Lecture: 10 German Verb Conjugation A1 Level Grammar |German Talks|

What is conjugation?
Conjugation is the creation of derived forms of a verb. Conjugated verbs are used to express the characteristics of person, number, tense, voice and mode in the German language. In order to form the forms, the division into regular and irregular Verbs is fundamental. Irregular verbs are, for the most part, strong verbs. The creation of verb forms deviates from regular conjugation. The regular verbs are all from the class of weak verbs. For the formation of the verb forms, the separability of prefixes and the auxiliary verb to be used is also relevant.
When it comes to your favourite things to do, German verb conjugation probably isn’t at the top of the list.

In fact, it may seem intimidating and complicated at first glance – one of the harder aspects of learning German.

This can leave you wondering how to approach this important topic in the most effective way.

However, once you break down the rules, German verb conjugation is actually quite simple and it follows patterns similar to English.
Arbeiten (to work) [Present Tense]

ich arbeite – I work
du arbeitest – you (informal) work
er/sie/es arbeitet – he/she/it work
Wir arbeiten – we work
ihr arbeitet – you (plural/informal) work
Sie/sie arbeiten – they work

ich bin – I am
du bist – you (informal) are
er/sie/es ist – he/she/it is
Wir sind – we are
ihr seid – you (plural/informal) are
Sie/sie sind – they are