REGULAR VERBS
All verbs are in the "Präsens"-tense (Simple Present but also Present Continous)
Modal verbs add additional information to a verb, i.e. the possibility/permission, the
necessity or the desire for an action.
Example: Ich kann (modal verb) Auto fahren (infinitive) -> I can (able to) drive (a) car.
Other examples:
"Sollen" (shall/are to) and "möchten" (would like) are also modal verbs but don't change
the vowel. Still the ending in "sollen" is like the other modal verbs,
-> ich soll-, du sollst, er/sie/es soll-, wir sollen, ihr sollt, sie sollen
while "möchten" (would like) is formed (more or less) regularly
-> ich möchte, du möchtest, er/sie/es möchte, wir möchten, ihr möchtet, sie möchten
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Conjugation of verbs
Verbs whose stem finish on a d or t like: retten (save), möchten (would like), reden
(talk) and laden (load); and verbs whose stem finish on a "closing sound" +m or n
like: atmen (breathe), rechnen (calculate), widmen (dedicate) or wappnen (arm) add in
2nd pers. Singular (du), 3rd person singular (er/sie/es) and 2nd person plural (ihr) an "e"
after the stem.
Verbs whose stem finish on s, ß, x or z, loose the s in the ending -st of the 2nd person
singular (du).
Other examples:
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Conjugation of verbs
In the 2nd (du) and 3rd person singular (er/sie/es) the stem vowel of some verbs
changes.
Other examples:
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Conjugation of verbs
Some irregular verbs change in the 2nd (du) and 3rd person singular (er/sie/es) the "e"
with an "i" or "ie".
Other examples:
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Conjugation of verbs
e-Tilgung – e-deletion
ändern
Ich ändere
Du änderst
Er ändert
Wir ändern
Ihr ändert
Sie ändern
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