Conjugation of the German verb bestehen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb bestehen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| bestehen | to exist | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich bestehe | I exist | |
| du bestehst | you exist | |
| wir bestehen | we exist | |
| ihr besteht | you exist | |
| sie bestehen | they exist | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich bestand | I existed | |
| du bestandest | you existed | |
| er bestand | he existed | |
| sie bestand | she existed | |
| ihr bestandet | you existed | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe bestanden | I existed | |
| du hast bestanden | you existed | |
| er hat bestanden | he existed | |
| es hat bestanden | she existed | |
| wir haben bestanden | we existed | |
| ihr habt bestanden | you existed | |
| sie haben bestanden | they existed | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte bestanden | I had existed | |
| du hattest bestanden | you had existed | |
| er hatte bestanden | he had existed | |
| es hatte bestanden | she had existed | |
| wir hatten bestanden | we had existed | |
| ihr hattet bestanden | you had existed | |
| sie hatten bestanden | they had existed | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde bestehen | I will exist | |
| du wirst bestehen | you will exist | |
| er wird bestehen | he will exist | |
| sie wird bestehen | she will exist | |
| wir werden bestehen | we will exist | |
| ihr werdet bestehen | you will exist | |
| sie werden bestehen | they will exist | |
| Future Perfect / Futur II The German Future Perfect or Futur II is constructed similarly to English, with the present tense of werden (will), the past participle of the verb and the auxiliary verb haben or sein at the end of the clause. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde bestanden haben | I will have existed | |
| du wirst bestanden haben | you will have existed | |
| er wird bestanden haben | he will have existed | |
| es wird bestanden haben | she will have existed | |
| wir werden bestanden haben | we will have existed | |
| ihr werdet bestanden haben | you will have existed | |
| sie werden bestanden haben | they will have existed | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde bestehen | I would exist | |
| du würdest bestehen | you would exist | |
| er würde bestehen | he would exist | |
| sie würde bestehen | she would exist | |
| wir würden bestehen | we would exist | |
| ihr würdet bestehen | you would exist | |
| sie würden bestehen | they would exist | |
| Conditional Perfect / Plusquamperfekt Konjunktiv II The German Conditional Perfect or Plusquamperfekt Konjunktiv II is constructed with the Konjunktiv II tense of the auxiliary verb haben or sein and the past participle. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hätte bestanden | I would have existed | |
| du hättest bestanden | you would have existed | |
| er hätte bestanden | he would have existed | |
| es hätte bestanden | she would have existed | |
| wir hätten bestanden | we would have existed | |
| ihr hättet bestanden | you would have existed | |
| sie hätten bestanden | they would have existed | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich bestünde | I would exist | |
| du beständest | you would exist | |
| er bestünde | he would exist | |
| sie bestünde | she would exist | |
| wir beständen | we would exist | |
| ihr bestündet | you would exist | |
| sie beständen | they would exist | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| besteh | Exist | |
| bestehen wir | Let's exist | |
| besteht | Exist | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| bestehend | existing | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| bestanden | existed | |
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