Conjugation of the German verb geschehen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb geschehen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| geschehen | to happen | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich geschehe | I happen | |
| du geschiehst | you happen | |
| er geschieht | he happens | |
| sie geschieht | she happens | |
| wir geschehen | we happen | |
| ihr gescheht | you happen | |
| sie geschehen | they happen | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich geschah | I happened | |
| du geschahst | you happened | |
| er geschah | he happened | |
| sie geschah | she happened | |
| wir geschahen | we happened | |
| ihr geschaht | you happened | |
| sie geschahen | they happened | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich bin geschehen | I happened | |
| du bist geschehen | you happened | |
| er ist geschehen | he happened | |
| es ist geschehen | she happened | |
| wir sind geschehen | we happened | |
| ihr seid geschehen | you happened | |
| sie sind geschehen | they happened | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich war geschehen | I had happened | |
| du warst geschehen | you had happened | |
| er war geschehen | he had happened | |
| es war geschehen | she had happened | |
| wir waren geschehen | we had happened | |
| ihr wart geschehen | you had happened | |
| sie waren geschehen | they had happened | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde geschehen | I will happen | |
| du wirst geschehen | you will happen | |
| er wird geschehen | he will happen | |
| sie wird geschehen | she will happen | |
| wir werden geschehen | we will happen | |
| ihr werdet geschehen | you will happen | |
| sie werden geschehen | they will happen | |
| 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 geschehen sein | I will have happened | |
| du wirst geschehen sein | you will have happened | |
| er wird geschehen sein | he will have happened | |
| es wird geschehen sein | she will have happened | |
| wir werden geschehen sein | we will have happened | |
| ihr werdet geschehen sein | you will have happened | |
| sie werden geschehen sein | they will have happened | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde geschehen | I would happen | |
| du würdest geschehen | you would happen | |
| er würde geschehen | he would happen | |
| sie würde geschehen | she would happen | |
| wir würden geschehen | we would happen | |
| ihr würdet geschehen | you would happen | |
| sie würden geschehen | they would happen | |
| 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 wäre geschehen | I would have happened | |
| du wärst geschehen | you would have happened | |
| er wäre geschehen | he would have happened | |
| es wäre geschehen | she would have happened | |
| wir wären geschehen | we would have happened | |
| ihr wärt geschehen | you would have happened | |
| sie wären geschehen | they would have happened | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich geschähe | I would happen | |
| du geschähest | you would happen | |
| er geschähe | he would happen | |
| sie geschähe | she would happen | |
| wir geschähen | we would happen | |
| ihr geschähet | you would happen | |
| sie geschähen | they would happen | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| geschieh | Happen | |
| geschehen wir | Let's happen | |
| gescheht | Happen | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| geschehend | happening | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| geschehen | happened | |
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