Before you start
Meet reiten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 2 meanings
- (intransitive) to ride; to do horseriding [auxiliary sein]
- (transitive) to ride (someone or something), to ride on the back of [auxiliary haben]
Forms
How reiten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | reite | ritt |
| du | reitest | rittest |
| er/sie/es | reitet | ritt |
| wir | reiten | ritten |
| ihr | reitet | rittet |
| Sie | reiten | ritten |
Partizip II geritten · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Ich reite heute ein Pferd.I’m riding a horse today.present-tense main clause
- 2Wir sind gestern im Wald geritten.We rode in the forest yesterday.Perfekt with sein
- 3Sie möchte reiten, wenn das Wetter gut ist.She wants to ride if the weather is good.modal verb with infinitive