The German verb erinnern means "to remember". Below are its 6 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of erinnern is ich erinnere, du erinnerst, er/sie/es erinnert, wir erinnern, ihr erinnert, sie/Sie erinnern. It is a regular -ern verb, so every tense takes the standard -ern endings. The tables below cover 6 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is erinnernd and its past participle is erinnert.
| ich | erinnere | |
|---|---|---|
| du | erinnerst | |
| er/ | erinnert | |
| wir | erinnern | |
| ihr | erinnert | |
| sie/ | erinnern |
| ich | erinnerte |
|---|---|
| du | erinnertest |
| er/ | erinnerte |
| wir | erinnerten |
| ihr | erinnertet |
| sie/ | erinnerten |
| ich | habe erinnert |
|---|---|
| du | hast erinnert |
| er/ | hat erinnert |
| wir | haben erinnert |
| ihr | habt erinnert |
| sie/ | haben erinnert |
| ich | werde erinnern |
|---|---|
| du | wirst erinnern |
| er/ | wird erinnern |
| wir | werden erinnern |
| ihr | werdet erinnern |
| sie/ | werden erinnern |
| ich | erinnerte |
|---|---|
| du | erinnertest |
| er/ | erinnerte |
| wir | erinnerten |
| ihr | erinnertet |
| sie/ | erinnerten |
| du | erinnere |
|---|---|
| ihr | erinnert |
| Sie | erinnern Sie |
Erinnern is regular. Its forms follow the regular weak pattern, as shown by erinnerte and erinnert, with no spelling change.
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Yes, erinnern is regular. Its forms follow the regular weak pattern.
The perfect uses haben and the past participle erinnert. For example, the form is ich habe erinnert.
The table shows the same forms for both: ich erinnerte, du erinnertest, er erinnerte, wir erinnerten, ihr erinnertet, sie erinnerten.