The German verb reden means "to talk". 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 reden is ich rede, du redest, er/sie/es redet, wir reden, ihr redet, sie/Sie reden. It is a regular -en verb, so every tense takes the standard -en endings. The tables below cover 6 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is redend and its past participle is geredet.
| ich | rede | |
|---|---|---|
| du | redest | |
| er/ | redet | |
| wir | reden | |
| ihr | redet | |
| sie/ | reden |
| ich | redete |
|---|---|
| du | redetest |
| er/ | redete |
| wir | redeten |
| ihr | redetet |
| sie/ | redeten |
| ich | habe geredet |
|---|---|
| du | hast geredet |
| er/ | hat geredet |
| wir | haben geredet |
| ihr | habt geredet |
| sie/ | haben geredet |
| ich | werde reden |
|---|---|
| du | wirst reden |
| er/ | wird reden |
| wir | werden reden |
| ihr | werdet reden |
| sie/ | werden reden |
| ich | redete |
|---|---|
| du | redetest |
| er/ | redete |
| wir | redeten |
| ihr | redetet |
| sie/ | redeten |
| du | rede |
|---|---|
| ihr | redet |
| Sie | reden Sie |
Reden is regular. Its past forms use the regular ending, as in redete and redetest, and its past participle is geredet.
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Yes, reden is regular. Its forms follow the regular weak pattern.
The past participle is geredet. The present perfect uses haben, as in ich habe geredet.
The simple past uses the stem red and regular endings: ich redete, du redetest, and wir redeten.