{"id":278670,"date":"2025-08-02T09:20:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T09:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=278670"},"modified":"2025-08-02T09:20:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T09:20:35","slug":"complete-the-table-regelmasige-verben-regular-verbs-prasens-prateritum-infinitiv-suchen-ich-suche-suchte-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/02\/complete-the-table-regelmasige-verben-regular-verbs-prasens-prateritum-infinitiv-suchen-ich-suche-suchte-1\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Complete the table Regelm\u00e4\u00dfige Verben Regular verbs Pr\u00e4sen\u0219 Pr\u00e4teritum Infinitiv -suchen ich suche suchte 1."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the correctly completed table from the exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Infinitiv<\/td>Pronomen<\/td>Pr\u00e4sens<\/td>Pr\u00e4teritum<\/td><\/tr>
0. machen<\/td>ich<\/td>mache<\/td>machte<\/td><\/tr>
1. arbeiten<\/td>er<\/td>arbeitet<\/td>arbeitete<\/td><\/tr>
2. begr\u00fc\u00dfen<\/td>wir<\/td>begr\u00fc\u00dfen<\/td>begr\u00fc\u00dften<\/td><\/tr>
3. telefonieren<\/td>sie (Sg.)<\/td>telefoniert<\/td>telefonierte<\/td><\/tr>
4. tanzen<\/td>du<\/td>tanzt<\/td>tanztest<\/td><\/tr>
5. \u00fcben<\/td>er<\/td>\u00fcbt<\/td>\u00fcbte<\/td><\/tr>
6. sammeln<\/td>ihr<\/td>sammelt<\/td>sammeltet<\/td><\/tr>
7. \u00f6ffnen<\/td>sie (Pl.)<\/td>\u00f6ffnen<\/td>\u00f6ffneten<\/td><\/tr>
8. sp\u00fclen<\/td>wir<\/td>sp\u00fclen<\/td>sp\u00fclten<\/td><\/tr>
9. plaudern<\/td>du<\/td>plauderst<\/td>plaudertest<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Explanation of German Regular Verbs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This exercise focuses on conjugating German regular verbs, also known as “schwache Verben” or weak verbs, in two essential tenses: the present tense (Pr\u00e4sens) and the simple past tense (Pr\u00e4teritum). The conjugation of these verbs follows a highly predictable and consistent pattern, which is a cornerstone of German grammar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Present Tense (Pr\u00e4sens) Conjugation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To conjugate a regular verb in the present tense, you begin with the verb’s stem, which is found by removing the infinitive ending, typically “-en” (e.g., the stem of machen<\/em> is mach<\/em>). You then attach the appropriate personal ending corresponding to the subject pronoun. The standard endings are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • ich:<\/strong>\u00a0-e (ich mache)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • du:<\/strong>\u00a0-st (du plauderst)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • er\/sie\/es:<\/strong>\u00a0-t (er \u00fcbt)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • wir:<\/strong>\u00a0-en (wir begr\u00fc\u00dfen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • ihr:<\/strong>\u00a0-t (ihr sammelt)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • sie\/Sie:<\/strong>\u00a0-en (sie \u00f6ffnen)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Certain verb stems require a minor spelling adjustment for pronunciation. If a stem ends in -t<\/strong> or -d<\/strong>, like arbeiten<\/em> or plaudern<\/em>, an extra -e-<\/strong> is inserted before the endings -st and -t. This is why the correct forms are er arbeitet<\/em> and du plauderst<\/em>. If a stem ends in -s, -\u00df,<\/strong> or -z<\/strong>, like tanzen<\/em>, the du<\/strong> form takes only a -t<\/strong> ending instead of -st, resulting in du tanzt<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Simple Past Tense (Pr\u00e4teritum) Conjugation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The simple past tense of regular verbs is also formed systematically. To the verb stem, you add a -t-<\/strong> suffix, followed by the specific Pr\u00e4teritum personal endings. The pattern is: verb stem + t + ending. The endings are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    • ich:<\/strong>\u00a0-e (ich machte)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • du:<\/strong>\u00a0-est (du tanztest)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • er\/sie\/es:<\/strong>\u00a0-e (er arbeitete)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • wir:<\/strong>\u00a0-en (wir sp\u00fclten)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • ihr:<\/strong>\u00a0-et (ihr sammeltet)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • sie\/Sie:<\/strong>\u00a0-en (sie \u00f6ffneten)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      The same pronunciation rule for stems ending in -t<\/strong> or -d<\/strong> applies here. An extra -e-<\/strong> is added before the -t- suffix to make the word easier to say, as seen in er arbeitete<\/em> and du plaudertest<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"\"<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Here is the correctly completed table from the exercise. Infinitiv Pronomen Pr\u00e4sens Pr\u00e4teritum 0. machen ich mache machte 1. arbeiten er arbeitet arbeitete 2. begr\u00fc\u00dfen wir begr\u00fc\u00dfen begr\u00fc\u00dften 3. telefonieren sie (Sg.) telefoniert telefonierte 4. tanzen du tanzt tanztest 5. \u00fcben er \u00fcbt \u00fcbte 6. sammeln ihr sammelt sammeltet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-278670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278670\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}