Most German verbs form the present tense by dropping the -en from the infinitive andĮr/sie/es/man -t (macht) sie/Sie -en (machen)Ģ. Other examples include brennen, nennen,rennen, senden, bringen, denken, mgen, wissen, and the modal verbs.ĪnsersGE_01 (315-331).qxd 8/12/05 1:33 PM įorms1. The simple past tense is formed with -te: Er kannte den Strand sehr gut. IRREGULAR WITH -TE IN THE SIMPLE PAST (instead of mixed) An example is the verb kennen: er kennt, er kannte, er hat. Other examples include fahren, gehen, and schlafen.ī. The simple past is formed without-te: Er kam zum Strand. IRREGULAR WITHOUT -TE IN THE SIMPLE PAST (instead of strong) An example is the verbkommen: er kommt, er kam, er ist. IRREGULAR With irregular verbs, there is a vowel change in some conjugations.Ī. It is formed withthe suffix -te: Er machte sich auf den Weg an den Strand.Ģ. With regular verbs, there is no vowel change in the simple past. Other examples include fragen, lachen, reservieren, andwandern. REGULAR (instead of weak) An example of a regular verb is machen: er macht, ermachte, er hat gemacht. Somegrammar textbooks use terms such as weak, strong, or mixed as names for verb classes this book will not use those terms, but will instead use the following terminology for easier reference.ġ.
(Kasusfunktion Teil 1: Nominativ, Akkusativ und Dativ)ġ.6 Declension of der-Words (Deklination von der-Wrtern) 1.7 Declension of ein-Words (Deklination von ein-Wrtern) 1.8 Weak Nouns (N-Deklination) 1.9 Dative Verbs (Dativverben) 1.10 Accusative Prepositions (Prpositionen mit dem Akkusativ) 1.11 Dative Prepositions (Prpositionen mit dem Dativ) 1.12 Two-Way Prepositions (Wechselprpositionen) 1.13 Imperatives (Imperativ)ġ.1 Present Tense Conjugations (Konjugationen im Prsens)A note about verb classes:German verbs can be classified into categories according to how they are conjugated. E I N H E I T 11Das Reisen 1.1 Present Tense Conjugations (Konjugationen im Prsens) 1.2 Prefixed Verbs (Verben mit Prfix) 1.3 Gender (Geschlecht) 1.4 Compound Nouns (Komposita) 1.5 The Function of Case, Part 1: Nominative, Accusative, and Dative