Day 20 - Present tense conjugations Flashcards

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Present tense verbs in German have three meanings: I ~, I am ~ing, I do ~. There is no separate grammar for the continuous tense. All verbs in German except sein (to be) and tun (to do) end with -en. There are two types of verbs in German, called strong verbs and weak verbs. In English we say irregular and regular verbs. To conjugate any verb, drop the final -en and add the following ending:

Verb Endings
ich -e
du -st
er -t
sie -t
es -t
wir -en
ihr -t
sie -en
Sie -en

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Notice for wir, sie, and Sie there is no real change because -en is added right back. Study the following verb conjugation: sagen (to say) ich sage du sagst er sagt sie sagt es sagt wir sagen ihr sagt sie sagen Sie sagen

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If a verb ends with -ten like arbeiten (to work), instead of dropping -EN only drop the -N in the du, ihr, and er / sie / es forms. This makes sense, because it’s kind of difficult to say something like Du arbeitst. (du arbeitEst)

Study the following example:
arbeit..en (to work)
ich arbeit..e
du arbeite..st
er arbeite..t
sie arbeite..t
es arbeite..t
wir arbeit..en
ihr arbeite..t
sie arbeit..en
Sie arbeit..en

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sagen…to say

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hören…to hear

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machen…to do or to make

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arbeiten…to work

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fragen (nach)…to ask or question

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lernen…to study or to learn

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reden…to talk

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kaufen…to buy

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lieben…to love

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spielen…to play

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  1. What is she saying?
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Was redet ihr? NO…Was sagt sie.

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  1. Do you hear that?
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Hörst du das?

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  1. What are you doing?
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Was machst du? Was Machen Sie?

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  1. Where do you work?
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Wo arbeiten Sie? Wo arbeitest du?

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  1. We are asking her about something.
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Wir fragen sie nach etwas.

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  1. I study every day.
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Ich lerne jeden Tag.

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  1. They are always talking.
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Sie reden immer.

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  1. I buy milk at the supermarket.
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Ich kaufe milch am Supermarkt. NO…Ich kaufe Milch IM Supermarkt.

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  1. Do you love me?
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Liebst du mich?

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  1. The kids play every day.
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Die Kinder spielen jeden Tag.