STRONG VERBS

Class I:

ei-ie-ei or ei-i-i:

bleiben, blieb, gebleiben (remain, stay)
schneiden, schnitt, geschnitten (cut)

Class II

ie-o-o (o may be short or long)

gießen, goß, gegossen (pour)
ziehen, zog, gezogen (draw, pull)

Class III

i-a-u

singen, sang, gesungen (sing)

Class IV

e-a-o ("e" and "o" may be short or long. Short "e" becomes "i": in the second and third person; long "e' becomes "ie" in the second and third person)

sprechen, sprach, gesprochen - er spricht, sprich! (speak)
stehlen, stahl, gestohlen - er stiehlt, stiehl! (steal)

 Some irregular verb forms for the 3rd person singular. You should be able to figure out the 2nd person singular as well.

1. tragen trägt

2. sehen sieht

t 3. mögen mag

4. einkaufen kauft ein

5. fahren fährt

6. wissen weiß

7. sollen soll

8. antworten antwortet (not really strong, but to remind you about verbs ending in "t" or "d" putting an "e" before the third person ending

9. lesen lies

10. können kann