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Verb overview
1. Weak (regular) and strong (irregular) Germanverbs: a summary Did you know… German has 170 irregular verbs. English has 283! Count yourself lucky being a native English speaker
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3. Some verbs change their vowel in the du & er/sie/es forms, like: helfen(to help) hilfst, hilft lesen(to read) liest, liest geben(to give) gibst, gibt sprechen(to speak) sprichst, spricht sehen(to see) siehst, sieht nehmen(to take) nimmst, nimmt treffen(to meet) triffst, trifft
4. 3.Some verbs seem to have no rules about them! haben (to have) sein (to be) wissen (to know) ich weiß, du weißt, er/sie/es weiß
5. Note! For all verbs: the verb forms of wir (we) sie (they) Sie (you formal) are ALWAYS the same as the infinitive (the verb form you find in a dictionary) – except for sein.
6. The ihr (you plural) verb form is ALWAYS the infinitive minus the -en plus –t denken (to think)= ihr denkt treffen (to meet) = ihr trefft laufen (to run) = ihr lauft lesen (to read) = ihr lest
7. How can you tell if a verb is regular?Check a dictionary or verb list – if it isn’t in there, it’s regular!All irregular verbs are listed in your dictionary.
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