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100 important German verbs:


sein (to be) haben (to have) werden (to become) können (to be able to) machen (to do/make) sagen (to say) geben (to give) kommen (to come) sollen (should/must) wollen (to want) müssen (to have to) wissen (to know) gehen (to go) sehen (to see) lassen (to let/allow) stehen (to stand) finden (to find) halten (to hold) nehmen (to take) zeigen (to show) sprechen (to speak) liegen (to lie) sitzen (to sit) legen (to lay/put) bleiben (to stay) stellen (to put/place) denken (to think) tun (to do) kommen (to come) bringen (to bring) führen (to lead) glauben (to believe) fragen (to ask) sagen (to say) wissen (to know) meinen (to mean) glauben (to believe) verstehen (to understand) arbeiten (to work) fragen (to ask) schreiben (to write) setzen (to set/place) bekommen (to get/receive) hören (to hear) laufen (to run) spielen (to play) schauen (to look) helfen (to help) anfangen (to begin/start) erwarten (to expect) finden (to find) kaufen (to buy) versuchen (to try) erzählen (to tell) lernen (to learn) öffnen (to open) schließen (to close) reisen (to travel) vergessen (to forget) trinken (to drink) essen (to eat) folgen (to follow) nehmen (to take) schicken (to send) antworten (to answer) bieten (to offer) passieren (to happen) fahren (to drive) rauchen (to smoke) lesen (to read) wählen (to choose) üben (to practise) putzen (to clean) malen (to paint) gewinnen (to win) verlieren (to lose) stehenbleiben (to stop) umsteigen (to transfer/change) ziehen (to move) tanzen (to dance) rechnen (to calculate) schwimmen (to swim) träumen (to dream) teilen (to share) heiraten (to marry) verlassen (to leave) bedeuten (to mean) enden (to end) anrufen (to call) einkaufen (to shop) wechseln (to change) anziehen (to dress) ausziehen (to undress) duschen (to shower) winken (to wave) kochen (to cook) backen (to bake) reservieren (to reserve) bezahlen (to pay) reparieren (to repair)


Remember that verb conjugations may vary based on tense, person, and number. This list includes a mix of common verbs that are essential for everyday communication in German.


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