Verbs

Verbs explain what is happening, a state of being or an action. Verbs are an essential part of a sentence as they indicate tense, for example past, present or future.

Learn how strong (irregular) German verbs change their stem in the present tense.

The present tense in German is used to describe actions happening right now or events that occur regularly. It can also be used to express the near future.

The perfect tense is used to say what someone did, or has done, in the past.

The conditional tense is used to express what might happen in the future, as well as ambitions or intentions.

Used to discuss plans in the future.

The imperfect tense is mainly used in written or formal German. It describes past events.

Modal verbs are used to express ability, permission, necessity, obligation or possibility.

Modal verbs are used to express ability, permission, necessity, obligation or possibility.

A passive meaning can be expressed in German by using the impersonal pronoun together with an active verb.

Used to give instructions.

A prefix is a word or particle added to the start of a word to change its meaning.

A group of verbs that change when a prefix is added to them.

Verbs that do not have a subject and instead describe general situations.

Read this guide about expressing actions that happened in the past but are ongoing in the present.

Reflexive verbs are used to describe actions you do to yourself.

The imperfect subjunctive is used to talk about hypothetical or unreal situations.

An infinitive construction is a set phrase that links sentences or clauses.

How to talk about numbers and dates in German.

Using suffixes in German.

How specific types of suffixes change sentences.