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German Verb Conjugations

Complete conjugation tables for every verb and tense — free reference.

500 verbs
7 tenses
3500 conjugation tables
500 verbs
Type
Pattern

Tenses covered

Present (Präsens) Simple Past (Präteritum) Present Perfect (Perfekt) Past Perfect (Plusquamperfekt) Future (Futur I) Subjunctive I (Konjunktiv I) Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)

Common Verbs

denken
to think
irregular
einsetzen
to use, to deploy
nehmen
to take
irregular
beschreiben
to describe
irregular
tun
to do
irregular
benutzen
to use
dürfen
may, to be allowed to
irregular
kosten
to cost
glauben
to believe
unterstützen
to support
halten
to hold, to stop
irregular
anrufen
to call (phone)
irregular
nennen
to name, to call
irregular
beobachten
to observe
mögen
to like
irregular
prüfen
to test, to check
zeigen
to show
entscheiden
to decide
irregular
führen
to lead
übernehmen
to take over
irregular
sprechen
to speak
irregular
stoßen
to push, to bump
irregular
bringen
to bring
irregular
sammeln
to collect
leben
to live
bauen
to build
fahren
to drive, to travel
irregular
holen
to fetch, to get
meinen
to mean, to think
teilen
to share, to divide
fragen
to ask
fordern
to demand
kennen
to know (person/place)
irregular
beziehen
to relate, to obtain
irregular
gelten
to be valid, to apply
irregular
betrachten
to consider, to view
stellen
to put, to place
achten
to pay attention, to respect
spielen
to play
freuen
to please, to be glad
arbeiten
to work
lösen
to solve, to release
brauchen
to need
wünschen
to wish
folgen
to follow
versprechen
to promise
irregular
lernen
to learn
annehmen
to accept, to assume
irregular
bestehen
to exist, to pass
irregular
verändern
to change, to alter
verstehen
to understand
irregular
empfinden
to feel, to sense
irregular
setzen
to set, to put
singen
to sing
irregular
bekommen
to get, to receive
irregular
tanzen
to dance
beginnen
to begin
irregular
reisen
to travel
erzählen
to tell, to narrate
fliegen
to fly
irregular

Intermediate Verbs

versuchen
to try
schwimmen
to swim
irregular
schreiben
to write
irregular
springen
to jump
irregular
laufen
to run, to walk
irregular
werfen
to throw
irregular
erklären
to explain
schneiden
to cut
irregular
entsprechen
to correspond
irregular
waschen
to wash
irregular
sitzen
to sit
irregular
kochen
to cook
ziehen
to pull, to move
irregular
backen
to bake
irregular
scheinen
to seem, to shine
irregular
putzen
to clean
fallen
to fall
irregular
rauchen
to smoke
gehören
to belong
bezahlen
to pay
entstehen
to arise, to develop
irregular
verdienen
to earn
erhalten
to receive, to maintain
irregular
sparen
to save (money)
treffen
to meet, to hit
irregular
leihen
to lend, to borrow
irregular
suchen
to search, to look for
zahlen
to pay
legen
to lay, to put
bestellen
to order
vorstellen
to introduce, to imagine
liefern
to deliver
handeln
to act, to trade
drücken
to press, to push
erreichen
to reach, to achieve
schalten
to switch
tragen
to carry, to wear
irregular
laden
to load, to charge
irregular
schaffen
to create, to manage
irregular
speichern
to save, to store
lesen
to read
irregular
drucken
to print
verlieren
to lose
irregular
melden
to report
darstellen
to represent, to depict
anmelden
to register, to sign up
erkennen
to recognize
irregular
abmelden
to log out, to unsubscribe
entwickeln
to develop
lachen
to laugh
reden
to talk
weinen
to cry
aussehen
to look, to appear
irregular
lächeln
to smile
erscheinen
to appear
irregular
grüßen
to greet
bilden
to form, to educate
küssen
to kiss
anfangen
to start, to begin
irregular
umarmen
to hug

Extended Verbs

erwarten
to expect
streiten
to argue
irregular
wohnen
to live, to reside
gehorchen
to obey
betreffen
to concern, to affect
irregular
loben
to praise
warten
to wait
kritisieren
to criticize
vergessen
to forget
irregular
warnen
to warn
schließen
to close
irregular
empfehlen
to recommend
irregular
nutzen
to use
vorschlagen
to suggest
irregular
bitten
to ask, to request
irregular
übersetzen
to translate
kaufen
to buy
wiederholen
to repeat
verkaufen
to sell
üben
to practice
öffnen
to open
unterrichten
to teach
gewinnen
to win
irregular
erfinden
to invent
irregular
schlafen
to sleep
irregular
entdecken
to discover
treiben
to drive, to do (sports)
irregular
forschen
to research
helfen
to help
irregular
messen
to measure
irregular
rufen
to call
irregular
rechnen
to calculate
bieten
to offer
irregular
beweisen
to prove
irregular
interessieren
to interest
vermuten
to suppose, to suspect
erinnern
to remind, to remember
zweifeln
to doubt
ergeben
to result in, to yield
irregular
hoffen
to hope
verbessern
to improve
aufstehen
to get up, to stand up
irregular
mitnehmen
to take along
irregular
zählen
to count
aufmachen
to open
zurückkommen
to come back, to return
irregular
weitermachen
to continue
hinzufügen
to add
aufhören
to stop, to quit
ablehnen
to reject, to decline
zustimmen
to agree, to consent
einhalten
to comply with, to keep
irregular
vorhaben
to plan, to intend
irregular
anschauen
to look at, to watch
mitteilen
to inform, to communicate
berichten
to report
ausführen
to carry out, to execute
erfordern
to require
behandeln
to treat, to handle
herrschen
to rule, to prevail
aufbauen
to build up, to set up
vertreten
to represent
irregular
bezeichnen
to designate, to label
ausmachen
to make up, to turn off
durchführen
to carry out, to conduct
zugeben
to admit, to add
irregular
festhalten
to hold on, to record
irregular
aufzeigen
to show, to point out
berücksichtigen
to consider, to take into account
vorbereiten
to prepare
einführen
to introduce, to import
herausfinden
to find out
irregular
erarbeiten
to develop, to work out
betonen
to emphasize
auffordern
to request, to urge
sichern
to secure, to back up
gestalten
to design, to shape
aufweisen
to show, to exhibit
irregular
beeinflussen
to influence
einschließen
to include, to lock in
irregular
stattfinden
to take place
irregular
erlauben
to allow, to permit
verhindern
to prevent
überzeugen
to convince
abgeben
to hand in, to give off
irregular
beachten
to observe, to heed
formulieren
to formulate
erziehen
to raise, to educate
irregular
übertragen
to transfer, to broadcast
irregular
vorlegen
to present, to submit
ableiten
to derive, to divert
anerkennen
to recognize, to acknowledge
irregular
einschätzen
to assess, to estimate
trennen
to separate
verbringen
to spend (time)
irregular
aufhalten
to stop, to stay
irregular
scheitern
to fail
begleiten
to accompany
gründen
to found, to establish
ausdrücken
to express
festlegen
to determine, to set
belasten
to burden, to load
erwerben
to acquire, to earn
irregular
verarbeiten
to process
ergänzen
to complement, to add
ausschließen
to exclude
irregular
einbeziehen
to include, to involve
irregular
ablaufen
to expire, to run off
irregular
vorliegen
to be available, to exist
irregular
zusammenarbeiten
to cooperate, to collaborate
nachweisen
to prove, to demonstrate
irregular
umsetzen
to implement, to translate
auswählen
to select, to choose
aufgreifen
to pick up, to take up
irregular
hinweisen
to point out, to refer
irregular
abschließen
to conclude, to lock
irregular
sicherstellen
to ensure
zulassen
to allow, to admit
irregular
hervorheben
to highlight, to emphasize
irregular
zusammenfassen
to summarize
verweisen
to refer, to expel
irregular
annähern
to approach, to approximate
überprüfen
to check, to verify
auftreten
to appear, to occur
irregular
verankern
to anchor, to embed
herunterladen
to download
irregular
hochladen
to upload
irregular
installieren
to install
konfigurieren
to configure
aktualisieren
to update
tippen
to type, to tap
klicken
to click
eingeben
to enter, to input
irregular
anzeigen
to display, to show
ausfüllen
to fill out, to fill in
bestätigen
to confirm
abbrechen
to cancel, to abort
irregular
versenden
to send, to dispatch
empfangen
to receive
irregular
zurückgehen
to go back, to decline
irregular
vorgehen
to proceed, to go ahead
irregular
eintreten
to enter, to occur
irregular
abnehmen
to decrease, to lose weight
irregular
zunehmen
to increase, to gain weight
irregular
ausbrechen
to break out, to escape
irregular
fortsetzen
to continue, to resume
verzichten
to abstain, to forgo
aufgeben
to give up, to post
irregular
einstellen
to hire, to adjust
ausbilden
to train, to educate
befördern
to promote, to transport
entlassen
to dismiss, to release
irregular
kündigen
to resign, to terminate
bewerben
to apply (for a job)
irregular
verhandeln
to negotiate
einigen
to agree, to unite
abstimmen
to vote, to coordinate
wählen
to choose, to elect
kandidieren
to run (for office)
regieren
to govern, to rule
protestieren
to protest
demonstrieren
to demonstrate
finanzieren
to finance
investieren
to invest
exportieren
to export
importieren
to import
produzieren
to produce
herstellen
to produce, to manufacture
versorgen
to supply, to provide
gebrauchen
to use, to need
verbrauchen
to consume, to use up
recyceln
to recycle
schützen
to protect
retten
to save, to rescue
kämpfen
to fight, to struggle
siegen
to win, to be victorious
angreifen
to attack
irregular
verteidigen
to defend
fliehen
to flee
irregular
verfolgen
to chase, to track
befreien
to free, to liberate
überleben
to survive
leiden
to suffer
irregular
heilen
to heal, to cure
pflegen
to care for, to nurse
untersuchen
to examine, to investigate
operieren
to operate (surgery)
impfen
to vaccinate
bewegen
to move
trainieren
to train
joggen
to jog
radfahren
to cycle
irregular
klettern
to climb
schlagen
to hit, to beat
irregular
treten
to kick, to step
irregular
greifen
to grab, to grasp
irregular
drehen
to turn, to rotate
bewohnen
to inhabit
renovieren
to renovate
dekorieren
to decorate
einrichten
to furnish, to set up
umziehen
to move (house), to change clothes
irregular
aufräumen
to tidy up, to clean up
aufwachen
to wake up
einschlafen
to fall asleep
irregular
aufessen
to eat up, to finish eating
irregular
spülen
to rinse, to do dishes
bügeln
to iron
nähen
to sew
stricken
to knit
malen
to paint, to draw
zeichnen
to draw
fotografieren
to photograph
filmen
to film
komponieren
to compose (music)
aufführen
to perform
schauspielern
to act
moderieren
to moderate, to host
diskutieren
to discuss
debattieren
to debate
argumentieren
to argue
überzeugend
to be convincing
widersprechen
to contradict, to object
irregular
zuhören
to listen
interpretieren
to interpret
analysieren
to analyze
bewerten
to evaluate, to rate
urteilen
to judge
unterscheiden
to distinguish
irregular
klassifizieren
to classify
definieren
to define
vorlesen
to read aloud
irregular
zusammenstellen
to compile, to assemble
überarbeiten
to revise, to rework
korrigieren
to correct
veröffentlichen
to publish
scannen
to scan
kopieren
to copy
einfügen
to paste, to insert
löschen
to delete, to erase
archivieren
to archive
sortieren
to sort
filtern
to filter
verwalten
to manage, to organize
kommentieren
to comment
liken
to like (social media)
abonnieren
to subscribe
kommunizieren
to communicate
chatten
to chat
mailen
to email
telefonieren
to talk on the phone
videokonferieren
to video conference
präsentieren
to present
organisieren
to organize
koordinieren
to coordinate
delegieren
to delegate
motivieren
to motivate
inspirieren
to inspire
coachen
to coach
mentoren
to mentor
fördern
to promote, to foster
stärken
to strengthen
schwächen
to weaken
erweitern
to expand, to extend
einschränken
to restrict, to limit
steigern
to increase, to boost
reduzieren
to reduce
optimieren
to optimize
automatisieren
to automate
digitalisieren
to digitize
implementieren
to implement
testen
to test
debuggen
to debug
programmieren
to program, to code
kodieren
to code, to encode
modellieren
to model
simulieren
to simulate
berechnen
to calculate, to compute
schätzen
to estimate, to appreciate
vorhersagen
to predict, to forecast
irregular
buchen
to book, to reserve
reservieren
to reserve
stornieren
to cancel
umbuchen
to rebook, to reschedule
einpacken
to pack
auspacken
to unpack
verpacken
to package, to wrap
transportieren
to transport
parken
to park
tanken
to refuel
bremsen
to brake
beschleunigen
to accelerate
abbiegen
to turn (driving)
irregular
überholen
to overtake
einparken
to park (pull in)
ausparken
to pull out of parking
navigieren
to navigate
umsteigen
to transfer, to change (transport)
irregular
einsteigen
to board, to get in
irregular
aussteigen
to get off, to exit
irregular
abfahren
to depart
irregular
ankommen
to arrive
irregular
überqueren
to cross
betreten
to enter, to step on
irregular
besichtigen
to view, to tour
erkunden
to explore
spazieren
to stroll
wandern
to hike
segeln
to sail
rudern
to row
tauchen
to dive
surfen
to surf
skaten
to skate
skifahren
to ski
irregular
snowboarden
to snowboard
reiten
to ride (a horse)
irregular
angeln
to fish, to angle
jagen
to hunt
gärtnern
to garden
pflanzen
to plant
ernten
to harvest
gießen
to water (plants)
irregular
düngen
to fertilize
füttern
to feed (animals)
züchten
to breed, to cultivate
schlachten
to slaughter
melken
to milk
irregular
töten
to kill
stehlen
to steal
irregular
rauben
to rob
betrügen
to cheat, to deceive
irregular
lügen
to lie
irregular
stören
to disturb, to bother
nerven
to annoy
ärgern
to annoy, to anger
beruhigen
to calm down
entspannen
to relax
erholen
to recover, to rest
genießen
to enjoy
irregular
feiern
to celebrate

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