Conjugation of the German verb kosten
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb kosten, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| kosten | to cost | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich koste | I cost | |
| du kostest | you cost | |
| er kostet | he costs | |
| sie kostet | she costs | |
| wir kosten | we cost | |
| ihr kostet | you cost | |
| sie kosten | they cost | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich kostete | I costed | |
| du kostetest | you costed | |
| er kostete | he costed | |
| sie kostete | she costed | |
| wir kosteten | we costed | |
| ihr kostetet | you costed | |
| sie kosteten | they costed | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gekostet | I costed | |
| du hast gekostet | you costed | |
| er hat gekostet | he costed | |
| es hat gekostet | she costed | |
| wir haben gekostet | we costed | |
| ihr habt gekostet | you costed | |
| sie haben gekostet | they costed | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gekostet | I had costed | |
| du hattest gekostet | you had costed | |
| er hatte gekostet | he had costed | |
| es hatte gekostet | she had costed | |
| wir hatten gekostet | we had costed | |
| ihr hattet gekostet | you had costed | |
| sie hatten gekostet | they had costed | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde kosten | I will cost | |
| du wirst kosten | you will cost | |
| er wird kosten | he will cost | |
| sie wird kosten | she will cost | |
| wir werden kosten | we will cost | |
| ihr werdet kosten | you will cost | |
| sie werden kosten | they will cost | |
| 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 gekostet haben | I will have costed | |
| du wirst gekostet haben | you will have costed | |
| er wird gekostet haben | he will have costed | |
| es wird gekostet haben | she will have costed | |
| wir werden gekostet haben | we will have costed | |
| ihr werdet gekostet haben | you will have costed | |
| sie werden gekostet haben | they will have costed | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde kosten | I would cost | |
| du würdest kosten | you would cost | |
| er würde kosten | he would cost | |
| sie würde kosten | she would cost | |
| wir würden kosten | we would cost | |
| ihr würdet kosten | you would cost | |
| sie würden kosten | they would cost | |
| 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 gekostet | I would have costed | |
| du hättest gekostet | you would have costed | |
| er hätte gekostet | he would have costed | |
| es hätte gekostet | she would have costed | |
| wir hätten gekostet | we would have costed | |
| ihr hättet gekostet | you would have costed | |
| sie hätten gekostet | they would have costed | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich kostete | I would cost | |
| du kostetest | you would cost | |
| er kostete | he would cost | |
| sie kostete | she would cost | |
| wir kosteten | we would cost | |
| ihr kostetet | you would cost | |
| sie kosteten | they would cost | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| koste | Cost | |
| kosten wir | Let's cost | |
| kostet | Cost | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| kostend | costing | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gekostet | costed | |
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