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GERMAN VERB

sorgen

to worry; to take care of

  • #264 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: gesorgt

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du worry!
  2. ihr worry! (all of you)
  3. Sie worry! (formal)

How to use sorgen

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

  1. Present

    Ich sorge für die Getränke, du für die Musik.

    I'll take care of the drinks, you the music.

  2. Simple past

    Meine Mutter sorgte sich immer um uns.

    My mother always worried about us.

  3. Perfect

    Wer hat für den Kuchen gesorgt?

    Who saw to the cake?

  4. Future

    Ich werde dafür sorgen, dass alles klappt.

    I'll make sure everything works out.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde mich an deiner Stelle nicht sorgen.

    In your place I wouldn't worry.

  6. Imperative

    Sorg dich nicht, es wird alles gut.

    Don't worry, everything will be fine.

Good to know

  • "Sich sorgen um" is worrying about someone; "sorgen für" is taking care of or seeing to: Ich sorge für das Essen.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: weak verb.