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VerbsStrong 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 sprechen essen
ich fahre spreche esse
du fährst sprichst isst
er / sie / es fährt spricht isst
wir fahren sprechen essen
ihr fahrt sprecht esst
sie fahren sprechen essen
Sie fahren sprechen essen
In all these examples it is only
the du and er / sie / es forms that are
irregular.
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Strong verb changes
Look at the following verbs. Can you work out the three main strong verb change patterns?
short e can change to ilong e can change to iea can change to ä.
messen sterben lesen stehlen waschen schlagen
ich messe sterbe lese stehle wasche schlage
du misst stirbst liest stielst wäschst schlägst
er misst stirbt liest stiehlt wäscht schlägt
In the du and er / sie / es forms:
There are other changes (e.g. au äu and o ö) but these are less common.
You need to learn which verbs follow these patterns.
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Using strong verbs
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Strong verbs in other tenses
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