Conjugating regular verbs in the present tense
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Conjugating regular verbs in the present tense
Regular verbs have the following endings in the present tense:
du kaufst
er/sie/es kauft
wir kaufen
ihr kauft
sie/Sie kaufen
du arbeitest
er/sie/es arbeitet
wir arbeiten
ihr arbeitet
sie/Sie arbeiten
Ich gehe nach Hause. gehen, Präsens
I am going home.
Wir tanzen in der Disco. tanzen, Präsens
We are dancing at the disco.
Sie kauft eine Flasche Wein. kaufen, Präsens
She buys a bottle of wine.
Note: If a verb stem ends in ‑t or ‑d, an ‑e‑ is often inserted after du (you), er (he), sie (she), es (it) or ihr ("you" plural) to help with pronunciation.
Sigi badet ein Mal im Monat. baden, Präsens
Sigi takes a bath once a month.
Reitest du gerne? reiten, Präsens
Do you like riding?
Magda arbeitet im Hotel. arbeiten, Präsens
Magda works in the hotel.
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