tragen
to carry; to wear
The a→ä change appears only in du and er/sie/es in present tense. Plural forms keep a.
| Person | PresentPräsens | Simple pastPräteritum | PerfectPerfekt |
|---|---|---|---|
| ich | trage | trug | habe getragen |
| du | trägst | trugst | hast getragen |
| er / sie / es | trägt | trug | hat getragen |
| wir | tragen | trugen | haben getragen |
| ihr | tragt | trugt | habt getragen |
| sie / Sie | tragen | trugen | haben getragen |
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tragen · ich trug · ich habe getragen
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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.