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 kommen ['kɔmən] to come
1. person singular ich kam ç ka:m] I came
2. person singular (familiar) du kamst [du: ka:mst] you came
3. person singular er/sie/es kam [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ka:m] he/she/it came
1. person plural wir kamen [vi:ə 'ka:mən] we came
2. person plural (familiar) ihr kamt [i:ə ka:mt] you came
3. person plural sie kamen [zi: 'ka:mən] they came
polite form (singular + plural) Sie kamen [zi: 'ka:mən] you came
       
infinitive können ['kœnən] to be able to
1. person singular ich konnte ç 'kɔntə] I could
2. person singular (familiar) du konntest [du: 'kɔntəst] you could
3. person singular er/sie/es konnte [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'kɔntə] he/she/it could
1. person plural wir konnten [vi:ə 'kɔntən] we could
2. person plural (familiar) ihr konntet [i:ə 'kɔntət] you could
3. person plural sie konnten [zi: 'kɔntən] they could
polite form (singular + plural) Sie konnten [zi: 'kɔntən] you could
       
infinitive kriechen ['kri:çən] to crawl
1. person singular ich kroch ç krɔx] I crawled
2. person singular (familiar) du krochst [du: krɔxst] you crawled
3. person singular er/sie/es kroch [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs krɔx] he/she/it crawled
1. person plural wir krochen [vi:ə 'krɔxən] we crawled
2. person plural (familiar) ihr krocht [i:ə krɔxt] you crawled
3. person plural sie krochen [zi: 'krɔxən] they crawled
polite form (singular + plural) Sie krochen [zi: 'krɔxən] you crawled
       
infinitive laden ['la:dən] to load
1. person singular ich lud ç lu:t] I loaded
2. person singular (familiar) du ludst [du: lu:tst] you loaded
3. person singular er/sie/es lud [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs lu:t] he/she/it loaded
1. person plural wir luden [vi:ə 'lu:dən] we loaded
2. person plural (familiar) ihr ludet [i:ə 'lu:dət] you loaded
3. person plural sie luden [zi: 'lu:dən] they loaded
polite form (singular + plural) Sie luden [zi: 'lu:dən] you loaded
       
infinitive laden ['la:dən] to invite
1. person singular ich lud ç lu:t] I invited
2. person singular (familiar) du ludst [du: lu:tst] you invited
3. person singular er/sie/es lud [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs lu:t] he/she/it invited
1. person plural wir luden [vi:ə 'lu:dən] we invited
2. person plural (familiar) ihr ludet [i:ə 'lu:dət] you invited
3. person plural sie luden [zi: 'lu:dən] they invited
polite form (singular + plural) Sie luden [zi: 'lu:dən] you invited
       
infinitive lassen ['lasən] to let
1. person singular ich ließ ç li:s] I let
2. person singular (familiar) du ließest/ließt [du: 'li:sɛst/li:st] you let
3. person singular er/sie/es ließ [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs li:s] he/she/it let
1. person plural wir ließen [vi:ə 'li:sən] we let
2. person plural (familiar) ihr ließt [i:ə li:st] you let
3. person plural sie ließen [zi: 'li:sən] they let
polite form (singular + plural) Sie ließen [zi: 'li:sən] you let
       
infinitive laufen ['laufən] to run/walk
1. person singular ich lief ç li:f] I ran
2. person singular (familiar) du liefst [du: li:fst] you ran
3. person singular er/sie/es lief [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs li:f] he/she/it ran
1. person plural wir liefen [vi:ə 'li:fən] we ran
2. person plural (familiar) ihr lieft [i:ə li:ft] you ran
3. person plural sie liefen [zi: 'li:fən] they ran
polite form (singular + plural) Sie liefen [zi: 'li:fən] you ran
       
infinitive leiden ['laidən] to suffer
1. person singular ich litt ç lɪt] I suffered
2. person singular (familiar) du littest [du: 'lɪtəst] you suffered
3. person singular er/sie/es litt [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs lɪt] he/she/it suffered
1. person plural wir litten [vi:ə 'lɪtən] we suffered
2. person plural (familiar) ihr littet [i:ə 'lɪtət] you suffered
3. person plural sie litten [zi: 'lɪtən] they suffered
polite form (singular + plural) Sie litten [zi: 'lɪtən] you suffered
       
infinitive leihen ['laiən] to lend/borrow
1. person singular ich lieh ç li:] I lent
2. person singular (familiar) du liehst [du: li:st] you lent
3. person singular er/sie/es lieh [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs li:] he/she/it lent
1. person plural wir liehen [vi:ə 'li:ən] we lent
2. person plural (familiar) ihr lieht [i:ə li:t] you lent
3. person plural sie liehen [zi: 'li:ən] they lent
polite form (singular + plural) Sie liehen [zi: 'li:ən] you lent
       
infinitive lesen ['le:zən] to read
1. person singular ich las ç la:s] I read
2. person singular (familiar) du lasest/last [du: 'la:zəst/la:st] you read
3. person singular er/sie/es las [e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs la:s] he/she/it read
1. person plural wir lasen [vi:ə 'la:zən] we read
2. person plural (familiar) ihr last [i:ə la:st] you read
3. person plural sie lasen [zi: 'la:zən] they read
polite form (singular + plural) Sie lasen [zi: 'la:zən] you read
       

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