German Verb Conjugation Tests

Auxiliary verbs (Hilfsverben

  1. sein  – "to be"
  2. haben – "to have"
  3. werden – "to become" / "will" (in the future tense)

Modal verbs (Modalverben https://deutsch.lingolia.com/en/grammar/verbs/modal-verbs

  1. dürfen – "to be allowed to" / "may"
  2. können – "can" / "to be able to"
  3. mögen (möchten) – "to like" (möchten is the subjunctive form, meaning "would like")
  4. müssen – "must" / "to have to"
  5. sollen – "should" / "ought to"
  6. wollen – "want to"
If the full verb is assumed to be obvious from context, we often leave it off in colloquial speech.

Example:
Kannst du Deutsch (sprechen)?
Willst du eine Pizza (essen)?
Ich darf das (machen).
We only use the past participle of a modal verb in the present perfect and past perfect tenses in sentences without a full verb.

Example:
Das habe/hatte ich nicht gewollt
Du hast schlafen müssen.

Separable (trennbar) verbs 

The prefix comes at the end of the sentence in Präsens and Präteritum.

The prefix is attached to the beginning of past participles that start with ge-.

Impersonal Verbs (unpersönliche Verben)

es blitzt – it is lightning

es donnert – it is thundering

es hagelt – it is hailing

es regnet – it is raining

es schneit – it is snowing

es stürmt – it is storming

Main verbs (Vollverben)

senden

antworten

landen

laufen

trocknen

öffnen


Verbs- infinitive form and past participle:

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