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GERMAN VERB

vorbeikommen

to drop by

  • #484 most used
  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: vorbeigekommen

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

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

How to use vorbeikommen

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

  1. Present

    Ich komme nach der Arbeit kurz bei dir vorbei.

    I'll drop by your place briefly after work.

  2. Simple past

    Gestern kam meine Nachbarin mit Kuchen vorbei.

    Yesterday my neighbour dropped by with cake.

  3. Perfect

    Der Paketbote ist schon vorbeigekommen.

    The parcel carrier has already been by.

  4. Future

    Wir werden am Sonntag bei Oma vorbeikommen.

    We'll drop in on Grandma on Sunday.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde gern vorbeikommen, wenn es passt.

    I'd like to drop by if it suits you.

  6. Imperative

    Komm doch heute Abend auf ein Bier vorbei!

    Come round for a beer this evening!

Good to know

  • Bei jemandem vorbeikommen is to drop in on someone; an etwas vorbeikommen is to pass by it.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: strong verb.