Preterit Flashcards by John Klemme

backen (bake)

pret: backte
pp: gebacken

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befehlen (command)

pret: befahl
pp: befohlen

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beginnen

past: begann
pp: begonnen

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Beißen

past: biss
pp: gebissen

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Betrügen(lie/cheat)

past: betrog
pp: betrogen

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bewegen

past: bewog
pp: bewogen

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biegen (bend, turn)

past: bog
pp: bin gebogen

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bieten (offer, bid)

past: bot
po: geboten

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binden (tie)

past: band
pp: gebunden

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bitten (ask) so to do something

past; bat

pp: gebeten

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Blasen (blow)

pret: blies
past: geblasen

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Bleiben

preterit: blieb
pp: bin geblieben

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briet (roast)

brät

gebraten

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brechen (break)

brach

gebrochen

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brennen

brannte

gebrannt

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bringen

brachte

gebracht

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denken

dachte

gedacht

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dürfen

durfte

gedurft

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empfehlen (recommend)

empfahl

empfohlen

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erschrecken (to frighten)

erschrak
(bin) erschrocken
be frightened

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essen

aß

gegessen

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fahren

fuhr

gefahren

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fallen

fiel

bin gefallen

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fangen (catch)

fing
gefangen
(catch)

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finden

fand

gefunden

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fliegen

flog

bin gefloggen

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fliehen (to flee)

floh

bin geflohen

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Fliessen (flow)

floss

geflossen

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fresssen

fraß

gefressen

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frieren (freeze, be cold)

fror

bin gefroren

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geben

gab

gegeben

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gedeihen (flourish, prosper)

gedieh

bin gediehen

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gehen

ging

bin gegangen

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gelingen

gelang
bin gelungen
(Es gelang mir, ein gutes hotel zu finden)

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gelten (to be valid/worth/considered)

galt
gegolten
1. Diese karte gilt nicht mehr
2. Sie gilt als beste spielerin (she’s considered to be the best player)

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genießen (enjoy)

genoss

genossen

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geraten

to get into (trouble, conflict)

geriet

bin geraten

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geschehen

geschah

bin geschehen

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gewinnen

gewann

gewonnen

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giesen

goss

gegossen

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gleichen (resemble)

glich

geglichen

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gleiten (slide)

glitt

bin geglitten

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graben

grub

gegraben

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greifen

griff

gegriffen

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Halten

ich halte ihr für ontelligent

hielt

gehalten

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hängen

hing

gehangen

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heben

Hob

gehoben

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heißen

hieß

geheißen

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helfen

half

geholfen

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kennen

kannte

gekannt

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klingen

klang

geklungen

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kommen

kam

bin gekommen

können

konnte

gekonnt

kriechen (crawl)

kroch

bin gekrochen

laden

lud

geladen

lassen

ließ

gelassen

laufen

lief

gelaufen

laden (load and invite)

lud

geladen

lassen

ließ

gelassen

leiden (suffer)

litt

gelitten

leihen (lend)

lieh

geliehen

lesen

las

gelesen

liegen

lag

gelegen

Lügen

log

gelogen

Messen

maß

gemessen

Mögen

mochte

gemocht

müssen

musste

gemusst

nehmen

nahm

genommen

nennen

nannte

genannt

pfeifen (whistle, pipe)

pfiff

gepfiffen

Raten (guess/advise)

riet

geraten

rennen

rannte

gerannt

riechen

roch

gerochen

rufen

rief

gerufen

scheiden (separate)

schied

bin geschieden

scheinen (seem, shine)

schien

geschienen

schieben

shove, push,postpone

schob

geschoben

schießen (shoot)

schoss

geschossen

schlafen

schlief

geschlafen

Schlagen

schlug

geschlagen

schließen

schloss

geschlossen

schneiden

schnitt

geschnitten

schreiben

schrieb

geschrieben

schreien (yell)

schrie

geschrien

schweigen (to become silent)

schwieg

geschwiegen

schwellen

schwoll

bin geschwollen

schwimmen

schwamm

bin geschwommen

schwingen

schwang

geschwungen

schwören

schwur

geschworen

sehen

sieht

gesehen

Senden

sandte

gesandt

sing

sang

gesungen

sinken

sank

bin gesunken

sitzen

saß

gesessen

sollen

sollte

gesollt

sprechen

sprach

gesprochen

springen

sprang

gesprungen

stechen (prick, sting)

stach

gestochen

stehen

stand

gestanden

stehlen

stahl

gestohlen

steigen (rise, mount)

stieg

bin gestiegen

sterben

starb

bin gestorben

Stinken

stank

gestunken

Stoßen (push, kick and bump into so)

Stieß

Gestoßen

Streiten (quarrel)

Stritt

Gestritten

Tragen

trug

Getragen

Treffen (meet, Hit)

Traff

Getroffen

Trinken

Trank

Getrunken

Treten (step, go)

Trat

bin getreten

tun

tat

Getan

Verbergen (hide, conceal)

Verbarg

Verborgen

Verderben (spoil, ruin)

Verdarb

Verdorben

Vergessen

Vergaß

vergessen

verlassen (leave)

Verließ

verlassen

verlieren (lose)

verlor

verloren

vermeiden (to avoid)

vermied

vermieden

verschwinden

verschwand

bin verschwunden

Verzeihen (pardon, excuse)

verzieh

verziehen

wachsen

wuchs

gewachsen

waschen

wusch

gewaschen

wenden

wandte

gewandt

werben

to advertise

warb

geworben

werden

to become

wurde

geworden

werfen

warf

geworfen

wiegen

to weigh

wog

gewogen

wissen

wusste

gewusst

wollen

to want

wollte

gewollt

ziehen

to pull

zog

gezogen

Zwingen

Zwang

gezwungen