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To Be, to Have and to Become

Present tense of sein - to be (zine)
I am ich bin ikh bin we are wir sind veer zint
You are (fam.) du bist doo bihst you are ihr seid eer zide
He/she/it is er/sie/es ist air/zee/ess isst they (you) are sie sind zee zint

Note:  You must use the subject pronouns (ich, du, er...); however, I will leave them out of future conjugations.

Present tense of haben - to have (hah-ben) Present tense of werden - to become (vair-den)
habe hah-buh haben hah-ben werde vair-duh werden vair-den
hast hahst habt hahbt wirst veerst werdet vair-det
hat haht haben hah-ben wird veert werden vair-den

Past (Imperfect) Tense
sein haben werden
war var waren vah-ren hatte hah-tuh hatten hah-ten wurde voor-duh wurden voor-den
warst varst wart vart hattest hah-test hattet hah-tet wurdest voor-dest wurdet voor-det
war var waren vah-ren hatte hah-tuh hatten hah-ten wurde voor-duh wurden voor-den

Haben is frequently used in expressions that would normally take to be in English.
Ich habe Hunger. = I am hungry.
Ich habe Durst. = I am thirsty.
Ich habe Langeweile. = I am bored.
Ich habe Heimweh. = I am homesick.
Ich habe Angst. = I am afraid.

 

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