you would like (formal) | Sie möchten |
| you liked (did like) formal | sie mochte |
| to know | wissen |
| i know | ich weiß |
| you know (formal) | sie wissen |
| you know (informal) | du weißt |
| he knows | er weiß |
| she knows | sie weiß |
| we know | wir wissen |
| i knew /have known | Ich wusste/habe gewusst |
| you knew (formal) | Sie wussten |
| you knew (informal) | du wusste |
| he knew | er wusste |
| she knew | sie wusste |
| we knew | wir wussten |
| To make or do | machen |
| i do/ make | ich mache |
| you do/ make (informal) | du machst |
| he does | er macht |
| she does | sie macht |
| we do | wir machen |
| you do/ make (formal) | sie machen |
| we did/ made | wir machten |
| he did / has done | er machte/ hat gemacht |
| i did / have made | Ich machte/ habe gemacht |
| she did/ has made | sie machte/ hat gemacht |
| I will do/ make | ich werde machen |
| Should/ought to/ supposed to | sollen |
| i should | ich soll |
| you should (informal) | Sie sollen |
| you should (formal) | du sollst |
| we should | wir sollen |
| he should | er soll |
| she should | sie soll |
| he was supposed to | er sollte |
| she was supposed to | sie sollte |
| i was supposed to | ich sollte |
| we were supposed to | wir sollten |
| you were supposed to (formal) | Sie sollten |
| To make or do | machen |
| i do/ make | ich mache |
| you do/ make (informal) | du machst |
| he does | er macht |
| she does | sie macht |
| we do | wir machen |
| you do/ make (formal) | sie machen |
| we did/ made | wir machten |
| he did / has done | er machte/ hat gemacht |
| i did / have made | Ich machte/ habe gemacht |
| she did/ has made | sie machte/ hat gemacht |
| I will do/ make | ich werde machen |
| Should/ought to/ supposed to | sollen |
| i should | ich soll |
| you should (informal) | Sie sollen |
| you should (formal) | du sollst |
| we should | wir sollen |
| he should | er soll |
| she should | sie soll |
| he was supposed to | er sollte |
| she was supposed to | sie sollte |
| i was supposed to | ich sollte |
| we were supposed to | wir sollten |
| you were supposed to (formal) | Sie sollten |
| i was supposed to | ich sollte |
| you were supposed to | Sie sollten |
| she was supposed to | sie sollte |
| we were supposed to | wir sollten |
| he was supposed to | er sollte |