The German verb reisen means "to travel". 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 reisen is ich reise, du reist, er/sie/es reist, wir reisen, ihr reist, sie/Sie reisen. 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 reisend and its past participle is gereist.
| ich | reise | |
|---|---|---|
| du | reist | |
| er/ | reist | |
| wir | reisen | |
| ihr | reist | |
| sie/ | reisen |
| ich | reiste |
|---|---|
| du | reistest |
| er/ | reiste |
| wir | reisten |
| ihr | reistet |
| sie/ | reisten |
| ich | bin gereist |
|---|---|
| du | bist gereist |
| er/ | ist gereist |
| wir | sind gereist |
| ihr | seid gereist |
| sie/ | sind gereist |
| ich | werde reisen |
|---|---|
| du | wirst reisen |
| er/ | wird reisen |
| wir | werden reisen |
| ihr | werdet reisen |
| sie/ | werden reisen |
| ich | reiste |
|---|---|
| du | reistest |
| er/ | reiste |
| wir | reisten |
| ihr | reistet |
| sie/ | reisten |
| du | reise |
|---|---|
| ihr | reist |
| Sie | reisen Sie |
Reisen is regular. Its past forms use the weak pattern, such as reiste and gereist, and the perfect uses sein, as in ich bin gereist.
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Yes, reisen is regular. Its past forms are reiste and gereist.
Reisen uses sein as its auxiliary. The forms include ich bin gereist and wir sind gereist.
The present participle is reisend. The past participle is gereist.