gehen present tense conjugation
Gehen (to go, walk) in the present tense: gehe, gehst, geht, gehen, geht, gehen.
Präsens Present
| ich | |
|---|---|
| du | |
| er/sie/es | |
| wir | |
| ihr | |
| sie/Sie |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the present tense
The Präsens covers “I do” and “I am doing” and is very often used for the future when a time word makes it clear: “Morgen fahre ich nach Berlin.”
How it is formed
Regular endings on the stem: e, st, t, en, t, en. Many strong verbs change their stem vowel in the du and er/sie/es forms (fahren → fährst, sehen → siehst).
Gehen is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Gehen in a sentence
- Ich gehe zur Schule.I go to school.
- Er ist nach Hause gegangen.He went home.
Irregular Perfekt: gegangen; takes sein as motion verb.
FAQ
What is the present tense of gehen?
Gehen in the German present tense: ich gehe, du gehst, er/sie/es geht, wir gehen, ihr geht, sie/Sie gehen.
Is gehen irregular in the present tense?
No. In the present tense gehen takes the regular endings for its verb class, so gehe follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the German present tense?
The Präsens covers “I do” and “I am doing” and is very often used for the future when a time word makes it clear: “Morgen fahre ich nach Berlin.”
How is the present tense formed?
Regular endings on the stem: e, st, t, en, t, en. Many strong verbs change their stem vowel in the du and er/sie/es forms (fahren → fährst, sehen → siehst).
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