vergehen

Die Zeit vergeht so schnell, wenn man Spaß hat.

Time passes so quickly when one has fun.

Here 'vergehen' is used reflexively with 'die Zeit' (the time) as the subject, indicating the passing of time itself.

Wie schnell die Jahre vergehen!

How fast the years pass!

'vergehen' is used here to express the rapid passing of multiple years.

Lass uns die Zeit nicht vergehen, ohne etwas Sinnvolles zu tun.

Let's not let the time pass without doing something meaningful.

This sentence uses 'vergehen' in a subjunctive construction with 'lassen' (to let), implying agency in how time is spent.

Es ist schon ein Jahr vergangen, seit wir uns das letzte Mal gesehen haben.

A year has already passed since we last saw each other.

'vergangen' is the past participle of 'vergehen', used here with 'sein' to form the present perfect tense, common for expressing completed actions related to time.

Die Schmerzen werden mit der Zeit vergehen.

The pain will pass with time.

Here, 'vergehen' refers to the disappearance or cessation of something (pain) over time.

Bald wird der Winter vergehen und der Frühling kommen.

Soon winter will pass and spring will come.

'vergehen' indicates the end of a season, followed by the arrival of another.

Manchmal scheint es, als würde die Zeit im Flug vergehen.

Sometimes it seems as if time flies by.

The phrase 'im Flug vergehen' is an idiom meaning 'to fly by' or 'to pass very quickly'.

Hoffentlich vergeht die Wartezeit schnell.

Hopefully the waiting time passes quickly.

This sentence expresses a wish for time to pass quickly, using 'vergeht' in the present tense.