sehen
to see
The e→ie change appears in du and er/sie/es in present tense. The plural present forms keep e.
| Person | PresentPräsens | Simple pastPräteritum | PerfectPerfekt |
|---|---|---|---|
| ich | sehe | sah | habe gesehen |
| du | siehst | sahst | hast gesehen |
| er / sie / es | sieht | sah | hat gesehen |
| wir | sehen | sahen | haben gesehen |
| ihr | seht | saht | habt gesehen |
| sie / Sie | sehen | sahen | haben gesehen |
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sehen · ich sah · ich habe gesehen
Using the table
The rows cover the six person/number patterns. Formal Sie uses the same verb form as plural sie, with its capital letter retained in a sentence. German Perfekt often translates naturally as an English simple past, so choose the meaning from context.
These are ordinary main-clause forms. A separable prefix stays joined with its verb in a verb-final subordinate clause. Modal verbs with another governed infinitive use the separate double-infinitive pattern rather than mechanically keeping the standalone perfect forms above.