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Emil wirbt mit einem großen Schild am Fahrrad für seinen Kurierdienst. Emil advertises his courier service with a big sign on his bike.

verb · B2

werben

[ˈvɛʁbn̩]

to advertise, to promote

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Grammar

Present
er/sie/es wirbt What happens now or usually.
Simple past (Präteritum)
er/sie/es warb The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
Perfect (Perfekt)
er/sie/es hat geworben The past in conversation. Verbs of movement or change take "ist", most others "hat".

Conjugation

The verb in every person; under each table, when German uses it.

Indikativ
Person Präsens Präteritum Perfekt
ich werbewarbhabe geworben
du wirbstwarbsthast geworben
er/sie/es wirbtwarbhat geworben
wir werbenwarbenhaben geworben
ihr werbtwarbthabt geworben
sie/Sie werbenwarbenhaben geworben
Präsens
What happens now or usually; with a time word also the future.
Präteritum
The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
Perfekt
The past in conversation.
More Tenses and Moods
Indikativ
Person Plusquamperfekt Futur I Futur II
ich hatte geworbenwerde werbenwerde geworben haben
du hattest geworbenwirst werbenwirst geworben haben
er/sie/es hatte geworbenwird werbenwird geworben haben
wir hatten geworbenwerden werbenwerden geworben haben
ihr hattet geworbenwerdet werbenwerdet geworben haben
sie/Sie hatten geworbenwerden werbenwerden geworben haben
Plusquamperfekt
What had happened before another moment in the past.
Futur I
Plans, promises and guesses about the future; often the Präsens is enough.
Futur II
What will be finished by a moment in the future, or a guess about the past.
Person Konjunktiv II
ich würbe
du würbst
er/sie/es würbe
wir würben
ihr würbt
sie/Sie würben
Konjunktiv II
Wishes, polite requests and what isn't real.
Person Imperativ
du wirb!
ihr werbt!
Sie werben Sie!
Imperativ
Requests and instructions to du, ihr and Sie.

How the Word Is Built

werb root en ending

-en
the ending of the infinitive, the form of a verb in the dictionary.

Word family

In Otti's situations: Emil starts his own business

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