Verbs in the present tense
Regular endings, sein and haben, and vowel changes.
15 minutes · A free lesson from A1: Erste Schritte (first steps) · Roman and Urdu pronunciation guides and English meanings are shown under each phrase
| wohnenSay: vohnuhnوونَنMeans: to live (somewhere); (we/they/you formal) live | seinSay: zainزائنMeans: to be | habenSay: haabuhnہابَنMeans: to have; (we/they/you formal) have | |
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| ichSay: ikh (soft ch)اِخ (نرم آواز)Means: I | wohneSay: vohnuhوونَMeans: (I) live | binSay: binبِنMeans: (I) am | habeSay: haabuhہابَMeans: (I) have |
| duSay: dooدُوMeans: you (informal) | wohnstSay: vohnstوونستMeans: (you) live | bistSay: bistبِستMeans: (you) are | hastSay: hastہاستMeans: (you) have |
| er / sie / esSay: ehr, zee, ehsاےر, زی, اےسMeans: he / she / it | wohntSay: vohntوونتMeans: (he/she/it) lives; (you all) live | istSay: istاِستMeans: (he/she/it) is | hatSay: hatہاتMeans: (he/she/it) has |
| wirSay: veerویرMeans: we | wohnenSay: vohnuhnوونَنMeans: to live (somewhere); (we/they/you formal) live | sindSay: zintزِنتMeans: (we/they/you formal) are | habenSay: haabuhnہابَنMeans: to have; (we/they/you formal) have |
| ihrSay: eerایرMeans: you (plural, informal) | wohntSay: vohntوونتMeans: (he/she/it) lives; (you all) live | seidSay: zaitزائتMeans: (you all) are | habtSay: haaptہاپتMeans: (you all) have |
| sie / SieSay: zee, zeeزی, زیMeans: they / you (formal) | wohnenSay: vohnuhnوونَنMeans: to live (somewhere); (we/they/you formal) live | sindSay: zintزِنتMeans: (we/they/you formal) are | habenSay: haabuhnہابَنMeans: to have; (we/they/you formal) have |
Quick check: Er ___ jeden Morgen Zeitung. (lesen)Say: ehr, yehduhn morguhn tsaitung. lehzuhnاےر, یےدَن مورگَن تسائتُنگ. لےزَنMeans: He [reads] the newspaper every morning. (to read)
- lest
- liest
- lesen
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B: liest
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: Choose the right form: “Wir ___ in Berlin.”
- wohnt
- wohnst
- wohnen
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C: wohnen — With wir the verb ends in -en: wir wohnen.
Quick check: Choose the right form of “sein”: “Ihr ___ sehr nett.”
- sind
- seid
- ist
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B: seid — sein is irregular: ihr seid, wir sind, er ist.
Quick check: Choose the right form of “haben”: “Er ___ heute keine Zeit.”
- hat
- habt
- hast
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A: hat — er, sie and es take hat. ihr habt, du hast.