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GERMAN VERB

entwerten

to stamp a ticket, so it can't be used again

  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: entwertet

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I stamp a ticket
  2. du you stamp a ticket
  3. er, sie, es he/she stamps a ticket
  4. wir we stamp a ticket
  5. ihr you all stamp a ticket
  6. sie, Sie they stamp a ticket

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I stamped a ticket
  2. du you stamped a ticket
  3. er, sie, es he/she stamped a ticket
  4. wir we stamped a ticket
  5. ihr you all stamped a ticket
  6. sie, Sie they stamped a ticket

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have stamped a ticket
  2. du you have stamped a ticket
  3. er, sie, es he/she has stamped a ticket
  4. wir we have stamped a ticket
  5. ihr you all have stamped a ticket
  6. sie, Sie they have stamped a ticket

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will stamp a ticket
  2. du you will stamp a ticket
  3. er, sie, es he/she will stamp a ticket
  4. wir we will stamp a ticket
  5. ihr you all will stamp a ticket
  6. sie, Sie they will stamp a ticket

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would stamp a ticket
  2. du you would stamp a ticket
  3. er, sie, es he/she would stamp a ticket
  4. wir we would stamp a ticket
  5. ihr you all would stamp a ticket
  6. sie, Sie they would stamp a ticket

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du stamp a ticket!
  2. ihr stamp a ticket! (all of you)
  3. Sie stamp a ticket! (formal)

How to use entwerten

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Wo entwerte ich das Ticket, hier oder im Bus?

    Where do I stamp the ticket, here or on the bus?

  2. Simple past

    Er entwertete die Fahrkarte am Automaten.

    He stamped the ticket at the machine.

  3. Perfect

    Ich habe mein Ticket schon entwertet.

    I've already stamped my ticket.

  4. Future

    Ich werde die Karte gleich im Bus entwerten.

    I'll stamp the ticket on the bus in a minute.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde das Ticket lieber vorher entwerten.

    I'd rather stamp the ticket beforehand.

  6. Imperative

    Entwerten Sie bitte Ihre Fahrkarte vor der Fahrt.

    Please stamp your ticket before the journey.

Good to know

  • In many German cities a ticket is only valid once it is stamped in the machine at the stop or on the tram.

Where you hear entwerten

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

German · Beginner Level 1

  • Ich entwerte den Fahrschein. I'm stamping the ticket.
  • Ich habe den Fahrschein nicht entwertet. I didn't stamp the ticket.
  • Morgen entwerte ich den Fahrschein. Tomorrow I'll stamp the ticket.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: weak verb.