36 Common German Verbs By Frequency 2

halten, hielt, gehalten

to hold; to stop; to support; to keep (strong verb)

warten

to wait; to maintain (e.g. a car) (weak verb)

kennen, kannte, gekannt

to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar with (strong verb)

verstehen, verstand, verstanden

to understand; to get along with so./sth. (irregular verb)

denken, dachte, gedacht

to think; to consider (strong verb)

leben

to live; to reside (weak verb)

stimmen

to be true (usu. "stimmt"); to vote; to tune (weak verb)

verlieren, verlor, verloren

to lose (strong verb)

dürfen, durfte, gedurft

to be allowed (to do sth.); may (irregular verb)

arbeiten

to work (weak verb)

essen, aß, gegessen

to eat (strong verb)

spielen

to play (weak verb)

liegen, lag, gelegen

to lie; to be located (strong verb)

fahren, fuhr, gefahren

to go (by vehicle); to leave; to drive (strong verb)

versuchen

to try (weak verb)

erzählen

to tell; to narrate (weak verb)

bedeuten

to mean; to signify (weak verb)

fragen

to ask; to wonder (refl.) (weak verb)

bestimmen

to determine (weak verb)

treffen, traf, getroffen

to meet; to encounter (strong verb)

hoffen

to hope (weak verb)

suchen

to seek; to search (weak verb)

verlassen, verließ, verlassen

to leave; to trust with sth. (refl.); to pass away, to die (strong verb)

zeigen

to point at; to demonstrate (weak verb)

kriegen

to get; to come down with (weak verb)

holen

to fetch (weak verb)

gefallen, gefiel, gefallen

to please; to appeal to (strong verb)

retten

to save; to rescue (weak verb)

scheinen, schien, geschienen

to seem; to shine (strong verb)

schlafen, schlief, geschlafen

to sleep (strong verb)

lernen

to learn; to study (revise/review materials); to train sth. (weak verb)

trinken, trank, getrunkenA68

to drink (strong verb)

schaffen, schuf, geschaffen

to create; to produce (strong verb)

funktionieren

to work, function (weak verb)

wehtun, tat weh, wehgetan

to hurt (strong verb)

stellen

to place; to put (weak verb)