Conjugation of the German verb geben
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb geben, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| geben | to give | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich gebe | I give | |
| du gibst | you give | |
| er gibt | he gives | |
| sie gibt | she gives | |
| wir geben | we give | |
| ihr gebt | you give | |
| sie geben | they give | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich gab | I gave | |
| du gabst | you gave | |
| er gab | he gave | |
| sie gab | she gave | |
| wir gaben | we gave | |
| ihr gabt | you gave | |
| sie gaben | they gave | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gegeben | I gave | |
| du hast gegeben | you gave | |
| er hat gegeben | he gave | |
| es hat gegeben | she gave | |
| wir haben gegeben | we gave | |
| ihr habt gegeben | you gave | |
| sie haben gegeben | they gave | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gegeben | I had given | |
| du hattest gegeben | you had given | |
| er hatte gegeben | he had given | |
| es hatte gegeben | she had given | |
| wir hatten gegeben | we had given | |
| ihr hattet gegeben | you had given | |
| sie hatten gegeben | they had given | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde geben | I will give | |
| du wirst geben | you will give | |
| er wird geben | he will give | |
| sie wird geben | she will give | |
| wir werden geben | we will give | |
| ihr werdet geben | you will give | |
| sie werden geben | they will give | |
| 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 gegeben haben | I will have given | |
| du wirst gegeben haben | you will have given | |
| er wird gegeben haben | he will have given | |
| es wird gegeben haben | she will have given | |
| wir werden gegeben haben | we will have given | |
| ihr werdet gegeben haben | you will have given | |
| sie werden gegeben haben | they will have given | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde geben | I would give | |
| du würdest geben | you would give | |
| er würde geben | he would give | |
| sie würde geben | she would give | |
| wir würden geben | we would give | |
| ihr würdet geben | you would give | |
| sie würden geben | they would give | |
| 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 gegeben | I would have given | |
| du hättest gegeben | you would have given | |
| er hätte gegeben | he would have given | |
| es hätte gegeben | she would have given | |
| wir hätten gegeben | we would have given | |
| ihr hättet gegeben | you would have given | |
| sie hätten gegeben | they would have given | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich gäbe | I would give | |
| du gäbst | you would give | |
| er gäbe | he would give | |
| sie gäbe | she would give | |
| wir gäben | we would give | |
| ihr gäbt | you would give | |
| sie gäben | they would give | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gib | Give | |
| geben wir | Let's give | |
| gebt | Give | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gebend | giving | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gegeben | given | |
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