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German Strong Verbs

Write the principle parts of the German verbs into the blanks. Make sure to write the auxiliary "ist + participle" for verbs whose participle does not require "haben" as an auxiliary. For help refer to the list of verbs which appears when you click on the "Help" button.

The strong verbs in German may be divided into seven groups according to the vowel change in the principal parts. Note that compound verbs follow the pattern of the basic parts.

Group III
In the past participle, "o" is used instead of "u" whenever the stem ends in "mm" or "nn".

Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle English Equivalent
A.
i
a
u
to find
to disappear
to succeed
to sing
to sink
to jump; to leap
to drink
to compel; to force
B.
i
a
o
to begin
to win
to swim

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