The conjugation of German verbs is a bit more complicated than the conjugation of English verbs. You'll notice that similar endings are used in all the conjugations. That's helpful; it means you can apply the same endings to new verbs as they come along. Let's look at the present tense of some frequently used verbs: kommen, singen, sein, and haben.

kommen (to come)

singen (to sing)

sein (to be)

haben (to have)

There are three pronouns that are spelled alike. One is the third person singular pronoun sie that means “she” or “it.” Since it is singular, the verb that accompanies it will have a third person singular ending: Sie ist. Sie singt. (She is. She sings.) Another sie is the third person plural pronoun that means “they.” Since it is plural, the verb that accompanies it will have a third person plural ending: Sie sind. Sie singen. (They are. They sing.) The third Sie means formal “you” and is also used with a plural verb ending. It is distinguished from sie (they) by context. For example: Herr Braun, sind Sie krank? (Mr. Braun, are you sick?) Wo sind die Mädchen? Sind sie krank? (Where are the girls? Are they sick?) Another difference is that Sie (you) is always capitalized.