Why Verb Conjugation Breaks Most Learners
German verbs change their form based on person, tense, and mood. Ich gehe, du gehst, er geht — so far, so manageable. But then irregular verbs appear: ich fahre, du fährst. Then separable verbs: ich stehe auf, but weil ich aufstehe. Then Konjunktiv II: ich würde gehen vs. ich ginge.
Textbooks give you conjugation tables. Tables are useful for reference, but they don't build fluency. You build fluency by conjugating verbs in sentences, under time pressure, with immediate correction. That's exactly what this mode does.
How the Practice Works
Each flashcard shows you a verb and a sentence with a gap. Your job is to fill in the correct conjugated form. The AI evaluates your answer in real time:
- Correct? — You see the full conjugation table and move to the next verb.
- Wrong? — The AI explains the error: wrong tense? wrong person? missing umlaut? Missing prefix separation?
- Close? — Partial credit. The AI shows what you got right and what needs fixing.
You can practise in two directions:
- Native → German — See a sentence in your language, produce the German conjugation.
- German → Native — See the German verb, identify the correct form and meaning.
What's in the Verb Bank?
The verb bank covers hundreds of verbs across all CEFR levels. Each entry includes:
- All six persons (ich, du, er/sie/es, wir, ihr, sie/Sie) in Präsens
- Präteritum, Perfekt, and Konjunktiv II forms
- Separable prefix handling (aufstehen, anfangen, mitnehmen…)
- Real-world example sentences for each form
- Grammatical explanations in 8 languages