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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 | wringen | ['vrɪŋən] | to wring |
1. person singular | ich wrang | [ɪç vraŋ] | I wrung |
2. person singular (familiar) | du wrangst | [du: vraŋst] | you wrung |
3. person singular | er/sie/es wrang | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs vraŋ] | he/she/it wrung |
1. person plural | wir wrangen | [vi:ə 'vraŋən] | we wrung |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr wrangt | [i:ə vraŋt] | you wrung |
3. person plural | sie wrangen | [zi: 'vraŋən] | they wrung |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie wrangen | [zi: 'vraŋən] | you wrung |
infinitive | zeihen (old) | ['tsaiən] | to accuse |
1. person singular | ich zieh | [ɪç tsi:] | I accused |
2. person singular (familiar) | du ziehst | [du: tsi:st] | you accused |
3. person singular | er/sie/es zieh | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs tsi:] | he/she/it accused |
1. person plural | wir ziehen | [vi:ə 'tsi:ən] | we accused |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr zieht | [i:ə tsi:t] | you accused |
3. person plural | sie ziehen | [zi: 'tsi:ən] | they accused |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie ziehen | [zi: 'tsi:ən] | you accused |
infinitive | ziehen | ['tsi:ən] | to pull |
1. person singular | ich zog | [ɪç tso:k] | I pulled |
2. person singular (familiar) | du zogst | [du: tso:kst] | you pulled |
3. person singular | er/sie/es zog | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs tso:k] | he/she/it pulled |
1. person plural | wir zogen | [vi:ə 'tso:gən] | we pulled |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr zogt | [i:ə tso:kt] | you pulled |
3. person plural | sie zogen | [zi: 'tso:gən] | they pulled |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie zogen | [zi: 'tso:gən] | you pulled |
infinitive | zwingen | ['tsvɪŋən] | to force/to compel |
1. person singular | ich zwang | [ɪç tsvaŋ] | I forced |
2. person singular (familiar) | du zwangst | [du: tsvaŋst] | you forced |
3. person singular | er/sie/es zwang | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs tsvaŋ] | he/she/it forced |
1. person plural | wir zwangen | [vi:ə 'tsvaŋən] | we forced |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr zwangt | [i:ə tsvaŋ] | you forced |
3. person plural | sie zwangen | [zi: 'tsvaŋən] | they forced |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie zwangen | [zi: 'tsvaŋən] | you forced |
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