Conjugating Regular Verbs in the Present Tense Flashcards

1
Q

Conjugating

A

To conjugate means to give the different forms of a verb depending on the subject. English only has two regular conjugations in the present tense, no ending and -s ending (I, you, we, they runvs.he/she/it runs). To conjugate regular verbs in German, remove the -en ending and add the following endings (* though some of these verbs require spelling changes in addition to adding these endings):

  • e (ich)
  • en (sie)
  • st (du)
  • t (sie)
  • t (er)
  • en (Sie)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

antworten *

A

to answer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

arbeiten

A

to work

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

beginnen

A

to begin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

bekommen

A

to get

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

benutzen

A

to use

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

besuchen

A

to visit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

bezahlen

A

to pay for

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

bleiben

A

to remain/stay

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

brauchen

A

to need

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

dauern

A

to last

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

denken

A

to think

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

entdecken

A

to discover

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

erfinden

A

to invent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

ergänzen

A

to complete

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

erlauben

A

to permit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

erzählen

A

to tell

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

essen *

A

to eat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

finden

A

to find

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

fischen

A

to fish

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

fliegen

A

to fly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

fragen

A

to ask

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

gehen

A

to go

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

gewinnen

A

to win

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

glauben

A

to believe/think

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

helfen *

A

to help

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

kaufen

A

to buy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

kennen

A

to know (people)

29
Q

kommen

30
Q

laufen *

31
Q

lehren

32
Q

lernen

33
Q

lieben

34
Q

liegen

35
Q

machen

36
Q

passieren

37
Q

rauchen

38
Q

reisen

39
Q

rennen

40
Q

rufen

41
Q

sagen

42
Q

schlafen

43
Q

schreiben

44
Q

schwimmen

45
Q

sehen *

46
Q

singen

47
Q

sitzen *

48
Q

sparen

A

to save (money)

49
Q

stecken

50
Q

stehen

51
Q

studieren

52
Q

suchen

A

to look for

53
Q

tanzen

54
Q

treffen *

55
Q

trennen

A

to separate

56
Q

trinken

57
Q

verdienen

A

to earn (money)

58
Q

vergessen

59
Q

verlieren

60
Q

versprechen

A

to promise

61
Q

verstehen

A

to understand

62
Q

warten

63
Q

waschen *

64
Q

winken

65
Q

wischen

66
Q

wünschen

A

to wish/desire

67
Q

ziehen

68
Q

Additional Info:

A

English has three ways of expressing the present tense, such as I run, I am running, I do run. All three of these tenses are translated as one tense in German (ich laufe.) However, you can addgeradeafter the verb to indicate the progressive form. Ich mache meine Hausaufgabencan be translated asI do my homework or I’m doing my homework. Ich mache gerade meine Hausaufgabenis translated asI’m doing my homework.