Conjugation of the German verb brauchen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb brauchen, along with their English translations.Infinitive | Scored | |
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brauchen | to need |
Present | Scored | |
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ich brauche | I need | |
du brauchst | you need | |
er braucht | he needs | |
sie braucht | she needs | |
wir brauchen | we need | |
ihr braucht | you need | |
sie brauchen | they need |
Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
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ich brauchte | I needed | |
du brauchtest | you needed | |
er brauchte | he needed | |
sie brauchte | she needed | |
wir brauchten | we needed | |
ihr brauchtet | you needed | |
sie brauchten | they needed |
Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
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ich habe gebraucht | I needed | |
du hast gebraucht | you needed | |
er hat gebraucht | he needed | |
es hat gebraucht | she needed | |
wir haben gebraucht | we needed | |
ihr habt gebraucht | you needed | |
sie haben gebraucht | they needed |
Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
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ich hatte gebraucht | I had needed | |
du hattest gebraucht | you had needed | |
er hatte gebraucht | he had needed | |
es hatte gebraucht | she had needed | |
wir hatten gebraucht | we had needed | |
ihr hattet gebraucht | you had needed | |
sie hatten gebraucht | they had needed |
Future | Scored | |
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ich werde brauchen | I will need | |
du wirst brauchen | you will need | |
er wird brauchen | he will need | |
sie wird brauchen | she will need | |
wir werden brauchen | we will need | |
ihr werdet brauchen | you will need | |
sie werden brauchen | they will need |
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 | |
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ich werde gebraucht haben | I will have needed | |
du wirst gebraucht haben | you will have needed | |
er wird gebraucht haben | he will have needed | |
es wird gebraucht haben | she will have needed | |
wir werden gebraucht haben | we will have needed | |
ihr werdet gebraucht haben | you will have needed | |
sie werden gebraucht haben | they will have needed |
Conditional | Scored | |
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ich würde brauchen | I would need | |
du würdest brauchen | you would need | |
er würde brauchen | he would need | |
sie würde brauchen | she would need | |
wir würden brauchen | we would need | |
ihr würdet brauchen | you would need | |
sie würden brauchen | they would need |
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 | |
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ich hätte gebraucht | I would have needed | |
du hättest gebraucht | you would have needed | |
er hätte gebraucht | he would have needed | |
es hätte gebraucht | she would have needed | |
wir hätten gebraucht | we would have needed | |
ihr hättet gebraucht | you would have needed | |
sie hätten gebraucht | they would have needed |
Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
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ich bräuchte | I would need | |
du bräuchtest | you would need | |
er bräuchte | he would need | |
sie bräuchte | she would need | |
wir bräuchten | we would need | |
ihr bräuchtet | you would need | |
sie bräuchten | they would need |
Imperative | Scored | |
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brauch | Need | |
brauchen wir | Let's need | |
braucht | Need |
Present Participle | Scored | |
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brauchend | needing |
Past Participle | Scored | |
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gebraucht | needed |
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