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Present tense (Präsens / Gegenwart)

Just like in the English language, we use the German present tense to describe actions that are happening now, at the moment.

Present tense of strong and weak verbs in German
	ending	weak verb (ex. spielen – to play)	strong verb (ex. sprechen – to talk)
singular
1rst person	-e	ich spiele	ich spreche
2nd person	-st	du spielst	du sprichst
3rd person:	-t	er/sie/es spielt	er/sie/es spricht
plural
1rst person	-en	wir spielen	wir sprechen
2nd person:	-t	ihr spielt	ihr sprecht
3rd person:	-en	sie spielen	sie sprechen

German Grammar

Introduction

Grammar at a glance

Articles

Article
Definite Article
Definite Article-Usage
Indefinite Article
Indefinite Article-Usage
Omitting the article

Nouns

Nouns
Building the plural
Exceptions
Cases
Groups of declension

Adjectives & Adverbs

Declension of adjectives
...following the definite article
...following the indefinite article
...without article
Comparison

Verbs

German verb system
Auxiliary verbs
Present tense
Preterite
Present participle
Past participle
Perfect tense
Pluperfect
Future
Future perfect
Imperative
Subjunctive

Pronouns

Personal pronouns
Possessive pronouns
Reflexive pronouns
Interrogative pronouns
Relative pronouns

Word order & Sentences

Negating German phrases

Useful information

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