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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 | empfehlen | [ɛm'pfe:lən] | to recommend |
1. person singular | ich empfahl | [ɪç ɛm'pfa:l] | I recommended |
2. person singular (familiar) | du empfahlst | [du: ɛm'pfa:lst] | you recommended |
3. person singular | er/sie/es empfahl | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ɛm'pfa:l] | he/she/it recommended |
1. person plural | wir empfahlen | [vi:ə ɛm'pfa:lən] | we recommended |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr empfahlt | [i:ə ɛm'pfa:lt] | you recommended |
3. person plural | sie empfahlen | [zi: ɛm'pfa:lən] | they recommended |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie empfahlen | [zi: ɛm'pfa:lən] | you recommended |
infinitive | empfinden | [ɛm'pfɪndən] | to feel |
1. person singular | ich empfand | [ɪç ɛm'pfant] | I felt |
2. person singular (familiar) | du empfandest | [du: ɛm'pfandəst] | you felt |
3. person singular | er/sie/es empfand | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ɛm'pfant] | he/she/it felt |
1. person plural | wir empfanden | [vi:ə ɛm'pfandən] | we felt |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr empfandet | [i:ə ɛm'pfandət] | you felt |
3. person plural | sie empfanden | [zi: ɛm'pfandən] | they felt |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie empfanden | [zi: ɛm'pfandən] | you felt |
infinitive | essen | ['ɛsən] | to eat |
1. person singular | ich aß | [ɪç a:s] | I ate |
2. person singular (familiar) | du aßest/ aßt | [du: 'a:səst/a:st] | you ate |
3. person singular | er/sie/es aß | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs a:s] | he/she/it ate |
1. person plural | wir aßen | [vi:ə 'a:sən] | we ate |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr aßt | [i:ə a:st] | you ate |
3. person plural | sie aßen | [zi: 'a:sən] | they ate |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie aßen | [zi: 'a:sən] | you ate |
infinitive | fahren | ['fa:rən] | to drive/go by bus/train etc. |
1. person singular | ich fuhr | [ɪç fu:ə] | I drove |
2. person singular (familiar) | du fuhrst | [du: fu:əst] | you drove |
3. person singular | er/sie/es fuhr | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs fu:ə] | he/she/it drove |
1. person plural | wir fuhren | [vi:ə 'fu:rən] | we drove |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr fuhrt | [i:ə fu:ət] | you drove |
3. person plural | sie fuhren | [zi: 'fu:rən] | they drove |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie fuhren | [zi: 'fu:rən] | you drove |
infinitive | fallen | ['falən] | to fall |
1. person singular | ich fiel | [ɪç fi:l] | I fell |
2. person singular (familiar) | du fielst | [du: fi:lst] | you fell |
3. person singular | er/sie/es fiel | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs fi:l] | he/she/it fell |
1. person plural | wir fielen | [vi:ə 'fi:lən] | we fell |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr fielt | [i:ə fi:lt] | you fell |
3. person plural | sie fielen | [zi: 'fi:lən] | they fell |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie fielen | [zi: 'fi:lən] | you fell |
infinitive | fangen | ['faŋən] | to catch |
1. person singular | ich fing | [ɪç fɪŋ] | I caught |
2. person singular (familiar) | du fingst | [du: fɪŋst] | you caught |
3. person singular | er/sie/es fing | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs fɪŋ] | he/she/it caught |
1. person plural | wir fingen | [vi:ə 'fɪŋən] | we caught |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr fingt | [i:ə fɪŋt] | you caught |
3. person plural | sie fingen | [zi: 'fɪŋən] | they caught |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie fingen | [zi: 'fɪŋən] | you caught |
infinitive | fechten | ['fɛçtən] | to fence |
1. person singular | ich focht | [ɪç fɔxt] | I fenced |
2. person singular (familiar) | du fochtest | [du: 'fɔxtəst] | you fenced |
3. person singular | er/sie/es focht | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs fɔxt] | he/she/it fenced |
1. person plural | wir fochten | [vi:ə 'fɔxtən] | we fenced |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr fochtet | [i:ə 'fɔxtət] | you fenced |
3. person plural | sie fochten | [zi: 'fɔxtən] | they fenced |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie fochten | [zi: 'fɔxtən] | you fenced |
infinitive | finden | ['fɪndən] | to find |
1. person singular | ich fand | [ɪç fant] | I found |
2. person singular (familiar) | du fandest | [du: 'fandəst] | you found |
3. person singular | er/sie/es fand | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs fant] | he/she/it found |
1. person plural | wir fanden | [vi:ə 'fandən] | we found |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr fandet | [i:ə 'fandət] | you found |
3. person plural | sie fanden | [zi: 'fandən] | they found |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie fanden | [zi: 'fandən] | you found |
infinitive | flechten | ['flɛçtən] | to plait |
1. person singular | ich flocht | [ɪç flɔxt] | I plaited |
2. person singular (familiar) | du flochtst | [du: flɔxtst] | you plaited |
3. person singular | er/sie/es flocht | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs flɔxt] | he/she/it plaited |
1. person plural | wir flochten | [vi:ə 'flɔxtən] | we plaited |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr flochtet | [i:ə 'flɔxtət] | you plaited |
3. person plural | sie flochten | [zi: 'flɔxtən] | they plaited |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie flochten | [zi: 'flɔxtən] | you plaited |
infinitive | fliegen | ['fli:gən] | to fly |
1. person singular | ich flog | [ɪç flo:k] | I flew |
2. person singular (familiar) | du flogst | [du: flo:kst] | you flew |
3. person singular | er/sie/es flog | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs flo:k] | he/she/it flew |
1. person plural | wir flogen | [vi:ə 'flo:gən] | we flew |
2. person plural (familiar) | ihr flogt | [i:ə flo:kt] | you flew |
3. person plural | sie flogen | [zi: 'flo:gən] | they flew |
polite form (singular + plural) | Sie flogen | [zi: 'flo:gən] | you flew |
infinitive | fliehen | ['fli:ən] | to flee |
1. person singular | ich floh | [ɪç flo:] | I fled |
2. person singular (familiar) | du flohst | [du: flo:st] | you fled |
3. person singular | er/sie/es floh | [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs flo:] | he/she/it fled |
1. person plural | wir flohen | [vi:ə 'flo:ən] | we fled |
2. person plural | ihr floht | [i:ə flo:t] | you fled |
3. person plural | sie flohen | [zi: 'flo:ən] | they fled |
polite form | Sie flohen | [zi: 'flo:ən] | you fled |
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