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A-Level German
Tenses
The present
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Regular verbs
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Irregular verbs
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to form the present tense:
take the end off of the
INFINITIVE
,
keep the
STEM
,
then just add the correct
PRESENT TENSE ENDING
eg:
gehen
ich GEH(e)
du GEH(st)
wir GEH(en)
regular(weak) verbs:
remove -en or -n to get the
STEM
,
then add either
'e'
,
'st'
,
't'
or
'en'
eg
wohnen
ich wohne
du wohnst
er/sie/es/man wohnte
wir/Sie/sie wohnen
ihr wohnt
irregular (strong) verbs:
the
vowel
in the stem changes in 2nd and 3rd pers. sing. use the same endings
a ->
ä
[ waschen = wäschst, wascht]
long e ->
i
[geben = gibst, gibt]
e ->
ie
[ sehen = siehst, sieht]
modal verbs in the present:
stem has a different
vowel
for singular forms ( können -> ich kann)
first and third person sing have
no
ending
(sollen-> er/sie/es soll)
the second verb used with a modal is always in the
infinitive
( ich mag nichts versäumen)
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