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Grammar

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.

Audios will follow.

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Form	German	Phonetic Script	English
infinitive	preisen	['praizən]	to praise
1. person singular	ich pries	[ɪç pri:s]	I praised
2. person singular (familiar)	du priesest/priest	[du: 'pri:zəst/pri:st]	you praised
3. person singular	er/sie/es pries	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs pri:s]	he/she/it praised
1. person plural	wir priesen	[vi:ə 'pri:zən]	we praised
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr priest	[i:ə pri:st]	you praised
3. person plural	sie priesen	[zi: 'pri:zən]	they praised
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie priesen	[zi: 'pri:zən]	you praised
infinitive	quellen	['kvɛlən]	to swell/pour out of
1. person singular	ich quoll	[ɪç kvɔl]	I swelled
2. person singular (familiar)	du quollst	[du: kvɔlst]	you swelled
3. person singular	er/sie/es quoll	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs kvɔl]	he/she/it swelled
1. person plural	wir quollen	[vi:ə 'kvɔlən]	we swelled
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr quollt	[i:ə kvɔlt]	you swelled
3. person plural	sie quollen	[zi: 'kvɔlən]	they swelled
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie quollen	[zi: 'kvɔlən]	you swelled
infinitive	raten	['ra:tən]	to guess
1. person singular	ich riet	[ɪç ri:t]	I guessed
2. person singular (familiar)	du rietst	[du: ri:tst]	you guessed
3. person singular	er/sie/es riet	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ri:t]	he/she/it guessed
1. person plural	wir rieten	[vi:ə 'ri:tən]	we guessed
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr rietet	[i:ə 'ri:tət]	you guessed
3. person plural	sie rieten	[zi: 'ri:tən]	they guessed
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie rieten	[zi: 'ri:tən]	you guessed
infinitive	reiben	['raibən]	to rub
1. person singular	ich rieb	[ɪç ri:p]	I rubbed
2. person singular (familiar)	du riebst	[du: ri:pst]	you rubbed
3. person singular	er/sie/es rieb	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ri:p]	he/she/it rubbed
1. person plural	wir rieben	[vi:ə 'ri:bən]	we rubbed
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr riebt	[i:ə ri:pt]	you rubbed
3. person plural	sie rieben	[zi: 'ri:bən]	they rubbed
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie rieben	[zi: 'ri:bən]	you rubbed
infinitive	reißen	['raisən]	to rip
1. person singular	ich riss	[ɪç rɪs]	I ripped
2. person singular (familiar)	du rissest/risst	[du: 'rɪsəst/rɪst]	you ripped
3. person singular	er/sie/es riss	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs rɪs]	he/she/it ripped
1. person plural	wir rissen	[vi:ə 'rɪsən]	we ripped
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr risst	[i:ə rɪst]	you ripped
3. person plural	sie rissen	[zi: 'rɪsən]	they ripped
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie rissen	[zi: 'rɪsən]	you ripped
infinitive	reiten	['raitən]	to ride
1. person singular	ich ritt	[ɪç rɪt]	I rode
2. person singular (familiar)	du rittest	[du: rɪtəst]	you rode
3. person singular	er/sie/es ritt	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs rɪt]	he/she/it rode
1. person plural	wir ritten	[vi:ə 'rɪtən]	we rode
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr rittet	[i:ə 'rɪtət]	you rode
3. person plural	sie ritten	[zi: 'rɪtən]	they rode
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie ritten	[zi: 'rɪtən]	you rode
infinitive	rennen	['rɛnən]	to run
1. person singular	ich rannte	[ɪç 'rantə]	I ran
2. person singular (familiar)	du ranntest	[du: 'rantəst]	you ran
3. person singular	er/sie/es rannte	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'rantə]	he/she/it ran
1. person plural	wir rannten	[vi:ə 'rantən]	we ran
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr ranntet	[i:ə 'rantət]	you ran
3. person plural	sie rannten	[zi: 'rantən]	they ran
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie rannten	[zi: 'rantən]	you ran
infinitive	riechen	['ri:çən]	to smell
1. person singular	ich roch	[ɪç rɔx]	I smelled
2. person singular (familiar)	du rochst	[du: rɔxst]	you smelled
3. person singular	er/sie/es roch	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs rɔx]	he/she/it smelled
1. person plural	wir rochen	[vi:ə 'rɔxən]	we smelled
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr rocht	[i:ə rɔxt]	you smelled
3. person plural	sie rochen	[zi: 'rɔxən]	they smelled
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie rochen	[zi: 'rɔxən]	you smelled
infinitive	ringen	['rɪŋən]	to wrestle/struggle
1. person singular	ich rang	[ɪç raŋ]	I wrestled
2. person singular (familiar)	du rangst	[du: raŋst]	you wrestled
3. person singular	er/sie/es rang	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs raŋ]	he/she/it wrestled
1. person plural	wir rangen	[vi:ə 'raŋən]	we wrestled
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr rangt	[i:ə raŋt]	you wrestled
3. person plural	sie rangen	[zi: 'raŋən]	they wrestled
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie rangen	[zi: 'raŋən]	you wrestled
infinitive	rinnen	['rɪnən]	to flow/run
1. person singular	ich rann	[ɪç ran]	I flowed
2. person singular (familiar)	du rannst	[du: ranst]	you flowed
3. person singular	er/sie/es rann	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs ran]	he/she/it flowed
1. person plural	wir rannen	[vi:ə 'ranən]	we flowed
2. person plural (familiar)	ihr rannt	[i:ə rant]	you flowed
3. person plural	sie rannen	[zi: 'ranən]	they flowed
polite form (singular + plural)	Sie rannen	[zi: 'ranən]	you flowed
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