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German Grammar 106 – Conjugation of regular verbs in present tense

Good news – most German verbs are regular. But unlike in English, German verbs have many different suffix endings.

To conjugate a regular verb you need the stem of the infinitive of the verb and the appropriate ending. The stem of the verb is the infinitive without -en. For example:


Infinitives: gehen (to walk), studieren (to study), wohnen (to live)

stem (infinitive without -en): geh, studier, wohn

Once you have the stem of the verb, you need the suffix endings, which are:

– with ich (I) use the ending -e
– with du (You), use the ending -st
– with the third person singular pronouns er/sie/es (He/She/It), use the ending -t
– with wir (We), use the ending -en
– with ihr (You plural), use the ending -t
– with sie/Sie (They, and the formal ‘You’), use the ending -en

Now let’s combine the endings with our three examples of verb stems:

gehen

ich gehe
du gehst
er/sie/es geht
wir gehen
ihr geht
sie/Sie gehen

studieren

ich studiere
du studierst
er/sie/es studiert
wir studieren
ihr studiert
sie/Sie studieren

wohnen

ich wohne
du wohnst
er/sie/es wohnt
wir wohnen
ihr wohnt
sie/Sie wohnen

Further examples:

Du lernst Deutsch.
You learn German.

Wir kommen aus Spanien.
We are from Spain. (lit. We come from Spain)

Ich kaufe einen Tee.
I buy a tea.

Er kopiert die Seite.
He copies the page.

EXERCISE: 106 Regular Present | NEXT: 107 Separable Verbs

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Grammar
101 Gender
102 Articles
103 Personal Pronouns
104 To be / Sein
105 To Have / Haben
106 Regular Present Tense Verbs
107 Separable Verbs
108 Questions
109 Possessive Adjectives
110 Adjectives


Exercises
101 Gender
102 Articles
103 Personal Pronouns
104 To Be - Sein
105 To Have - Haben
106 Regular Present
107 Separable Verbs
108 Questions
109 Possessive Adjectives
110 Adjectives

Vocabulary lists
101 Numbers
102 Family
103 Greetings
104 Food & Drink
105 Time
106 Rooms
107 City
108 Questions
109 Household Objects
110 Jobs

Listening practice
101 Gender
102 Articles
103 Personal Pronouns
104 To be / Sein
105 To Have / Haben
106 Regular Present Tense Verbs
107 Separable Verbs
108 Questions
109 Possessive Adjectives
110 Adjectives

Dialogues
101 Tourist Information
102 Restaurant
103 Phone Call
104 Directions
105 Shopping
106 Calling In Sick
107 Doctor & Patient
108 Ticket Office
109 Taxi
110 Hotel

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