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German verbs tenses

Verbs and tenses

QuestionAnswer
lesen: liest las hat.... gelesen (stark) to read: reads read has read
arbeiten: arbeitet arbeitete hat .... gearbeitet (schwach) to work: works worked has worked
bieten: bietet bot hat... geboten (stark) to offer: offers offered has offered
schreiben: schreibt schrieb hat... geschrieben (stark) to write: writes wrote has written
sprechen: spricht sprach hat... gesprochen (stark) to speak: speaks spoke has spoken
sehen: sieht sah hat... gesehen (stark) to see/watch: sees saw has seen
fernsehen: sieht...fern sah...fern hat ...ferngesehen (stark + trannbar) to watch TV: watches TV watched TV has watched TV
weggehen: geht...weg ging...weg ist ...weggegangen (stark + trennbar + verb of change of place, perfect formed with 'sein') to go away: goes away went away has gone away
geben: gibt gab hat... gegeben (stark) to give: gives gave has given
vergeben: vergibt vergab hat... vergeben (stark + untrennbar) to forgive: forgives forgave has forgiven
ausgeben: gibt...aus gab....aus hat...ausgegeben (stark + trennbar) to spend (money): spends spent has spent
gewinnen: gewinnt gewann hat...gewonnen (stark + untrennbar) to win: wins won has won
gelingen: gelingt gelang hat gelungen (stark + untrennbar) to succeed: succeeds succeeded has succeeded
fahren: fährt fuhr ist...gefahren (stark + verb of change of place, perfect formed with 'sein') to drive: drives drove is... drove
schlafen: er schläft schlief hat..geschlafen (stark) to sleep: he sleeps slept has..slept
abfahren: fährt...ab fuhr...ab ist...abgefahren (stark + trennbar + verb of change of place, perfect formed with 'sein') to depart: departs departed has departed
einschlafen: er schläft...ein schlief....ein ist..eingeschlafen (stark + trennbar + verb of change of state, perfect formed with 'sein') to fall asleep: falls asleep fell asleep has fallen asleep (formed with 'sein' because it is a verb of change of state)
betreuen: betreut betreut hat ....betreut (schwach + untrennbar) to take care of: takes care of took care of has taken care of
unterschreiben: unterschreibt unterschrieb hat... unterschrieben (stark + untrennbar) to sign: signs signed has signed
bedrohen: bedroht bedrohte hat ....bedroht (schwach + untrennbar) to threaten: threatens threatened has threatened
brauchen: braucht brauchte hat ...gebraucht (schwach) to need: needs needed has needed
verbinden: verbindet verband hat... verbunden (stark + untrennbar) to connect: connects connected has connected
legen: legt legte hat... gelegt (schwach) to lay: lays laid has laid
verlegen: verlegt verlegte hat... verlegt (schwach + untrennbar) to move: moves moved has moved
sein: ist war ist ...gewesen (stark = no obvious reason why perfect is formed with 'sein') to be: is was has been
haben: hat hatte hat... gehabt to have: has had has had
bekommen: bekommt bekam hat ...bekommen (stark + untrennbar) to receive: receives received has received
werden: wird wurde ist.... geworden (stark + verb of change of state, perfect formed with 'sein') to become: becomes became has become
helfen: hilft half hat ...geholfen (stark) to help: helps helped has helped
mithelfen; hilof...mit half ...mit hat... mitgeholfen (stark + trennbar) to help out: helps out helped out has helped out
machen: macht machte hat... gemacht (schwach) to do/make/go on: does did has done
mitmachen: macht...mit machte...mit hat ...mitgemacht (schwach + trennbar) to join in: joins in joined in has joined in
bleiben: bleibt blieb ist ...geblieben (stark + no obvious reason why perfect is formed with 'sein') to stay: stays stayed has stayed
wollen: will wollte hat ...gewollt (gemischt + modal) to want: wants wanted has wanted
sollen: soll sollte hat.... gesollt (schwach + modal) to ought to: shall should/was supposed to has been supposed to
bauen: baut baute hat.... gebaut (schwach) to build/grow: builds built has built
umbauen: baut...um baute ...um hat.... umgebaut (schwach + trennbar) to rebuild/modify: rebuilds rebuilt has rebuilt
wissen: weiß wusste hat.... gewusst (gemischt) to know: knows knew has known
unterscheiden: unterscheidet unterschied hat ...unterschieden (stark + untrennbar) to differ: differs differed has differed
suchen: sucht suchte hat... gesucht (schwach) to search for: searches for searched for has searched for
besuchen: besucht besuchte hat... besucht (schwach + untrennbar) to visit: visits visited has visited
versuchen: versucht veruschte hat ...versucht (schwach + untrennbar) to try: tries tried has tried
bringen: birngt brachte hat gebracht (gemischt) to bring: brings brought has brought
verbringen: verbringt verbrachte hat...verbracht (gemischt + untrennbar) to spend (time) spends spent has spent
geschehen: geschieht geschah ist ...geschehen (stark + verb of change of state, perfect formed with 'sein') to happen: happens happened has happened
kommen: kommt kam ist ...gekommen (stark + verb of change of place, oerfect formed with 'sein') to come: comes came has come
entkommen: entkommen entkam ist ....entkommen (stark + untrennbar + verb of change of place, perfect formed with sein) to escape: escapes escaped has escaped
erreichen: erreicht erreichte hat...erreicht (schwach + untrennbar) to reach: reaches reached has reached
putzen: putzt putzte hat.... geputzt (schwach) to clean: cleans cleaned has cleaned
ansehen: sieht...an sah...an hat...angesehen (stark + trennbar) to look at: looks at looked at has looked at
treten: tritt trat hat... getreten (stark) to step: steps stepped has stepped
eintreten: tritt..ein trat...ein ist ... eingetreten (stark + trennbar + verb of change of place, perfect formed with 'sein') to enter/step into: enters entered has entered
ziehen: zieht zog hat/ist gezogen (stark, perfect formed with 'haben' when it means 'pulled'; formed with 'sein' when it means 'moved') to pull/to move: pulls/moves pulled/moved has pulled/moved
wegziehen: zieht...weg zog...weg ist .... weggezogen (stark + trennbar + verb of change of place, perfect formed with 'sein' ) to move away: moves away moved away has moved away
sich anziehen: zieht (sich) an zog (sich) an hat (sich) angezogen (stark + trennbar) to get dressed: gets dressed got dressed has got(ten) dressed
rufen: ruft rief hat ...gerufen (stark) to shout/call: shouts shouted has shouted
anrufen: ruft...an rief...an hat .... angerufen (stark + trennbar) to phone: phones phoned has phoned
lachen: lacht lachte hat ...gelacht (schwach) to laugh: laughs laughed has laughed
losgehen: geht los ging los ist..losgegangen (stark + trennbar) to go away: goes away went away has gone away
erfahren: erfährt erfuhr hat.... erfahren (stark + untrennbar) to experience/learn about: learns about learned about has learned about
fallen: er fällt fiel ist gefallen (stark + verb of change of place, perfect formed with 'sein') to fall: falls fell has fallen
verlassen: er verlässt er verließ er hat verlassen (stark + untrennbar) to leave: leaves left has left
können: kann konnte hat gekonnt (gemischt + modal) to be able to: can was able to has been able to
müssen: muss musste hat gemusst (gemischt + modal) to have to: has to had to has had to
dürfen: darf durfte hat gedurf (gemischt + modal) to be allowed: is allowed was allowed has been allowed
mögen: mag mochte hat gemocht (gemischt + modal) to like: likes liked has liked
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