German verbs
Verbtime differentiates between two regular verb groups.
These are the verbs ending on "EN" and the verbs ending on "ELN" or "ERN".
In case of "EN" verbs, Verbtime furthermore differentiates between weak and strong verbs.
Weak verbs are verbs that are built regularly. Strong verbs are verbs that are built irregularly in the Indikativ Präteritum, Konjunktiv II (Präteritum) as well as Partizip II.
In addition to the strong verbs "real" irregular verb conjugations exist for both, weak and strong verbs.
Verbtime stores strong verbs in a list that can be extended by you (also see: Appendix strong verbs).
Auxiliary verbs
Auxiliary verbs are used in the German language to conjugate verbs.
For that purpose the auxiliary verbs "haben", "sein" and "werden" are used.
The auxiliary verbs "haben" and "sein" are used for building the following composed tenses:
- Indikativ Perfekt
- Indikativ Plusquamperfekt
- Konjunktiv I (Perfekt)
- Konjunktiv II (Plusquamperfekt)
The auxiliary verb "werden" is used for building the following tenses:
- Futur
- Konditional
Verbtime knows the following auxiliary verbs:
Modal verbs
Modal verbs are used in the German language to express / describe a wish or a possibility of an action or an event (example: I can swim).
Verbtime knows the following modal verbs:
- Modal verb, dürfen
- Modal verb, können
- Modal verb, mögen
- Modal verb, müssen
- Modal verb, sollen
- Modal verb, wollen
German tenses
Verbtime supports the following German tenses:
Mood Indikativ
Mood Konjunktiv
Note:
The Konjunktiv I comprises of the Konjunktiv-tenses "Präsens", "Perfekt", "Futur I" as well as "Futur II".
The Konjunktiv II comprises of the Konjunktiv-tenses "Präteritum" as well as "Plusquamperfekt"
Mood Konditional
Other tenses
also see:
German verb table, overview