Conjugation of the German verb hoffen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb hoffen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| hoffen | to hope | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hoffe | I hope | |
| du hoffst | you hope | |
| er hofft | he hopes | |
| sie hofft | she hopes | |
| wir hoffen | we hope | |
| ihr hofft | you hope | |
| sie hoffen | they hope | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hoffte | I hoped | |
| du hofftest | you hoped | |
| er hoffte | he hoped | |
| sie hoffte | she hoped | |
| wir hofften | we hoped | |
| ihr hofftet | you hoped | |
| sie hofften | they hoped | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gehofft | I hoped | |
| du hast gehofft | you hoped | |
| er hat gehofft | he hoped | |
| es hat gehofft | she hoped | |
| wir haben gehofft | we hoped | |
| ihr habt gehofft | you hoped | |
| sie haben gehofft | they hoped | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gehofft | I had hoped | |
| du hattest gehofft | you had hoped | |
| er hatte gehofft | he had hoped | |
| es hatte gehofft | she had hoped | |
| wir hatten gehofft | we had hoped | |
| ihr hattet gehofft | you had hoped | |
| sie hatten gehofft | they had hoped | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde hoffen | I will hope | |
| du wirst hoffen | you will hope | |
| er wird hoffen | he will hope | |
| sie wird hoffen | she will hope | |
| wir werden hoffen | we will hope | |
| ihr werdet hoffen | you will hope | |
| sie werden hoffen | they will hope | |
| 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 gehofft haben | I will have hoped | |
| du wirst gehofft haben | you will have hoped | |
| er wird gehofft haben | he will have hoped | |
| es wird gehofft haben | she will have hoped | |
| wir werden gehofft haben | we will have hoped | |
| ihr werdet gehofft haben | you will have hoped | |
| sie werden gehofft haben | they will have hoped | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde hoffen | I would hope | |
| du würdest hoffen | you would hope | |
| er würde hoffen | he would hope | |
| sie würde hoffen | she would hope | |
| wir würden hoffen | we would hope | |
| ihr würdet hoffen | you would hope | |
| sie würden hoffen | they would hope | |
| 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 gehofft | I would have hoped | |
| du hättest gehofft | you would have hoped | |
| er hätte gehofft | he would have hoped | |
| es hätte gehofft | she would have hoped | |
| wir hätten gehofft | we would have hoped | |
| ihr hättet gehofft | you would have hoped | |
| sie hätten gehofft | they would have hoped | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hoffte | I would hope | |
| du hofftest | you would hope | |
| er hoffte | he would hope | |
| sie hoffte | she would hope | |
| wir hofften | we would hope | |
| ihr hofftet | you would hope | |
| sie hofften | they would hope | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| hoff | Hope | |
| hoffen wir | Let's hope | |
| hofft | Hope | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| hoffend | hoping | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gehofft | hoped | |
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