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1
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Conjugating

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To conjugate means to give the different forms of a verb depending on the subject. English only has two regular conjugations in the present tense, no ending and -s ending (I, you, we, they runvs.he/she/it runs). To conjugate regular verbs in German, remove the -en ending and add the following endings (* though some of these verbs require spelling changes in addition to adding these endings):

  • e (ich)
  • en (sie)
  • st (du)
  • t (sie)
  • t (er)
  • en (Sie)
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antworten *

A

to answer

3
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arbeiten

A

to work

4
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beginnen

A

to begin

5
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bekommen

A

to get

6
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benutzen

A

to use

7
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besuchen

A

to visit

8
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bezahlen

A

to pay for

9
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bleiben

A

to remain/stay

10
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brauchen

A

to need

11
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dauern

A

to last

12
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denken

A

to think

13
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entdecken

A

to discover

14
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erfinden

A

to invent

15
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ergänzen

A

to complete

16
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erlauben

A

to permit

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erzählen

A

to tell

18
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essen *

A

to eat

19
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finden

A

to find

20
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fischen

A

to fish

21
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fliegen

A

to fly

22
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fragen

A

to ask

23
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gehen

A

to go

24
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gewinnen

A

to win

25
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glauben

A

to believe/think

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helfen *

A

to help

27
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kaufen

A

to buy

28
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kennen

A

to know (people)

29
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kommen

A

to come

30
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laufen *

A

to run

31
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lehren

A

to teach

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lernen

A

to learn

33
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lieben

A

to love

34
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liegen

A

to lay

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machen

A

to make

36
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passieren

A

to happen

37
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rauchen

A

to smoke

38
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reisen

A

to travel

39
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rennen

A

to run

40
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rufen

A

to call

41
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sagen

A

to say

42
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schlafen

A

to sleep

43
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schreiben

A

to write

44
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schwimmen

A

to swim

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sehen *

A

to see

46
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singen

A

to sing

47
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sitzen *

A

to sit

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sparen

A

to save (money)

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stecken

A

to put

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stehen

A

to stand

51
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studieren

A

to study

52
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suchen

A

to look for

53
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tanzen

A

to dance

54
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treffen *

A

to meet

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trennen

A

to separate

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trinken

A

to drink

57
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verdienen

A

to earn (money)

58
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vergessen

A

to forget

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verlieren

A

to lose

60
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versprechen

A

to promise

61
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verstehen

A

to understand

62
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warten

A

to wait

63
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waschen *

A

to wash

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winken

A

to wave

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wischen

A

to wipe

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wünschen

A

to wish/desire

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ziehen

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to move

68
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Additional Info:

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English has three ways of expressing the present tense, such as I run, I am running, I do run. All three of these tenses are translated as one tense in German (ich laufe.) However, you can addgeradeafter the verb to indicate the progressive form. Ich mache meine Hausaufgabencan be translated asI do my homework or I’m doing my homework. Ich mache gerade meine Hausaufgabenis translated asI’m doing my homework.

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