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Verbs

Past Tense

Irregular Forms

The following list shows the forms of the irregular verbs (also called "strong verbs"). With these forms, at least the stem vocal changes.

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Form	German	Phonetic Script	English
infinitive	befehlen	[bə'fe:lən]	to command
1. person singular	ich befahl	[ɪç bə'fa:l]	I commanded
2. person singular (familiar)	du befahlst	[du: bə'fa:lst]	you commanded
3. person singular	er/sie/es befahl	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs bə'fa:l]	he/she/it commanded
1. person plural	wir befahlen	[vi:ə bə'fa:lən]	we commanded
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr befahlt	[i:ə bə'fa:lt]	you commanded
3. person plural	sie befahlen	[zi: bə'fa:lən]	they commanded
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie befahlen	[zi: bə'fa:lən]	you commanded
infinitive	beginnen	[bə'gɪnən]	to begin
1. person singular	ich begann	[ɪç bə'gan]	I began
2. person singular (familiar)	du begannst	[du: bə'ganst]	you began
3. person singular	er/sie/es begann	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs bə'gan]	he/she/it began
1. person plural	wir begannen	[vi:ə bə'ganən]	we began
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr begannt	[i:ə bə'gant]	you began
3. person plural	sie begannen	[zi: bə'ganən]	they began
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie begannen	[zi: bə'ganən]	you began
infinitive	beißen	['baisən]	to bite
1. person singular	ich biss	[ɪç bɪs]	I bit
2. person singular (familiar)	du bissest/ bisst	[du: 'bɪsəst/bɪst]	you bit
3. person singular	er/sie/es biss	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs bɪs]	he/she/it bit
1. person plural	wir bissen	[vi:ə 'bɪsən]	we bit
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr bisst	[i:ə bɪst]	you bit
3. person plural	sie bissen	[zi: 'bɪsən]	they bit
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie bissen	[zi: 'bɪsən]	you bit
infinitive	bergen	['bɛrgən]	to rescue/save/recover
1. person singular	ich barg	[ɪç bark]	I rescued
2. person singular (familiar)	du bargst	[du: barkst]	you rescued
3. person singular	er/sie/es barg	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs bark]	he/she/it rescued
1. person plural	wir bargen	[vi:ə 'bargən]	we rescued
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr bargt	[i:ə barkt]	you rescued
3. person plural	sie bargen	[zi: 'bargən]	they rescued
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie bargen	[zi: 'bargən]	you rescued
infinitive	bersten	['bɛrstən]	to burst/explode
1. person singular	ich barst	[ɪç barst]	I burst
2. person singular (familiar)	du barst	[du: barst]	you burst
3. person singular	er/sie/es barst	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs barst]	he/she/it burst
1. person plural	wir barsten	[vi:ə 'barstən]	we burst
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr barstet	[i:ə 'barstət]	you burst
3. person plural	sie barsten	[zi: 'barstən]	they burst
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie barsten	[zi: 'barstən]	you burst
infinitive	biegen	['bi:gən]	to bend
1. person singular	ich bog	[ɪç bo:k]	I bent
2. person singular (familiar)	du bogst	[du: bo:kst]	you bent
3. person singular	er/sie/es bog	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs bo:k]	he/she/it bent
1. person plural	wir bogen	[vi:ə 'bo:gən]	we bent
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr bogt	[i:ə bo:kt]	you bent
3. person plural	sie bogen	[zi: 'bo:gən]	they bent
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie bogen	[zi: 'bo:gən]	you bent
infinitive	bieten	['bi:tən]	to offer
1. person singular	ich bot	[ɪç bo:t]	I offered
2. person singular (familiar)	du botest	[du: 'bo:təst]	you offered
3. person singular	er/sie/es bot	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs bo:t]	he/she/it offered
1. person plural	wir boten	[vi:ə 'bo:tən]	we offered
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr botet	[i:ə 'bo:tət]	you offered
3. person plural	sie boten	[zi: 'bo:tən]	they offered
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie boten	[zi: 'bo:tən]	you offered
infinitive	binden	['bɪndən]	to bind/tie
1. person singular	ich band	[ɪç bant]	I bound
2. person singular (familiar)	du bandst	[du: bantst]	you bound
3. person singular	er/sie/es band	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs bant]	he/she/it bound
1. person plural	wir banden	[vi:ə 'bandən]	we bound
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr bandet	[i:ə 'bandət]	you bound
3. person plural	sie banden	[zi: 'bandən]	they bound
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie banden	[zi: 'bandən]	you bound
infinitive	bitten	['bɪtən]	to beg/ask for
1. person singular	ich bat	[ɪç ba:t]	I begged
2. person singular (familiar)	du batest	[du: 'ba:təst]	you begged
3. person singular	er/sie/es bat	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ba:t]	he/she/it begged
1. person plural	wir baten	[vi:ə 'ba:tən]	we begged
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr batet	[i:ə 'ba:tət]	you begged
3. person plural	sie baten	[zi: 'ba:tən]	they begged
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie baten	[zi: 'ba:tən]	you begged
infinitive	blasen	['bla:zən]	to blow
1. person singular	ich blies	[ɪç bli:s]	I blew
2. person singular (familiar)	du bliesest/ bliest	[du: 'bli:zəst/bli:st]	you blew
3. person singular	er/sie/es blies	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs bli:s]	he/she/it blew
1. person plural	wir bliesen	[vi:ə 'bli:zən]	we blew
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr bliest	[i:ə bli:st]	you blew
3. person plural	sie bliesen	[zi: 'bli:zən]	they blew
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie bliesen	[zi: 'bli:zən]	you blew
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