Präteritum -- Unregelmäßig

PRÄTERITUM OF IRREGULAR VERBS

There are about 200 irregular verbs in the German language. You do not need to know all of them. Like the past participle or Partizip II, the Präteritum may look quite different from the Infinitiv. In fact, you have seen the Präteritum of some of the irregular verbs. Test yourself and your feel for the language. See if you know the Präteritum of the following verbs. Click on the Antwort option after each verb to see if you are right.
Unregelmäßige Verben im Präteritum

*sein*	Antwort
*singen*	Antwort
*verlassen*	Antwort
*schlafen*	Antwort
*kommen*	Antwort
*schreiben*	Antwort
*schließen*	Antwort
*nehmen*	Antwort
*gehen*	Antwort

Is it possible to formulate any rules for the Präteritum? Have the Präteritum of the verbs above anything in common at all? Click below if you want a hint.

Hint

Click here to see if your rule(s) is/are right.

How best to learn the Präteritum of irregular verbs

You can refer to Eurolingua Learner's Handbook (pp. 123-124) or German Elementary Grammar (pp. xxx-xxx) for further notes on the Präteritum.