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Strong Verbs
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Strong Verbs
What strong verbs are
Strong verbs in the present tense
Strong verbs in the perfect and
imperfect tenses
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What are strong verbs?
Strong verbs are ones that behave irregularly. Most verbs
are weak and follow the same regular patterns, but strong
verbs are irregular in the present and / or past tenses.
Here are some common strong verbs in the present tense:
fahren
ich
fahre
du
fährst
er / sie / es fährt
wir
fahren
ihr
fahrt
sie
fahren
Sie
fahren
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sprechen
spreche
sprichst
spricht
sprechen
sprecht
sprechen
sprechen
essen
esse
isst
isst
essen
esst
essen
essen
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Strong verb changes
Look at the following verbs. Can you work out the three
main strong verb change patterns?
messen sterben lesen stehlen waschen schlagen
ich
du
er
messe
misst
misst
sterbe
stirbst
stirbt
lese
liest
liest
stehle
stielst
stiehlt
In the du and er / sie / es forms:
wasche
wäschst
wäscht
schlage
schlägst
schlägt
short e can change to i
long e can change to ie
a can change to ä.
You need to learn which verbs follow these patterns.
There are other changes (e.g. au
äu
and o
ö) but these are less common.
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Using strong verbs
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Strong verbs in other tenses
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