The basics: sein, haben & werden / German auxiliary verbs

Let‘s build some basics – let’s get to know the three most important German verbs:

sein (to be), haben (to have) and werden (to become, to get).

All three are irregular verbs.

And the reason why you want to know them by heart is: they are used to build most of the tenses in German.
So if you want to talk about the past or the future, you’ll have to use them.

German auxiliary verbs in present tense
	sein (to be)	haben (to have)	werden (to become)
singular
1rst person: ich	bin	habe	werde
2nd person: du	bist	hast	wirst
3rd person: er/sie/es	ist	hat	wird
plural
1rst person: wir	sind	haben	werden
2nd person: ihr	seid	habt	werdet
3rd person: sie/Sie	sind	haben	werden

German Grammar

Introduction

Grammar at a glance

Articles

Article

Definite Article

Definite Article-Usage

Indefinite Article

Indefinite Article-Usage

Omitting the article

Nouns

Adjectives & Adverbs

Declension of adjectives

...following the definite article

...following the indefinite article

...without article

Comparison

Verbs

Pronouns

Personal pronouns

Possessive pronouns

Reflexive pronouns

Interrogative pronouns

Relative pronouns

Word order & Sentences

Negating German phrases

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