Conjugation of the German verb betreiben
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb betreiben, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| betreiben | to operate | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich betreibe | I operate | |
| du betreibst | you operate | |
| er betreibt | he operates | |
| sie betreibt | she operates | |
| wir betreiben | we operate | |
| ihr betreibt | you operate | |
| sie betreiben | they operate | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| du betriebst | you operated | |
| ihr betriebt | you operated | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe betrieben | I operated | |
| du hast betrieben | you operated | |
| er hat betrieben | he operated | |
| es hat betrieben | she operated | |
| wir haben betrieben | we operated | |
| ihr habt betrieben | you operated | |
| sie haben betrieben | they operated | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte betrieben | I had operated | |
| du hattest betrieben | you had operated | |
| er hatte betrieben | he had operated | |
| es hatte betrieben | she had operated | |
| wir hatten betrieben | we had operated | |
| ihr hattet betrieben | you had operated | |
| sie hatten betrieben | they had operated | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde betreiben | I will operate | |
| du wirst betreiben | you will operate | |
| er wird betreiben | he will operate | |
| sie wird betreiben | she will operate | |
| wir werden betreiben | we will operate | |
| ihr werdet betreiben | you will operate | |
| sie werden betreiben | they will operate | |
| 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 betrieben haben | I will have operated | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde betreiben | I would operate | |
| du würdest betreiben | you would operate | |
| er würde betreiben | he would operate | |
| sie würde betreiben | she would operate | |
| wir würden betreiben | we would operate | |
| ihr würdet betreiben | you would operate | |
| sie würden betreiben | they would operate | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich betriebe | I would operate | |
| du betriebest | you would operate | |
| er betriebe | he would operate | |
| sie betriebe | she would operate | |
| ihr betriebet | you would operate | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| betreib | Operate | |
| betreiben wir | Let's operate | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| betreibend | operating | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| betrieben | operated | |
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