Praeteritum verbs

sein (to be)

war (was)

haben (to have)

hatte (had)

können (can)

konnte (could)

befreien (to free)

befreite (freed)

leben (to live)

lebte (lived)

suchen (to search)

suchte (searched)

machen (to make)

machte (made)

geben (to give)

gab (gave)

arbeiten (to work)

arbeitete (worked)

retten (to save, to rescue)

rettete (saved, rescued)

reden (talk)

redete (talked)

lesen (to read)

las (to read)

essen (to eat)

ass (to eat), aß (ate)

gehen (to go)

ging (went)

züchten (to breed)

züchtete (bred)

verschütten (to bury, trap)

verschüttete (buried, trapped)

kennen (to know)

kannte (knew)

nennen (to name)

nannte (named, called)

bringen (to bring)

brachte (brought)

erobern (to conquer)

eroberte (conquered)

ändern (to change)

änderte (changed)

dauern (to last, take time)

dauerte (lasted)

rühren (To stir)

rührte (stirred)

eröffnen (to open)

eröffnete (opened)

schmelzen (to melt)

schmolz (melted)