Present tense
The Present is definitely the most frequently used German tense. You use it for talking about actions that happen while the moment of speaking or when you want retell past happenings. Therefore, I suggest keeping an eye to the Present.
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1 st person | I give | we give |
| 2 nd person | you give – informal You give – formally |
you give – informal You give – formally |
| 3 rd person | he / she / there is | they give |
1. Please give me the salt?
(Could you pass me the salt, please?)
2. The boss gives instructions all day.
(The boss issues instructions all day long.)
3. We do not provide information about internal matters.
(We don’t provide information about internal affairs.)
4. Martin and Robert give lessons in German.
(Martin and Robert give lessons in German.)