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Meet vergehen

Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.

All 3 meanings

  1. (of a period of time) to pass, to elapse
  2. (of living things) to die off, wither, etc.
  3. (reflexive) to commit a (sex) crime [with an (+ dative)]
Forms

How vergehen changes

PronounPräsensPräteritum
ichvergeheverging
duvergehstvergingst
er/sie/esvergehtverging
wirvergehenvergingen
ihrvergehtvergingt
Sievergehenvergingen

Partizip II vergangen · Perfekt with sein

Three examples

  1. 1
    Die Zeit vergeht schnell.Time passes quickly.present tense
  2. 2
    Der Schmerz ist bald vergangen.The pain soon went away.Perfekt with sein
  3. 3
    Ich hoffe, dass der Schmerz vergeht.I hope the pain goes away.verb at the end after dass

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