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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	spinnen	['ʃpɪnən]	to spin/be mad/be crazy
1. person singular	ich spann	[ɪç ʃpan]	I spun/was mad
2. person singular (familiar)	du spannst	[du: ʃpanst]	you spun/were mad
3. person singular	er/sie/es spann	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ʃpan]	he/she/it spun/was mad
1. person plural	wir spannen	[vi:ə 'ʃpanən]	we spun/were mad
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr spannt	[i:ə ʃpant]	you spun/were mad
3. person plural	sie spannen	[zi: 'ʃpanən]	they spun/were mad
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie spannen	[zi: 'ʃpanən]	you spun/were mad
infinitive	spleißen 1)	['ʃplaisən]	to split
1. person singular	ich spliss	[ɪç ʃplɪs]	I split
2. person singular (familiar)	du splissest/splisst	[du: 'ʃplɪsəst/ʃplɪst]	you split
3. person singular	er/sie/es spliss	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ʃplɪs]	he/she/it split
1. person plural	wir splissen	[vi:ə 'ʃplɪsən]	we split
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr splisst	[i:ə ʃplɪst]	you split
3. person plural	sie splissen	[zi: 'ʃplɪsən]	they split
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie splissen	[zi: 'ʃplɪsən]	you split
infinitive	sprechen	['ʃprɛçən]	to speak
1. person singular	ich sprach	[ɪç ʃpra:x]	I spoke
2. person singular (familiar)	du sprachst	[du: ʃpra:xst]	you spoke
3. person singular	er/sie/es sprach	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ʃpra:x]	he/she/it spoke
1. person plural	wir sprachen	[vi:ə 'ʃpra:xən]	we spoke
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr spracht	[i:ə ʃpra:xt]	you spoke
3. person plural	sie sprachen	[zi: 'ʃpra:xən]	they spoke
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie sprachen	[zi: 'ʃpra:xən]	you spoke
infinitive	sprießen 2)	['ʃpri:sən]	to spring up/to begin to grow
1. person singular	ich spross	[ɪç ʃprɔs]	I sprang up
2. person singular (familiar)	du sprossest/sprosst	[du: 'ʃprɔsəst/ʃprɔst]	you sprang up
3. person singular	er/sie/es spross	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ʃprɔs]	he/she/it sprang up
1. person plural	wir sprossen	[vi:ə 'ʃprɔsən]	we sprang up
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr sprosst	[i:ə ʃprɔst]	you sprang up
3. person plural	sie sprossen	[zi: 'ʃprɔsən]	they sprang up
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie sprossen	[zi: 'ʃprɔsən]	you sprang up
infinitive	springen	['ʃprɪŋən]	to jump
1. person singular	ich sprang	[ɪç ʃpraŋ]	I jumped
2. person singular (familiar)	du sprangst	[du: ʃpraŋst]	you jumped
3. person singular	er/sie/es sprang	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ʃpraŋ]	he/she/it jumped
1. person plural	wir sprangen	[vi:ə 'ʃpraŋən]	we jumped
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr sprangt	[i:ə ʃpraŋt]	you jumped
3. person plural	sie sprangen	[zi: 'ʃpraŋən]	they jumped
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie sprangen	[zi: 'ʃpraŋən]	you jumped
infinitive	stechen	['ʃtɛçən]	to prick/sting
1. person singular	ich stach	[ɪç ʃta:x]	I pricked
2. person singular (familiar)	du stachst	[du: ʃta:xst]	you pricked
3. person singular	er/sie/es stach	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ʃta:x]	he/she/it pricked
1. person plural	wir stachen	[vi:ə 'ʃta:xən]	we pricked
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr stacht	[i:ə ʃta:xt]	you pricked
3. person plural	sie stachen	[zi: 'ʃta:xən]	they pricked
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie stachen	[zi: 'ʃta:xən]	you pricked
infinitive	stehen	['ʃte:ən]	to stand
1. person singular	ich stand	[ɪç ʃtant]	I stood
2. person singular (familiar)	du standst	[du: ʃtantst]	you stood
3. person singular	er/sie/es stand	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ʃtant]	he/she/it stood
1. person plural	wir standen	[vi:ə 'ʃtandən]	we stood
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr standet	[i:ə 'ʃtandət]	you stood
3. person plural	sie standen	[zi: 'ʃtandən]	they stood
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie standen	[zi: 'ʃtandən]	you stood
infinitive	stehlen	['ʃte:lən]	to steal
1. person singular	ich stahl	[ɪç ʃta:l]	I stole
2. person singular (familiar)	du stahlst	[du: ʃta:lst]	you stole
3. person singular	er/sie/es stahl	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ʃta:l]	he/she/it stole
1. person plural	wir stahlen	[vi:ə 'ʃta:lən]	we stole
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr stahlt	[i:ə ʃta:lt]	you stole
3. person plural	sie stahlen	[zi: 'ʃta:lən]	they stole
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie stahlen	[zi: 'ʃta:lən]	you stole
infinitive	steigen	['ʃtaigən]	to climb/rise
1. person singular	ich stieg	[ɪç ʃti:k]	I climbed
2. person singular (familiar)	du stiegst	[du: ʃti:kst]	you climbed
3. person singular	er/sie/es stieg	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ʃti:k]	he/she/it climbed
1. person plural	wir stiegen	[vi:ə 'ʃti:gən]	we climbed
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr stiegt	[i:ə ʃti:kt]	you climbed
3. person plural	sie stiegen	[zi: 'ʃti:gən]	they climbed
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie stiegen	[zi: 'ʃti:gən]	you climbed
infinitive	sterben	['ʃtɛrbən]	to die
1. person singular	ich starb	[ɪç ʃtarp]	I died
2. person singular (familiar)	du starbst	[du: ʃtarpst]	you died
3. person singular	er/sie/es starb	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ʃtarp]	he/she/it died
1. person plural	wir starben	[vi:ə 'ʃtarbən]	we died
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr starbt	[i:ə ʃtarpt]	you died
3. person plural	sie starben	[zi: 'ʃtarbən]	they died
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie starben	[zi: 'ʃtarbən]	you died

SUPPLEMENT
1) spleißen can also have a regular conjugation while the meaning remains the same
infinitive	spleißen	['ʃplaisən]	to split
1. person singular	ich spleißte	[ɪç 'ʃplaistə]	I split
2. person singular (familiar)	du spleißtest	[du: 'ʃplaistəst]	you split
3. person singular	er/sie/es spleißte	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'ʃplaistə]	he/she/it split
1. person plural	wir spleißte	[vi:ə 'ʃplaistən]	we split
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr spleißtet	[i:ə 'ʃplaistət]	you split
3. person plural	sie spleißten	[zi: 'ʃplaistən]	they split
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie spleißten	[zi: 'ʃplaistən]	you split
2) sprießen can also have a regular conjugation while the meaning remains the same
infinitive	sprießen	['ʃpri:sən]	to spring up/to begin to grow
1. person singular	ich sprießte	[ɪç 'ʃpri:stə]	I sprang up
2. person singular (familiar)	du sprießtest	[du: 'ʃpri:stəst]	you sprang up
3. person singular	er/sie/es sprießte	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'ʃpri:stə]	he/she/it sprang up
1. person plural	wir sprießten	[vi:ə 'ʃpri:stən]	we sprang up
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr sprießtet	[i:ə 'ʃpri:stət]	you sprang up
3. person plural	sie sprießten	[zi: 'ʃpri:stən]	they sprang up
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie sprießten	[zi: 'ʃpri:stən]	you sprang up
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