The idea
Present tense: ich werfe, du wirfst, er/sie/es wirft, wir werfen, ihr werft, sie/Sie werfen. Learn the sentence pattern etwas werfen together with the principal parts.
| Form | Deutsch |
|---|---|
| ich | werfe |
| du | wirfst |
| er/sie/es | wirft |
| wir | werfen |
| ihr | werft |
| sie/Sie | werfen |
| Präteritum | warf |
| Perfekt | hat geworfen |
| Imperativ (du) | Wirf! |
| Muster | etwas werfen |
Meaning and sentence pattern
Werfen changes e to i in du wirfst and er wirft. Its imperative is wirf; the past forms are warf and geworfen.
Learn this pattern as a unit: etwas werfen. The six situations below show the verb with concrete objects, complements or circumstances.
Form check
Werf mir den Ball!Wirf mir den Ball!The singular imperative uses i: wirf.
Examples
- Ich werfe den Ball vorsichtig zur Trainerin.I gently throw the ball to the coach.
- Du wirfst den Zettel in den Papierkorb.You throw the note into the wastepaper basket.
- Die Lampe wirft einen runden Schatten an die Wand.The lamp casts a round shadow on the wall.
- Wir warfen kleine Steine ins Wasser.We threw small stones into the water.
- Sie hat den Würfel noch nicht geworfen.She has not thrown the die yet.
- Wirf den Ball erst nach dem Signal.Throw the ball only after the signal.
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Watch out
The singular imperative uses i: wirf.
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du ___ (werfen, Präsens)
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wirfst
wirfst: this is the second-person singular present form.
er/sie ___ (werfen, Präteritum)
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warf
warf: this is the third-person singular simple past.
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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geworfen
geworfen: in this use the perfect tense is hat geworfen.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
du ___ (werfen, Präsens)
er/sie ___ (werfen, Präteritum)
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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Read the six situations aloud, compare the verb forms, and complete the present, past and participle checks. Then write a new sentence that follows etwas werfen.