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ESSEN: Conjugated in All Tenses

The German verb essen conjugated in all its tenses and moods

PRESENT TENSE • PRÄSENS

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ESSEN
Present Tense - Präsens

DEUTSCH ENGLISH
SINGULAR
ich esse I eat/am eating
du isst you eat/are eating
er isst
sie isst
es isst
he eats/is eating
she eats/is eating
it eats/is eating
PLURAL
wir essen we eat/are eating
ihr esst you (guys) eat/
are eating
sie essen they eat/are eating
Sie essen you eat/are eating
Examples:
Wann essen wir zu Mittag?
When are we eating/having lunch?
Er isst zu schnell.
He eats too fast.
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