Mixed Verbs

Question 1

bringen

ˈbrɪŋən

Answer 1

to bring, take (to)
Preterite: brachte
Past participle: gebracht
Auxiliary: haben

Question 2

denken

ˈdɛŋkən

Answer 2

to think
Preterite: dachte
Past participle: gedacht
Auxiliary: haben
Prepositions: über = about (acc.)

Question 3

brennen

ˈbrɛnən

Answer 3

to burn
Preterite: brannte // brennte
Past participle: gebrannt
Auxiliary: haben

Question 4

kennen

ˈkɛnən

Answer 4

to know (ie be acquainted with)
Preterite: kannte // kennte
Past participle: gekannt
Auxiliary: haben

Question 5

nennen

ˈnɛnən

Answer 5

to name, call
Preterite: nannte // nennte
Past participle: genannt
Auxiliary: haben

Question 6

rennen

ˈrɛnən

Answer 6

to run (fast), race
Preterite: rannte // rennte
Past participle: gerannt
Auxiliary: sein*
Prepositions: an/gegen = (run/bump) into; gegen = (bump) against
*Either “haben” or “sein” when used to mean “run/set (a time/record)”.

Question 7

senden

ˈzɛndn

Answer 7

to send
Preterite: sandte // sendete
Past participle: gesandt
Auxiliary: haben
Prepositions: an = to (acc.); nach = for (sb)
- Either regular or mixed.
- Also a regular verb meaning “broadcast/transmit”.

Question 8

wenden

ˈvɛndn

Answer 8

to turn
Preterite: wandte // wendete
Past participle: gewandt
Auxiliary: haben
Prepositions: zu = towards; an = to (sb/sth) (for help)
- Either regular or mixed (elev.).

Question 9

backen

ˈbakn

Answer 9

to bake
Umlaut change: bäck
Preterite: buk
Past participle: gebacken
Auxiliary: haben
- Either irregular (old) or mixed. 
- Also a regular verb meaning "stick (to), cake (on) (eg dirt) (dial. inf.)".

Question 10

hauen

ˈhauən

Answer 10

to hit (inf.), clout/clobber (inf.); cut, hew
Preterite: hieb
Past participle: gehauen
Auxiliary: haben*
*Either “haben” or “sein” when used to mean “hit (against)”.
- Either regular (dial.), irregular (when used to mean hit, clout/clobber) or mixed.

Question 11

mahlen

ˈmaːlən

Answer 11

to grind
Past participle: gemahlen
Auxiliary: haben

Question 12

salzen

ˈzaltsn

Answer 12

to salt
Past participle: gesalzen
Auxiliary: haben

Question 13

spalten

ˈʃpaltn

Answer 13

to split, chop (wood)
Past participle: gespalten
Auxiliary: haben
- Either regular or mixed.

Question 14

melken

ˈmɛlkn

Answer 14

to milk
Vowel change: milkt
Preterite: molk
Past participle: gemolken
Auxiliary: haben
- Either regular (rare), irregular (old) or mixed.

Question 15

schinden

ˈʃɪndn

Answer 15

to maltreat; overwork, drive hard
Irregular form: schundest*
Past participle: geschunden
Auxiliary: haben
*Stem change and irregular ending in 2nd person singular of preterite indicative tense (rare).

Question 16

haben

ˈhaːbn

Answer 16

to have
Irregular forms: hast, hat
Preterite: hatte
Past participle: gehabt
Auxiliary: haben

Question 17

sein

zain

Answer 17

to be
Irregular forms: bin, bist, ist, sind, seid; sei, sei(e)st
Preterite: war
Past participle: gewesen 
Auxiliary: sein

Question 18

werden

ˈveːɐdn

Answer 18

to become; will, would (subjunctive II)
Irregular forms: wirst, wird
Preterite: wurde*/ward**
Past participle: geworden/worden**/***
Auxiliary: sein
*The preterite indicative uses the mood signal -e.
**Certain meanings (old, lit.).
***Takes the form "worden" when used in conjunction with another past participle.