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GERMAN VERB

vergessen

to forget

  • #118 most used
  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: vergessen

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

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

How to use vergessen

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

  1. Present

    Ich vergesse ständig meine Schlüssel.

    I'm always forgetting my keys.

  2. Simple past

    Er vergaß ihren Geburtstag schon wieder.

    He forgot her birthday yet again.

  3. Perfect

    Hast du den Termin etwa vergessen?

    Don't tell me you forgot the appointment?

  4. Future

    Diesen Abend werde ich nie vergessen.

    I'll never forget this evening.

  5. Conditional

    Ohne meinen Kalender würde ich alles vergessen.

    Without my calendar I'd forget everything.

  6. Imperative

    Vergiss nicht, die Tür abzuschließen!

    Don't forget to lock the door!

Good to know

  • Vergiss es! is "forget it"; nicht zu vergessen, not forgetting, adds one more item to a list.

Where you hear vergessen

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

German · Intermediate Level 3

  • Ich vergesse es nicht. I won't forget it.
  • Ich habe den Schlüssel vergessen. I forgot the key.
  • Morgen vergisst du es wieder. Tomorrow you'll forget it again.

German · Advanced Level 2

  • Ich vergesse es nicht. I won't forget it.
  • Ich habe den Schlüssel vergessen. I forgot the key.
  • Morgen vergisst du es wieder. Tomorrow you'll forget it again.
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At the Airport Again

Intermediate Level 3 · Ich vergesse es nicht. Im Juli.

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Oma's Call

Advanced Level 2 · Danke, Oma. Das vergesse ich nie.

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The Ceremony

Advanced Level 3 · Vielen Dank. Das vergesse ich nie.

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