Das Verb / Verb  

Das Verb       Verb  

The most basic word order in German, just like in English, 

is the subject -verb -direct object sequence:

A simple statement is constructed in the following manner, 

the subject comes first, then the conjugated verb,

then the object and any infinitives or participles.

In German verbs are categorized into three categories:

weak verbs, strong, and mixed verbs.

All German regular verbs, also called weak verbs, 

follow a standard, predictable conjugation pattern in all tenses.   Irregular Verbs or Strong verbs do change the stem vowel in 

both the past tense and the past participle, 

Mixed verbs contain parts of both weak and strong verbs. 

They’re used very often and therefore they should not be overlooked.   Important: German has no present progressive tense (“am eating”/”are doing”). 

The German Präsens “ich esse” can be translated into English

as “I eat” or “I am eating,” depending on the context.