German Verb Conjugations
GEBEN: Conjugated in All Tenses
The German verb geben (to give) conjugated in all its tenses and moods
PRESENT TENSE • PRÄSENS
Principal Parts: geben (gibt) - gab - gegeben
Imperative (Commands): (du) Gib! (ihr) Gebt! Geben Sie!
NOTE: Geben is used in the idiom es gibt (there is/there are).
Present Tense - Präsens
|Stem-Changing Verbs: The verb GEBEN is both a stem-changing verb and an irregular (strong) verb. Notice the change from e to i in the du and er/sie/es present tense forms. The past participle is gegeben.|
|ich gebe||I give/am giving|
|du gibst||you give/are giving|
|he gives/is giving
she gives/is giving
it gives/is giving
|es gibt||there is/there are|
|wir geben||we give/are giving|
|ihr gebt||you (guys) give/are giving|
|sie geben||they give/are giving|
|Sie geben||you give/are giving|
Bitte gib mir das!
Please give me that.
Wir geben ihm das Geld.
We're giving him the money.
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