Book excerpt: Learning German is easy with Barron’s 501 German Verbs. The author provides clear, easy-to-use review of the 501 most commonly used verbs from the German language. Each verb is listed alphabetically in easy-to-follow chart form—one verb per page with its English translation. This comprehensive guide to German verb usage is ideal for students, travelers, and adult learners. It includes: 501 verbs conjugated in all persons and tenses, both active and passive The 55 most essential German verbs used in context Common idioms with updated example sentences to demonstrate verb usage Online exercises to help you practice German sentence completion, word completion, word matching, and conversational dialogue Explanation of the 1999 spelling reform, with examples of the differences between the two methods