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Choose the subject and person first. The conjugation reference contains the regular endings and the notes on arbeit- and sibilant stems mentioned below.
Keep -eln and -ern forms in your conjugation record
The regular endings remain useful, but infinitives in -eln and -ern need a spelling check. Learn ich sammle and ich wandere with their plural forms wir sammeln and wir wandern. The first-person e can disappear from the stem of many -eln forms; do not remove every e in every person. Dictionaries may give further accepted variants for a particular verb.
Keep spelling and meaning connected: Ich sammle die Karten ein. Wir wandern am Sonntag. are two different verb patterns; the prefix in einsammeln is a separate issue. This table supplies the simple present forms of sammeln and wandern. Continue using the existing notes for arbeit- and sibilant stems rather than inventing a new exception for each word.
| Person | sammeln | wandern |
|---|---|---|
| ich | sammle | wandere |
| du | sammelst | wanderst |
| er/sie/es | sammelt | wandert |
| wir | sammeln | wandern |
| ihr | sammelt | wandert |
| sie/Sie | sammeln | wandern |
1. Ich ___ alte Postkarten. (sammeln)
Answer and reason: Ich sammle alte Postkarten. The model uses the checked ordinary written ich form sammle.
2. Du ___ gern. (wandern)
Answer and reason: Du wanderst gern. Keep the er of the stem, then -st.
3. Repair Wir wanderen am Samstag.
Answer and reason: Wir wandern am Samstag. The first-person plural uses wandern, without an extra e.
4. Write two sentences, one about your own collecting and one about a group walk.
Answer and reason: Ich sammle Münzen. Wir wandern morgen. Check both forms against the table; change the objects or time naturally.
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