German Verbs - "haben" & "sein"
The ending for we, they and the formal you are all the same!
sein (to be) - This verb is a bit weird, like its equivalent in English. You just have to learn the different forms of the verb that are used according to whom you're talking about.
P.S. - The famous line from Shakespeare's play Hamlet, "To be or not to be, that is the question." - In German the actors say: "Sein oder nicht sein, das ist die Frage."
| haben | to have | sein | to be | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ich (I) |
habe | I have | bin | I am | |
| du (you, informal) |
hast | You have | bist | You are | |
| er / sie / es (he / she / it) |
hat | He / She / It has | ist | He / She / It is | |
| wir (we) |
haben | We have | sind | We are | |
| ihr (you, informal, plural) |
habt | You have | seid | You are | |
| sie (they) |
haben | They have | sind | They are | |
| Sie (you, formal) |
haben | You have | sind | You are |
- Present Tense of "sein" (gap-filling in sentences)...
- "sein", match-up @ Wordwall (by Mokaestanulas)
- "sein", Missing word @ Wordwall (by Gosiap) - fill gaps in sentences
- Practise "sein" - gap-filling @ Quia...
- "sein", True or false @ Wordwall (by Deutschonline), challenging, gets faster!
Created by D Nutting