Regelmäßige+Verben+im+Präsenz

__Regelmaessige Verben im Praesenz Or Regular Verbs in the Present Tense__

Regular verbs in the present tense are pretty easy to remember. Personal subject pronouns are...


 * Ich - I
 * du - You
 * Sie - You (formal)
 * sie - She/It
 * er - He/It
 * es - It
 * wir - We
 * ihr - You ( Familiar plural)
 * Sie - You (Formal plural)
 * sie - They

The verb spielen is an example of a regular verb. The -**en** of the infinitive is dropped and endings are added to the verb stem to form the present tense. German verbs have different endings for most persons.

This is how we conjugate a regular verb in the present tense: spielen (to play) Stem (spiel)

Singular Plural
 * ich spiel**e** || I play || Ich spiel**e** gern Basketball. ||
 * du spiel**st** || you play || Spiel**st** du Fussball? ||
 * er spie**lt** || he plays || Er spiel**t** mit mir. ||
 * sie spie**lt** || she plays || Sie spie**lt** Karten. ||
 * es spie**lt** || it plays || Es spie**lt** gut Gitarre ||
 * wir spiel**en** || we play || Wir spiel**en** Basketball. ||
 * ihr spiel**t** || you (people) play || Spiel**t** ihr Monoploy? ||
 * sie spiel**en** || they play || Sie spiel**en** Golf. ||
 * Sie spiel**en** || you play || Spiel**en** Sie heute**?** ||

media type="youtube" key="sRbijCWHN6A" height="487" width="612" There are some irregular ones though...

Exceptions: If a verb stem ends in a -**d** or -**t** then an -**e-** is inserted before the endings -**t** and -**st.** If a verb stem ends in -**z,**the **du-** form ending is -**t.** The verbs **Arbeiten** and **tanzen** follow these patterns.

warten (to wait) stem (wart)
 * Ich wart**e** |||| I wait ||
 * Du wart**est** |||| You wait ||
 * Er warte**t** |||| He waits ||
 * Sie warte**t** |||| She waits ||
 * Es warte**t** || It waits ||


 * Ich pflanze || I wait ||
 * Du pflanzest || You wait ||  ||
 * Er pflanzt |||| He waits ||
 * Sie pflanzt || they wait ||  ||
 * Es pflanzt || it waits ||  ||

Another exception is the word **haben.** It has irregular forms for **du** and **er/sie/es.**

haben (to have) stem (hab)


 * Ich hab**e** |||| I have ||
 * Du h**ast** |||| You have ||
 * Er H**at** |||| He has ||
 * Sie H**at** |||| She has ||
 * Es H**at** |||| It has ||

If you want to learn about verbs with stem changes in the present tense, then click this If you want to learn about separable verbs in the present tense, then click this

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