Examples of Regular and Irregular German Verbs

Instances of Regular and Irregular German Verbs Powerless (standard) action words follow an anticipated example and don't fluctuate in the manner solid action words do. 1. arbeiten (to work) - normal (feeble) action word; - tet finishing Present: Er arbeitet bei SAP. - He works at SAP. (is working)Past/Preterite: Er arbeitete bei SAP. - He worked at SAP. (was working)Pres. Great/Perfekt: Er cap bei SAP gearbeitet. - He worked at SAP. (has worked)Past Perfect/Plusquamperfekt: Er hatte bei SAP gearbeitet. - He had worked at SAP.Future/Futur: Er wird bei SAP arbeiten. - He will work at SAP. 2. spielen (to play) - normal (feeble) action word Present: Sie spielt Karten. - Shes playing cards.Past/Preterite: Sie spielte Karten. - She played a card game. (was playing)Pres. Great/Perfekt: Sie cap Karten gespielt. - She played a game of cards. (has played)Past Perfect/Plusquamperfekt: Sie hatte Karten gespielt. - She had played cards.Future/Futur: Sie wird Karten spielen. - She will play a card game. 3. mitspielen (to cooperate) - ordinary (feeble) action word - detachable prefix Present: Sie spielt mit. - Shes playing along.Past/Preterite: Sie spielte mit. - She cooperated. (was playing along)Pres. Great/Perfekt: Sie cap mitgespielt. - She cooperated. (has played along)Past Perfect/Plusquamperfekt: Sie hatte mitgespielt. - She had played along.Future/Futur: Sie wird mitspielen. - She will cooperate. Solid (Irregular) German Verbs: Various Tenses These action words have unpredictable structures and should be remembered 1. fahren (to drive, travel) - solid, sporadic action word; stem-evolving Present: Er fhrt nach Berlin. - Hes driving/heading out to Berlin.Past/Preterite: Er fuhr nach Berlin. - He went/ventured out to Berlin.Pres. Great/Perfekt: Er ist nach Berlin gefahren. - He went/headed out to Berlin. (has traveled)Past Perfect/Plusquamperfekt: Er war nach Berlin gefahren. - He had gone to Berlin.Future/Futur: Er wird nach Berlin fahren. - He will venture out to Berlin. 2. sprechen (to talk) - solid, sporadic action word Present: Er spricht Deutsch. - He communicates in German. (is speaking)Past/Preterite: Er sprach Deutsch. - He communicated in German. (was speaking)Pres. Great/Perfekt: Er cap Deutsch gesprochen. - He communicated in German. (has spoken)Past Perfect/Plusquamperfekt: Er hatte Deutsch gesprochen. - He had communicated in German.Future/Futur: Er wird Deutsch sprechen. - He will communicate in German. 3. abfahren (to withdraw) - solid action word - divisible prefix Present: Wir fahren morgen abdominal muscle. - We leave/withdraw tomorrow. (are departing)Past/Preterite: Wir fuhren gestern stomach muscle. - We left yesterday. (were leaving)Pres. Great/Perfekt: Wir sind gestern abgefahren. - We left yesterday. (have departed)Past Perfect/Plusquamperfekt: Wir waren gestern abgefahren. - We had left yesterday.Future/Futur: Wir werden morgen abfahren. - We will leave/withdraw tomorrow. 4. besprechen (to examine) - solid action word - indivisible prefix Present: Wir besprechen dieses Thema. - We are examining this topic.Past/Preterite: Wir besprachen das gestern. - We talked about that yesterday. (were discussing)Pres. Great/Perfekt: Wir haben das gestern besprochen. - We talked about that yesterday. (have discussed)Past Perfect/Plusquamperfekt: Wir hatten das vorgestern besprochen. - We had examined that the day preceding yesterday.Future/Futur: Wir werden das morgen besprechen. - We will examine that tomorrow. Extraordinary Verb Examples Past activity proceeding into the present (current state): He has been living in Berlin for a long time. (he still is)Er wohnt schon seit drei Jahren in Berlin. Activity finishing off with the past: He lived (used to live) in Berlin for a long time. (be that as it may, no longer does)Er cap drei Jahre lang in Berlin gewohnt.