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A1 · SUPPLEMENTARY GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Regular and irregular present tense verbs

Regular endings are -e, -st, -t, -en, -t, -en. Some stems add an extra e for pronunciation, as in du arbeitest. Some strong verbs change the stem vowel in du and er/sie/es, such as fahren and lesen. Sein and haben need their own forms. Do not extend a strong-verb vowel change to wir or ihr.

Reference

Subjectlernenfahrenlesenhaben
ichlernefahrelesehabe
dulernstfährstliesthast
er / sie / eslerntfährtliesthat
wir / sie / Sielernenfahrenlesenhaben
ihrlerntfahrtlesthabt

Try four exercises

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1. Du ___ nach Berlin. (fahren)
Answer and explanation

fährst

Fahren changes a to ä with du.

2. Er ___ ein Buch. (lesen)
Answer and explanation

liest

Lesen has the irregular singular form liest.

3. Ihr ___ heute. (arbeiten)
Answer and explanation

arbeitet

Arbeiten needs -et with ihr.

4. Wir ___ Zeit. (haben)
Answer and explanation

haben

Wir takes haben; habt belongs to ihr.

Use it yourself

Write or say two new sentences using this pattern. Compare the forms and word order with the reference above.

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