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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	schwingen	['ʃvɪŋən]	to swing
1. person singular	ich schwang	[ɪç ʃvaŋ]	I swung
2. person singular (familiar)	du schwangst	[du: ʃvaŋst]	you swung
3. person singular	er/sie/es schwang	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ʃvaŋ]	he/she/it swung
1. person plural	wir schwangen	[vi:ə 'ʃvaŋən]	we swung
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr schwangt	[i:ə ʃvaŋt]	you swung
3. person plural	sie schwangen	[zi: 'ʃvaŋən]	they swung
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie schwangen	[zi: 'ʃvaŋən]	you swung
infinitive	schwören	['ʃvø:rən]	to swear
1. person singular	ich schwor	[ɪç ʃvo:ɐ]	I swore
2. person singular (familiar)	du schworst	[du: ʃvo:ɐst]	you swore
3. person singular	er/sie/es schwor	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ʃvo:ɐ]	he/she/it swore
1. person plural	wir schworen	[vi:ə 'ʃvo:rən]	we swore
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr schwort	[i:ə ʃvo:ɐt]	you swore
3. person plural	sie schworen	[zi: 'ʃvo:rən]	they swore
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie schworen	[zi: 'ʃvo:rən]	you swore
infinitive	sehen	['ze:ən]	to see
1. person singular	ich sah	[ɪç za:]	I saw
2. person singular (familiar)	du sahst	[du: za:st]	you saw
3. person singular	er/sie/es sah	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs za:]	he/she/it saw
1. person plural	wir sahen	[vi:ə 'za:ən]	we saw
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr saht	[i:ə za:t]	you saw
3. person plural	sie sahen	[zi: 'za:ən]	they saw
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie sahen	[zi: 'za:ən]	you saw
infinitive	sein	[zain]	to be
1. person singular	ich war	[ɪç va:ɐ]	I was
2. person singular (familiar)	du warst	[du: va:ɐst]	you were
3. person singular	er/sie/es war	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs va:ɐ]	he/she/it was
1. person plural	wir waren	[vi:ə 'va:rən]	we were
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr wart	[i:ə va:ɐt]	you were
3. person plural	sie waren	[zi: 'va:rən]	they were
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie waren	[zi: 'va:rən]	you were
infinitive	senden 1)	['zɛndən]	to send
1. person singular	ich sandte	[ɪç 'zantə]	I sent
2. person singular (familiar)	du sandtest	[du: 'zantəst]	you sent
3. person singular	er/sie/es sandte	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'zantə]	he/she/it sent
1. person plural	wir sandten	[vi:ə 'zantən]	we sent
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr sandtet	[i:ə 'zantət]	you sent
3. person plural	sie sandten	[zi: 'zantən]	they sent
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie sandten	[zi: 'zantən]	you sent
infinitive	singen	['zɪŋən]	to sing
1. person singular	ich sang	[ɪç zaŋ]	I sang
2. person singular (familiar)	du sangst	[du: zaŋst]	you sang
3. person singular	er/sie/es sang	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs zaŋ]	he/she/it sang
1. person plural	wir sangen	[vi:ə 'zaŋən]	we sang
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr sangt	[i:ə zaŋt]	you sang
3. person plural	sie sangen	[zi: 'zaŋən]	they sang
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie sangen	[zi: 'zaŋən]	you sang
infinitive	sinken	['zɪŋkən]	to sink
1. person singular	ich sank	[ɪç zaŋk]	I sank
2. person singular (familiar)	du sankst	[du: zaŋkst]	you sank
3. person singular	er/sie/es sank	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs zaŋk]	he/she/it sank
1. person plural	wir sanken	[vi:ə 'zaŋkən]	we sank
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr sankt	[i:ə zaŋkt]	you sank
3. person plural	sie sanken	[zi: 'zaŋkən]	they sank
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie sanken	[zi: 'zaŋkən]	you sank
infinitive	sinnen	['zɪnən]	to muse/brood/reflect on sth
1. person singular	ich sann	[ɪç zan]	I mused
2. person singular (familiar)	du sannst	[du: zanst]	you mused
3. person singular	er/sie/es sann	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs zan]	he/she/it mused
1. person plural	wir sannen	[vi:ə 'zanən]	we mused
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr sannt	[i:ə zaŋt]	you mused
3. person plural	sie sannen	[zi: 'zanən]	they mused
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie sannen	[zi: 'zanən]	you mused
infinitive	sitzen	['zɪtsən]	to sit
1. person singular	ich saß	[ɪç za:s]	I sat
2. person singular (familiar)	du saßest/saßt	[du: 'za:səst/za:st]	you sat
3. person singular	er/sie/es saß	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs za:s]	he/she/it sat
1. person plural	wir saßen	[vi:ə 'za:sən]	we sat
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr saßt	[i:ə za:st]	you sat
3. person plural	sie saßen	[zi: 'za:sən]	they sat
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie saßen	[zi: 'za:sən]	you sat
infinitive	speien	['ʃpaiən]	to spit
1. person singular	ich spie	[ɪç ʃpi:]	I spat
2. person singular (familiar)	du spiest	[du: ʃpi:st]	you spat
3. person singular	er/sie/es spie	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ʃpi:]	he/she/it spat
1. person plural	wir spieen	[vi:ə 'ʃpi:ən]	we spat
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr spiet	[i:ə ʃpi:t]	you spat
3. person plural	sie spieen	[zi: 'ʃpi:ən]	they spat
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie spieen	[zi: 'ʃpi:ən]	you spat

SUPPLEMENT
1) senden in the sense of to broadcast a TV or radio programme has a regular conjugation
infinitive	senden	['zɛndən]	to broadcast/transmit
1. person singular	ich sendete	[ɪç 'zɛndətə]	I broadcasted
2. person singular (familiar)	du sendetest	[du: 'zɛndətəst]	you broadcasted
3. person singular	er/sie/es sendete	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'zɛndətə]	he/she/it broadcasted
1. person plural	wir sendeten	[vi:ə 'zɛndətən]	we broadcasted
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr sendetet	[i:ə 'zɛndətət]	you broadcasted
3. person plural	sie sendeten	[zi: 'zɛndətən]	they broadcasted
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie sendeten	[zi: 'zɛndətən]	you broadcasted
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