The Present Tense

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The present tense ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The pronouns ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],I You (singular, friend, family, animal, child) He She it One/we We You (plural, friend, family, animal, child ) You (polite) They

Infinitives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Stems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The present tense ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The present tense ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],e st t t t t en t en ich –e du –st er –t sie –t es –t man -t wir –en ihr –t Sie –en sie –en Here are the endings for regular verbs (add them to the stems) en

Infinitives and stems – a summary The infinitive is the ‘to’ part of the verb (e.g. to sleep). In German, they end in –en . To find the stem , take off the –en . Essen  ess- Kaufen  kauf- singen  sing- Now you can add the endings to the stem.

The present tense – a summary Add the following endings to the stem of the verb: They play Sie spiel en You play (pl. polite) Sie spiel en You play (pl. CAFF) Ihr spiel t We play Wir spiel en One plays Man spiel t It plays Es spiel t She plays Sie spiel t He plays Er spiel t You play (sing. CAFF) Du spiel st I play Ich spiel e

Exercises: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Answers: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Some useful irregular verbs: they have sie haben they are sie sind they have Sie haben they are Sie sind you have Ihr habt you are ihr seid we have wir haben we are wir sind one has man hat one is man ist it has es hat it is es ist she has sie hat she is sie ist he has er hat he is er ist you have du hast you are du bist I have ich habe I am ich bin HABEN – to have SEIN – to be

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