Strong Verbs / Weak Verbs

Question 1

Weak [regular] Verbs

Answer 1

NO stem vowel changes (Umlaut changes).
Takes -TE endings in SIMPLE PAST and SUBJUNCTIVE II.
Takes -T endings for their past participles.

Question 2

NO stem vowel changes (Umlaut changes)
Takes -TE endings in SIMPLE PAST and SUBJUNCTIVE II.
Takes -T endings for their past participles.

Answer 2

Weak [regular] Verbs

Question 3

Strong [irregular] Verbs

Answer 3

HAS stem vowel changes (Umlaut changes).
Takes SAME ENDINGS as modal verbs in Simple Past.
Takes -EN endings for their Past Participles.

Question 4

HAS stem vowel changes (Umlaut changes).
Takes SAME ENDINGS as modal verbs in Simple Past.
Takes -EN endings for their past participles.

Answer 4

Strong [irregular] Verbs

Question 5

Mixed [aka irregular weak verbs] Verbs

Answer 5

HAS stem vowel changes (Umlaut changes).
HAS weak verb endings
(-TE in Simple Past and Subjunctive II)
(-T endings for their Past Participles)

Question 6

HAS stem vowel changes (Umlaut changes).
HAS weak verb endings
(-TE in Simple Past and Subjunctive II)
(-T endings for their Past Participles)

Answer 6

Mixed [aka irregular weak verbs] Verbs

Question 7

haben, du hast, hatte, (habe) gehabt
kennen, kannte, gekannt
wissen, wusste, gewusst
denken, dachte, gedacht
bringen, brachte, gebracht
rennen, rannte, (bin) gerannt [to run]
nennen, nannte, genannt [to call (in the sense of naming)]
brennen, brannte, gebrannt [to burn]

Answer 7

Common Mixed Verbs

Question 8

Common Mixed Verbs

Answer 8

haben, du hast, hatte, (habe) gehabt
kennen, kannte, gekannt
wissen, wusste, gewusst
denken, dachte, gedacht
bringen, brachte, gebracht
rennen, rannte, (bin) gerannt [to run]
nennen, nannte, genannt [to call (in the sense of naming)]
brennen, brannte, gebrannt [to burn]

Question 9

How do you know?

Answer 9

• Special forms = strong verb
• High chance of weak verbs if never seen before:
  {-te endings and -t endings in past participle, no vowel changes (Umlaut changes)}
• If it looks like English, most likely STRONG.

Question 10

No “-ge”, has “-ieren”

Answer 10

WEAK VERB