Regular Verben (Regular Verbs)

Regular Verben (Regular Verbs)

As explained before in the worksheet of Verbs, Regular verbs are also known as the weak verbs. They follow a particular pattern while conjugating. The ‘stem’ or the ‘root’ of the verb is not changed.  Only the ending of the verb is changed. That also changes in a followed pattern for each Regular verb. We will see few examples of Regular verbs:

spielen (to play) : spiel + en

spiel is the ‘root’ or the ‘stem’

-en is the ending

While conjugating this verb : spiel will remain at its position and

-en will be changed according to the subject.

Let’s look at its conjugation:

	spielen (to play)
ich	spiele
du	spielst
er/sie/es	spielt
wir/Sie	spielen
ihr	spielt
sie (pl.)	spielen

With Ich only n is removed and it ends with -e. Ich spiele….

With du -en is removed and the -st is added. Du spielst…..

With the 3^rd person, er/sie/es and ihr -en is removed and -t is added. Er/sie/es and ihr spielt……

With Wir/Sie and the plural form (sie) , infinitive form or the full form of the verb is taken. Wir/ Sie/sie(pl.) spielen….

In the same way other regular verbs are conjugated. Let us see few more examples:

	machen (to do)	kaufen (to buy)	lernen (to learn)
ich	mache	kaufe	lerne
du	machst	kaufst	lernst
er/sie/es	macht	kauft	lernt
wir	machen	kaufen	lernen
Sie	machen	kaufen	lernen
ihr	macht	kauft	lernt
sie (pl.)	machen	kaufen	lernen