6.5 More irregular verbs
In this section we have encountered four more verbs which are irregular in their present tenses. Their full present tense is given below.
Grammar 1: The verb "fahren" (= to travel) |
Singular |
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ich fahre |
I travel |
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du fährst
Sie fahren |
You travel (informal/formal) |
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er/sie/es fährt |
He/she/it travels |
Plural |
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wir fahren |
We travel |
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ihr fahrt
Sie fahren |
You travel (informal/formal) |
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sie fahren |
They travel |
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Grammar 2: The verb "müssen" (= to have to) |
Singular |
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ich muss |
I have to |
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du musst
Sie müssen |
You have to (informal/formal) |
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er/sie/es muss |
He/she/it has to |
Plural |
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wir müssen |
We have to |
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ihr müsst
Sie müssen |
You have to (informal/formal) |
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sie müssen |
They have to |
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Grammar 3: The verb "nehmen" (= to take) |
Singular |
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ich nehme |
I take |
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du nimmst
Sie nehmen |
You take (informal/formal) |
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er/sie/es nimmt |
He/she/it takes |
Plural |
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wir nehmen |
We take |
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ihr nehmt
Sie nehmen |
You take (informal/formal) |
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sie nehmen |
They take |
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Grammar 4: The verb "wollen" (= to want) |
Singular |
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ich will |
I want |
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du willst
Sie wollen |
You want (informal/formal) |
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er/sie/es will |
He/she/it wants |
Plural |
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wir wollen |
We want |
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ihr wollt
Sie wollen |
You want (informal/formal) |
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sie wollen |
They want |
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Test yourself!
You can test yourself on the present tense of these verbs by clicking on the two bars below:
Chapter 6.6: Separable verbs
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