Irregular Verbs Flashcards

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1
Q

What variations exist for stems ending in a consonant (arbeiten, reden, atmen, regnen).

A

An ‘e’ is put before the endings for du and/or er/sie/es.
e.g. arbeiten = du arbeitest
kosten = er/sie/es kostet
reden = ihr redet

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2
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What changes for stems ending in -s, -ss, -ß, -x, -z, -tz

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The verb ending for du is a -t, rather than an -st.
e.g. Reist du wieder nach Italien?
du schwitzt.

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3
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Give an example of an irregular verb with a vowel change. Which forms do the changes apply to?

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The changes apply to the du and er/sie/es forms.

schlafen - er schläft
essen - sie isst
sprechen - du sprichst
lesen - du liest
sehen - er sieht

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4
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to work

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arbeiten
arbeitest
arbeitet

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5
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to cost

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kosten
kostest
kostet

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6
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to talk

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reden
redest
redet

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7
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to breathe

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atmen
atmest
atmet

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8
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to rain

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regnen
regnest
regnet

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9
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to travel

A

reisen
reist

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10
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to kiss

A

küssen
küsst

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11
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to be called

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heißen
heißt

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12
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to be

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sein
bin
bist
ist
sind

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13
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to have

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haben
hast
hat

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14
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to fax

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faxen
faxt

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15
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to dance

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tanzen
tanzt

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16
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to sweat

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schwitzen
schwitzt

17
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to sleep

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schlafen
schläfst
schläft

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to eat

A

essen
isst

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to speak

A

sprechen
sprichst
spricht

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to read

A

lesen
liest

21
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to see

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sehen
siehst
sieht

22
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to drive

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fahren
fährst
fährt

23
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to hold / to stop

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halten
hältst
hält

24
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to carry / to wear

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tragen
trägst
trägt

25
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to wash

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waschen
wäschst
wäscht

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to give

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geben
gibst
gibt

27
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to help

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helfen
hilfst
hilft

28
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to meet

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treffen
triffst
trifft

29
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to throw

A

werfen
wirfst
wirft

30
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to take

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nehmen
nimmst
nimmt

31
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to recommend

A

empfehlen
empfiehlst
empfiehlt

32
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to remain

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bleiben
bleibst
bleibt

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