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Verbs

Explore all six indicative tenses, with subjunctive and imperative forms, examples and links to practice.

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A

anrufento call by telephone
antwortento answer; to reply
arbeitento work
aufstehento get up

B

beginnento begin; to start
bekommento get; to receive
besuchento visit
bezahlento pay; to pay for
bleibento stay; to remain
brauchento need
bringento bring

D

denkento think
dürfento be allowed to; may

E

einkaufento shop; to buy groceries
einsteigento get in; to board
essento eat

F

fahrento travel by vehicle; to drive
findento find
fliegento fly
fragento ask

G

gebento give
gehento go; to walk

H

habento have
haltento hold; to stop
heißento be called
helfento help
hörento hear; to listen

K

kaufento buy
kennento know; to be familiar with
kommento come; to arrive
könnento be able to; can

L

lassento let; to leave
laufento run; to walk
lebento live; to be alive
lernento learn; to study
lesento read
liegento lie; to be situated

M

machento make; to do
mitbringento bring along
mögento like
müssento have to; must

N

nehmento take

Ö

öffnento open

S

sagento say; to tell
schlafento sleep
schreibento write
sehento see
seinto be
sich freuento be pleased; to look forward
sitzento sit
sollenshould; to be supposed to
spielento play
sprechento speak
stehento stand
suchento look for; to search

T

tragento carry; to wear
treffento meet; to hit
trinkento drink

V

vergessento forget
verstehento understand

W

werdento become
wissento know a fact
wohnento live; to reside
wollento want

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