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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 | kommen | ['kɔmən] | to come |
1. person singular | ich kam | [ɪç 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 | [ɪç '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 | [ɪç 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 | [ɪç 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 | [ɪç 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 | [ɪç 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 | [ɪç 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 | [ɪç 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 | [ɪç 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 | [ɪç 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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