German Verb Conjugations
RENNEN: Conjugated in All Tenses
The German verb rennen (to run, race) conjugated in all its tenses and moods
PRESENT TENSE • PRÄSENS
RENNEN: Present > Past > Future > Subjunctive > All Verbs
Principal Parts: rennen rannte (ist) gerannt
Imperative (Commands): (du) Renne! (ihr) Rennt! Rennen Sie!
RENNEN
Present Tense - Präsens
| Mixed Verbs: The verb RENNEN (to run, race) is a so-called "mixed" verb, which means it has characteristics of both weak (regular) and strong (irregular) verbs. Its past tense forms rannte and gerannt have the -te and -t ending of a weak verb, plus a stem-vowel change (e-a) usually seen in strong verbs. It is regular in all its present tense forms. Other mixed verbs include: denken, kennen, nennen. | |
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich renne | I run/am running |
| du rennst | you run/are running |
| er rennt sie rennt es rennt |
he runs/is running she runs/is running it runs/is running |
| PLURAL | |
| wir rennen | we run/are running |
| ihr rennt | you (guys) run/are running |
| sie rennen | they run/are running |
| Sie rennen | you run/are running |
| Examples: Wir rennen fast jeden Tag. We run almost every day. Er rennt mit dem Kopf gegen die Wand. He's running into a brick wall. |
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