Present Tense Endings Flashcards
Present tense verb conjugation for 1st person singular (Ich) is…
-e (drop -en from the ending and add your -e)
Present tense verb conjugation for 2nd person singular (Du) is…
-st (drop -en from the ending and add your -st)
I play or I am playing (spielen)
ich spiele
You play or you are playing (spielen)
du spielst
I learn or I am learning (lernen)
ich lerne
You learn or you are learning
du lernst
I work or I am working (arbeiten)
ich arbeite
You work or you are working (arbeiten)
du arbeitest
Present tense verb conjugation for 3rd person singular (er, sie, or es) is…
-t (drop -en from the ending and add your -t)
VERBS ENDING IN -D OR -T ADD -ET FOR THE CONJUGATION
He plays or he is playing (spielen)
er spielt
She learns or she is learning (lernen)
sie lernt
It works or it is working (arbeiten)
es arbeitet
Present tense verb conjugation for 1st person plural (wir) is…
-en (just keep your -en that’s at the end of the verb)
Present tense verb conjugation for 2nd person formal ((Sie) Indicated by the title Mr. or Ms.) is…
-en (just keep your -en that’s at the end of the verb)
We play or we are playing (spielen)
wir spielen
You (Mr. or Ms.) play or you are playing
Sie spielen
We learn or we are learning
wir lernen
You (Mr. or Ms.) learn or you are learning
Sie lernen
We work or we are working
wir arbeiten
You (Mr. or Ms.) work or you are working
Sie arbeiten