No. 511 in German
lesen
To read.
In a sentence
Ich lese jeden Abend ein Buch.
I read a book every evening.
Here, 'lesen' is used in the present tense to indicate an ongoing action of reading.
Hast du den Artikel über die neue Technologie gelesen?
Have you read the article about the new technology?
In this sentence, 'lesen' is used in the past participle form 'gelesen' within a present perfect tense structure.
Wir werden den Roman in der nächsten Woche lesen.
We will read the novel next week.
The verb 'lesen' here is used in its infinitive form as part of the future tense construction.
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