Regular verbs

 

Most verbs in the German language are regular. Regular verbs retain their stem unchanged in all tenses and moods.

 

Examples
spiel
-en
spiel-t spiel-te ge-spiel-t
mach
-en
macht-t mach-te ge-mach-t
lach
-en
lach-t lach-te ge-lach-t
koch
-en
koch-t koch-te ge-koch-t
         
verb stem
ending
3rd. person present 3rd. person Präteritum past participle (Partizip II)