heißen present tense conjugation
Heißen (to be called) in the present tense: heiße, heißt, heißt, heißen, heißt, heißen.
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).
Heißen is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Heißen in a sentence
- Ich heiße Anna.My name is Anna.
- Wie hat er geheißen?What was he called?
Irregular Partizip geheißen; used for names, not general naming of objects.
FAQ
What is the present tense of heißen?
Heißen in the German present tense: ich heiße, du heißt, er/sie/es heißt, wir heißen, ihr heißt, sie/Sie heißen.
Is heißen irregular in the present tense?
No. In the present tense heißen takes the regular endings for its verb class, so heiße 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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