German: Present Tense Verbs

GERMAN PRESENT TENSE VERBS:

There are many tenses in German, this section will focus on the present tense.

Basic German Verbs from Bonn

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Sein: Present tense way to say “to be” from Zurich

ich bin – I am, du bist – you are (informal), Sie sind – you are (formal), er ist – he is, sie ist – she is, es ist – it is, wir sind – we are, ihr seid – you guys are (informal), Sie sind – you guys are (formal), sie sind – they are

Haben: Present tense way to say “to have” from Zurich

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Ich habe – I have, du hast – you have (informal), Sie haben – you have (formal), er hat – he has, sie hat – she has, es hat – it has, wir haben – we have, ihr habt – you guys have (informal), Sie haben – you guys have (formal), sie haben – they have

Conjugation of German Verbs in the Present Tense from Munich, Germany

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLscGcHKJks

 from outside the Frauenkirche in Munich. Take the verb and drop the -en at the end and add these new endings, ich – e, du – st, er/sie – t, wir – en, Sie/sie – en. There are many irregulars and here is a regular example. Gehen – to go, Ich gehe, du gehst, er/sie geht, wir gehen, Sie/sie gehen.

Seperable Verbs in German

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Learn how to conjugate seperable verbs in various tenses. Verbs like anrufen, ankommen, and many more. In the preset tense the an o auf or whatever the extra seperabe part of the verb is moved to the end of the sentence. For example. I call you (anrufen), ich rufe dich an. The an moves  the end of the sentence. If there is a model verb involved then the verb does not seperate. I can call you, ich kann dich anrufen.

German Present Tense Model Verbs from Quedlinburg, Germany

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www.woltersworld.com Model verbs, “can” koennen, “want” wollen, “should” sollen, “have to” muessen. from Quedlinburg, one of Wolters Worlds favorite cities in Germany. I want – ich will, you want – du willst, she/he wants – er/sie will, we want – wir wollen, you guys/ they want – sie wollen, I should – ich soll, you should – du sollst, he/she should – er/sie soll, we should – wir sollen, you guys/ they should – sie sollen.

Moegen: To Like in German from Quedlinburg, Germany

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To say “i like something” I like – ich mag, you like – du magst, er mag – he likes, wir moegen – we like. Sie moegen – you they like. from Quedlinburg. The Fachwerk (half timbered houses) capital of Germany

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