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A verb is a doing word like to drink A verb you look up in the dictionary has an en or n ending and is called an infinitive, e.g. trinken (to drink)
But how do I use this verb in the PRESENT TENSE? Simple! Just follow the 2 steps on the next slide!!!!
Step 1: get rid off the INFINIVE ending: trinken Step 2: add the verb endings for I, you etc. Ichtrinke
Ichdu ersiees (I) (you – talking to a young person) (he)(she)(it) est ttt trinken
ihrwir Siesie (you – talking to young people) (we) (they)(you – talking to adults) ten trinken Sieen (you – talking to one adult)
trinken trink trink trink trink trink trink trink e (to drink) en Ich (I) du (you-talking to a young person) er/sie/es (he/she/it) ihr (you- talking to young people) wir (we) sie (they) Sie (you-talking to a stranger/strangers) st t t en
Fine, but what if I want to talk about my friend or my sister? No problem. Have a look at this: Mein Freund Mein Bruder Mein Vater = er (he) = ending t Mein Bruder trinkt Meine Freundin Meine Schwester Meine Mutter = sie (she) = ending t Meine Mutter trinkt Meine Freundin und ich = wir (we) = ending en Meine Freundin und ich trinken Meine Eltern Meine Freunde = sie (they) = ending en e.g. Meine Eltern trinken