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.

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