Present - Irregular Verbs (Junior Cert German): Flashcards

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Present - Irregular Verbs
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Alternative name for irregular verbs

Strong verbs

Which forms change vowel in irregular verbs

du and er/sie/es

Forms that keep original stem vowel

ich, wir, ihr, sie/Sie

Number of main vowel change patterns

Four

Vowel change pattern 1

e → i

Vowel change pattern 2

e → ie

Vowel change pattern 3

a → ä

Vowel change pattern 4

au → äu

Example verb for e → i pattern

geben

Example verb for e → ie pattern

stehlen

Example verb for a → ä pattern

halten

Example verb for au → äu pattern

laufen

Special case completely irregular verb

wissen

Irregular verb endings vs regular verb endings

Same endings

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