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Verbs in the Present Tense

Verbs are conjugated in German. This means that their form depends on the subject of the sentence. Examples:

Regular verbs in the present tense:

Most verbs have a fixed verb stem in the present tense, followed by the conjugation markers -e, -st, -t, -en, -t, -en, as shown in the following list.

 Example:

The verb sagen (to say)

Verbs with stem changes in the present tense:

Some verbs change their stem and their principle part in the second and third person singular. Frequently used stem-changing verbs are:

 Example:

the verb sehen (to see)

See also:

Sein & haben
Modal verbs
Verbs with prefixes