A Foundation Course in Reading German, 2017a
A Foundation Course in Reading German, 2017a
A Foundation Course in Reading German, 2017a
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PERSON SINGULAR PLURAL<br />
1ST ich schwamm wir schwammen<br />
2ND du schwammst ihr schwammt<br />
3RD er/sie/es schwamm sie/Sie schwammen<br />
Note: Both the first and third person s<strong>in</strong>gular past tense forms of irregular verbs<br />
have no end<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />
Exceptions to the Rule<br />
There are a few common verbs <strong>in</strong> <strong>German</strong> that do not follow the general rule <strong>in</strong> the<br />
formation of their simple past forms. These are listed <strong>in</strong> the list of irregular verbs,<br />
because they have a change of vowel <strong>in</strong> the past tenses. Some common examples<br />
are:<br />
INFINITIVE<br />
PAST TENSE 3RD PERSON SINGULAR<br />
brennen (to burn) brannte<br />
br<strong>in</strong>gen (to br<strong>in</strong>g) brachte<br />
denken (to th<strong>in</strong>k) dachte<br />
senden (to send) sandte<br />
wenden (to turn wandte<br />
wissen (to know a fact) wußte<br />
kennen (to know a person/object kannte<br />
F<strong>in</strong>ally, note that “simple past” is called “preterite” <strong>in</strong> some grammar reference<br />
works.<br />
Unit: 3: Articles, simple past<br />
5. Verbal Prefixes and Compound Nouns<br />
WORD FORMATION<br />
These sections of the textbook help improve your speed dur<strong>in</strong>g the skimm<strong>in</strong>g phase<br />
of read<strong>in</strong>g and gradually build vocabulary.