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German Verbs > Regular Verbs > Future Tense > Subjunctive
The German Regular (Weak) Verbs
All German regular verbs, also called weak verbs, follow a standard, predictable conjugation pattern in all tenses. Unlike irregular (strong) verbs, if you know how to conjugate one regular German verb, you know how to conjugate them all.
In the tables below we use the verb machen (to make, do) as an example, but you could insert any other regular German verb as well. To the example verb stem (mach- ) the appropriate ending (shown underlined) is added for each person. (Also see examples below.)
Regular (Weak) German Verbs
PRESENT TENSE |
| DEUTSCH |
ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR FORMS |
| ich mache |
I make, do |
| du machst |
you make, do |
er
sie macht
es |
he
she makes, does
it |
| PLURAL FORMS |
| wir machen |
we make, do |
| ihr macht |
you (guys) make, do |
| sie machen |
they make, do |
| Sie machen |
you make, do |
Examples:
Er kauft das Buch.
He’s buying the book.
Was sagen Sie?
What are you saying? |
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Regular Verbs with Connecting e
Some regular German verbs with a stem form that ends in -d or -t require a connecting e for endings that begin with a consonant. The verb endings are the same as for all regular verbs. The only difference is the required connecting e. Such forms are shown in green in the chart below.
Regular (Weak) German Verbs
PRESENT TENSE with CONNECTING e |
| DEUTSCH |
ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR FORMS |
| ich arbeite |
I work |
| du arbeitest |
you work |
er
sie arbeitet
es |
he
she works
it |
| PLURAL FORMS |
| wir arbeiten |
we work |
| ihr arbeitet |
you (guys) work |
| sie arbeiten |
they work |
| Sie arbeiten |
you work |
| MORE > arbeiten - fully conjugated |
Examples:
Wann endet der Film?
When does the movie end?
Sie badet jeden Tag.
She bathes every day. |
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The Simple Past Tense (Imperfekt)
The simple past tense of regular verbs adds a -te, -ten, -test or -tet ending to the verb stem. The simple past tense (imperfect) is used more in written/printed German than in spoken language.
Regular (Weak) German Verbs
SIMPLE PAST TENSE (IMPERFEKT) |
| DEUTSCH |
ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR FORMS |
| ich machte |
I made, did |
| du machtest |
you made, did |
er
sie machte
es |
he
she made, did
it |
| PLURAL FORMS |
| wir machten |
we made, did |
| ihr machtet |
you (guys) made, did |
| sie machten |
they made, did |
| Sie machten |
you made, did |
Examples:
Er kaufte das Buch.
He bought the book.
Was sagten Sie?
What did you say? |
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