German Verbs - Past, Present, Future, Command

Front

I sleep. I do sleep. I am sleeping.

Back

present

Front

I slept. I have slept.

Back

conversational past/ perfekt

Front

I will sleep.

Back

future

Front

Sleep now!

Back

command

Front

Tense formed by adding -e, -st, -t, -en to verb stem based on subject.

Back

present

Front

This tense omits the subject (except formal 'you') and uses the verb stem or adds -t. For formal 'you', switch subject and verb.

Back

command

Front

Tense formed with haben/sein + past participle (ge + stem + t)

Back

conversational past/ perfekt

Front

Tense formed with "to will" + infinitive.

Back

future

Front

You (familiar singular) play Tennis in present tense:

Back

Du spielst Tennis.

Front

You (familiar singular) played Tennis in conversational past/perfekt.

Back

Du hast Tennis gespielt.