A1 foundations · Lesson 4

Regular verbs in the present tense

Conjugate lernen and wohnen with subject pronouns.

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  • Conjugate lernen and wohnen with subject pronouns.

Regular verbs in the present tense

Remove -en from lernen and wohnen to get lern- and wohn-. Add -e for ich, -st for du, -t for er/sie/es and ihr, and -en for wir, plural sie and formal Sie. The finite verb takes the second position in a simple statement.

Examples

Ich lerne Deutsch.

Meaning

I am learning German.

Du wohnst in Essen.

Meaning

You live in Essen.

Heute lernen wir zusammen.

Meaning

We are learning together today.

Lesson exercises

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Exercise 1 / 10

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Ich ___ Deutsch.

Correct answer: lerne

Why? Use -e with ich: lerne.

Exercise 2 / 10

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Du ___ in Köln.

Correct answer: wohnst

Why? Add -st to wohn- with du.

Exercise 3 / 10

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Mia ___ Englisch.

Correct answer: lernt

Why? Mia is third-person singular, so use lernt.

Exercise 4 / 10

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Wir ___ in Bonn.

Correct answer: wohnen

Why? Use wohnen with wir.

Exercise 5 / 10

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Ihr ___ zusammen.

Correct answer: lernt

Why? The ihr form ends in -t.

Exercise 6 / 10

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Lena und Tom ___ hier.

Correct answer: wohnen

Why? Lena and Tom form a plural subject: wohnen.

Exercise 7 / 10

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Frau Roth, ___ Sie hier?

Correct answer: wohnen

Why? Formal Sie takes wohnen.

Exercise 8 / 10

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Heute / ich / lernen / Deutsch

Correct answer: Heute lerne ich Deutsch.

Why? After Heute, put lerne and then ich.

Exercise 9 / 10

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er + wohnen → ?

Correct answer: er wohnt

Why? With er, add -t: wohnt.

Exercise 10 / 10

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lernen → Stamm

Correct answer: lern

Why? Removing -en leaves the stem lern-.

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