Start now

Home / Verb conjugator

Updated 22 October 2026

German verb conjugator

Type any of 2,100+ German verbs and get its meaning, all its tenses and example sentences. Free, no sign-up.

Three tenses do most of the work

Learn these first. The rest builds on them.

Präsens

For now and often the future.

  • Regular endings: -e, -st, -t, -en, -t, -en
  • Some verbs change the vowel with du and er: fahren → du fährst, sprechen → du sprichst

Perfekt

The past when you speak.

  • haben or sein + Partizip II: ich habe gemacht, ich bin gegangen
  • sein for moving from A to B or changing state

Präteritum

The past in writing and stories.

  • Regular verbs add -te: ich machte
  • In speech mainly: war, hatte, konnte, wollte, musste

Stop looking up verbs.

In Ziplex you see verbs in short posts at your level and build their forms in the Verben bauen game.

Get early access

Frequently Asked Questions

Which German past tense should I use?

When you speak, use the Perfekt: Ich bin gegangen, ich habe gegessen. The Präteritum (ich ging) is mostly for writing, except with sein, haben and the modal verbs (ich war, ich hatte, ich konnte), which are common in speech too.

When does the Perfekt use sein instead of haben?

With verbs of moving from A to B or changing state, like gehen, fahren, kommen, aufstehen and werden, plus sein and bleiben. Most other verbs use haben.

What is a separable verb?

A verb with a prefix that moves to the end of the sentence in the present and simple past: anrufen becomes Ich rufe dich an. In the Perfekt the prefix stays on: angerufen.