Can you name the German Verbs: infinitive, simple past, past participle? by Spierling

Can you name the German Verbs: infinitive, simple past, past participle?

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Present Tense	Past Tense	English Translation
backen		to bake
backen		0
befehlen		to order/command
befehlen		0
beginnen		to begin
beginnen		0
beißen		to bite
beißen		0
bestechen		to corrupt
bestechen		0
bestreiten		to argue
bestreiten		0
betrügen		to deceive
betrügen		0
beweisen		to prove
beweisen		0
biegen		to bend
biegen		0
bieten		to offer
bieten		0
binden		to bind
binden		0
bitten		to ask
bitten		0
blasen		to blow
blasen		0
bleiben		to stay
bleiben		0
braten		to roast
braten		0
brechen		to break
brechen		0
brennen		to burn
brennen		0
bringen		to bring
bringen		0
denken		to think
denken		0
dringen		to penetrate
dringen		0
empfangen		to conceive
empfangen		0
empfehlen		to recommend
empfehlen		0
empfinden		to experience/feel
empfinden		0
erlöschen		to die out (light)
erlöschen		0
erschrecken		to frighten
erschrecken		0

Present Tense	Past Tense	English Translation
essen		to eat
essen		0
fahren		to drive
fahren		0
fallen		to fall
fallen		0
fangen		to catch
fangen		0
finden		to find
finden		0
fliegen		to fly
fliegen		0
fliehen		to flee
fliehen		0
fließen		to flow
fließen		0
fressen		to eat (animal)
fressen		0
frieren		to freeze
frieren		0
gebären		to bear
gebären		0
geben		to give
geben		0
gehen		to go
gehen		0
gelingen		to succeed
gelingen		0
gelten		to be valid
gelten		0
genießen		to enjoy
genießen		0
geraten		to advise
geraten		0
geschehen		to happen
geschehen		0
gewinnen		to win
gewinnen		0
gießen		to pour
gießen		0
gleichen		to equal/resemble
gleichen		0
gleiten		to slide
gleiten		0
graben		to dig
graben		0
greifen		to grab
greifen		0
haben		to have
haben		0

Present Tense	Past Tense	English Translation
halten		to hold; to stop
halten		0
hängen		to hang
hängen		0
hauen		to hew/cut/spank
hauen		0
heben		to lift
heben		0
heißen		to be called/bid do
heißen		0
helfen		to help
helfen		0
kennen		to know/be aquatinted with
kennen		0
klingen		to sound
klingen		0
kneifen		to pinch
kneifen		0
kommen		to come
kommen		0
kriechen		to crawl
kriechen		0
laden		to load
laden		0
lassen		to let/leave
lassen		0
laufen		to run/walk
laufen		0
leiden		to suffer
leiden		0
leihen		0
leihen		0
lesen		to read
lesen		0
liegen		to lie/be situated
liegen		0
lügen		to (tell a) lie
lügen		0
meiden		to avoid
meiden		0
messen		to measure
messen		0
nehmen		to take
nehmen		0
nennen		to name/call
nennen		0
pfeifen		to whistle
pfeifen		0
raten		to advise
raten		0

Present Tense	Past Tense	English Translation
reiben		to rub
reiben		0
reißen		to tear
reißen		0
reiten		to ride (animal)
reiten		0
rennen		to run
rennen		0
riechen		to smell
riechen		0
rinnen		to run/flow/trickle
rinnen		0
rufen		to call
rufen		0
saufen		to drink (of animals)
saufen		0
saugen		to suck
saugen		0
schaffen		to create
schaffen		0
schaffen		to do/acomplish
schaffen		0
scheiden		to separate
scheiden		0
scheinen		to shine/see
scheinen		0
schelten		to scold
schelten		0
schieben		to shove/push
schieben		0
schießen		to shoot
schießen		0
schlafen		to sleep
schlafen		0
schlangen		to strike/hit/beat
schlangen		0
schleichen		to creep/sneak
schleichen		0
schließen		to close
schließen		0
schmeißen		to fling/hurl
schmeißen		0
schmelzen		to melt
schmelzen		0
schneiden		to cut
schneiden		0
schreiben		to write
schreiben		0
schreien		to shout/scream
schreien		0

Present Tense	Past Tense	English Translation
schreiten		to stride
schreiten		0
schweigen		to be silent
schweigen		0
schwellen		to swell
schwellen		0
schwimmen		to swim
schwimmen		0
schwingen		to swing
schwingen		0
schwören		to swear
schwören		0
sehen		to see
sehen		0
sein		to be
sein		0
senden		to send
senden		0
singen		to sing
singen		0
sinken		to sink
sinken		0
sinnen		to think, reflect; to plot
sinnen		0
sitzen		to sit
sitzen		0
spinnen		to spin; to be crazy
spinnen		0
sprechen		to speak
sprechen		0
springen		to jump
springen		0
stechen		to prick, sting
stechen		0
stehen		to stand
stehen		0
stehlen		to steal
stehlen		0
steigen		to climb, rise
steigen		0
sterben		to die
sterben		0
stinken		to stink
stinken		0
stoßen		to push
stoßen		0
streichen		to stroke, paint
streichen		0
streiten		to quarrel
streiten		0

Present Tense	Past Tense	English Translation
tragen		to carry; to wear
tragen		0
treffen		to meet; to hit (the target)
treffen		0
treiben		to drive (cattle); to pursue (an activity)
treiben		0
treten		to step, tread; to kick
treten		0
trinken		to drink
trinken		0
tun		to do
tun		0
verbergen		to hide, conceal
verbergen		0
verderben		to spoil
verderben		0
vergessen		to forget
vergessen		0
verlieren		to lose
verlieren		0
verschlingen		to devour, gobble up
verschlingen		0
verschwinden		to disappear
verschwinden		0
verzeihen		to forgive, pardon
verzeihen		0
wachsen		to grow
wachsen		0
waschen		to wash
waschen		0
weisen		to point
weisen		0
wenden		to turn
wenden		0
werben		to recruit, solicit
werben		0
werden		to become
werden		0
werfen		to throw
werfen		0
wiegen		to weigh
wiegen		0
winden		to wind, twist
winden		0
wissen		to know
wissen		0
ziehen		to pull, draw; to go, move
ziehen		0
zwingen		to force
zwingen		0

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