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This is a list of verbs in the past tense in German. First let's start with the raw format before conjugating the verbs to the past form. Make sure to compare this table and the one below it.
| To see: sehen |
| To write: schreiben |
| To love: lieben |
| To give: geben |
| To play: spielen |
| To read: lesen |
| To understand: verstehen |
| To have: haben |
| To know: wissen |
| To learn: lernen |
| To think: denken |
| To work: arbeiten |
| To speak: sprechen |
| To drive: fahren |
| To smile: lächeln |
| To find: finden |
These samples show how the verbs above are conjugated in the past tense in a sentence which includes all the object pronouns (I, you, she...).
| I saw you: Ich sah dich |
| I wrote with a pen: Ich schrieb mit einem Stift |
| You loved apples: Du liebtest Äpfel |
| You gave money: Du gabst Geld |
| You played tennis: Du spieltest Tennis |
| He read (past) a book: Er las ein Buch |
| He understood me: Er verstand mich |
| She had a cat: Sie hatte eine Katze |
| She knew my friend: Sie kannte meiner Freund |
| We wanted to learn: Wir wollten lernen |
| We thought Spanish is easy: Wir dachten, Spanisch ist einfach |
| You (plural) worked here: Ihr arbeitetet hier |
| You (plural) spoke French: Ihr spracht Französisch |
| They drove a car: Sie fuhren ein Auto |
| They smiled: Sie lächelten |
After the past tense in German, make sure to check the other tenses (present, and future), which we hope you enjoyed. You can also choose your own topic from the menu above.
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