McKinnon Secondary College
GERMAN IRREGULAR VERBS TABLE
VERBS: |
[B-E] |
[F-G] |
[H-here-K] |
[L-R] |
[S-S] |
[T-Z] |
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Infinitive |
Meaning |
Present Tense er/sie/es |
Imperfect Tense ich & er/sie/es |
Participle (e.g. for Passive, & for Perfect Tense) |
| haben | have | hat | hatte | gehabt |
| halten | hold, ALSO bring yourself to a standstill | hält | hielt | gehalten |
| * Another meaning: Ich halte ihn für intelligent (I consider him to be intelligent). | ||||
| hängen | be hanging | hängt | hing | gehangen |
| * When used in the meaning "to hang something", its a weak verb: Ich hängte das Bild an die Wand im Wohnzimmer (I hung the picture on the wall in the living room). | ||||
| heben | raise, lift | hebt | hob | gehoben |
| heißen | be called, ALSO 'bid' | heißt | hieß | geheißen |
| * "Bid" as in: Sie hieß mich willkommen (She bid me welcome/she welcomed me). | ||||
| helfen | help | hilft | half | geholfen |
| kennen | know (a place, person, situation etc.) | kennt | kannte | gekannt |
| klingen | sound | klingt | klang | geklungen |
| kommen | come | kommt | kam | (bin etc) gekommen |
| können | can, be able to... | kann | konnte | gekonnt |
| kriechen | crawl | kriecht | kroch | (bin etc) gekrochen |
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