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German Verb Conjugation Guide

The document discusses German verb conjugation and tenses. It provides the base and infinite forms of common verbs like "finden" and "kommen." It explains how to conjugate regular verbs into the singular and plural present tense by adding endings like "-e" or "-en." It also notes some irregular verbs and their conjugations. Finally, it contrasts how German uses one-word present tense constructions without a helping "to be" verb, unlike English constructions like "I am playing."

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German Verb Conjugation Guide

The document discusses German verb conjugation and tenses. It provides the base and infinite forms of common verbs like "finden" and "kommen." It explains how to conjugate regular verbs into the singular and plural present tense by adding endings like "-e" or "-en." It also notes some irregular verbs and their conjugations. Finally, it contrasts how German uses one-word present tense constructions without a helping "to be" verb, unlike English constructions like "I am playing."

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Was haben Sie am Gestern gelesen?

Haben Sie zeit gefunden?

Ja, ich Zeit gefunden

Finden – to find .

Essen – to eat, Sehen – to see

Verb stem/base form of verb, Verb infinte form

Kommen – to come

Infinite form – the verb will have en ending and the meaning in English will be always “to before a
verb”

Base form/ Verb sTem – the verb form with out any endings

In German language the base form/verb stem will be with out en

For example – Komm- come, find- find, Wohn- live, Seh – see, Trink- drink

Verb Konjugation

Adding endings to verb according to Subject or according to 1 st person ,2nd person, 3rd person etc…

Singular Plural

Ich – Base form +e Wir – Base form +en

Du - Base form +st ihr – Base form +t

Sie – Base form+en Sie – Base form +en – formal way of

Er/sie/es- base form +t sie – Base form+en

While addressing formally in Singular oder plural we always use Sie

Ich – e wir -en

Du-st ihr - t

Sie-en Sie-en

Er/sie/es-t sie -en

Irregular verbs

These verbs will not follow the past tense rule

In English

Book – booked watch -watched play- played

The above verbs we add ed ending .. this is past tense rule

Drink – drunk eat – ate , see – saw

The above verbs will not add ed ending


Although there are some verbs which are regular , but there conjugation is irregular

For example – arbeiten – to work

Base form – arbeit

The base form ending with d or t the conjugation is different for the verb

We add extra e after d or t in du/er/sie/es, ihr forms

Ich- arebite wir - arbeiten

Du-arbeitest ihr - arbeitet

Sie – arbeiten Sie -arbeiten

Er/er/sie – arbeitet sie – arbeiten

There is no present continuous tense in German

In English we add verb to be + Verb +ing

Verb- to be. The verb to be is helping verb

I -am we - are

You- are you – are

He/she/it-is they – are

I am playing cricket

In the second position two verbs are coming together

Sein – to be this is helping verb, the usage of helping verb in 2nd position is not allowed in German

Ich – bin -am Wir – sind -are

Du – bist – are ihr – Seid - are

Sie -Sind -are Sie -sind -are

Er/sie/es – ist -is sie – sind -are

Ich bin spiele Kricket – this Is wrong , because two verbs should not be in 2nd position

Was trinken Sie

Ich trinke wasser

Kochen – to cook

Was kochst du?

Ich koche essen

Was kocht sie?

Sie kocht pizza

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