Conjugation of the German verb retten
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb retten, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| retten | to save | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich rette | I save | |
| du rettest | you save | |
| er rettet | he saves | |
| sie rettet | she saves | |
| wir retten | we save | |
| ihr rettet | you save | |
| sie retten | they save | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich rettete | I saved | |
| du rettetest | you saved | |
| er rettete | he saved | |
| sie rettete | she saved | |
| wir retteten | we saved | |
| ihr rettetet | you saved | |
| sie retteten | they saved | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gerettet | I saved | |
| du hast gerettet | you saved | |
| er hat gerettet | he saved | |
| es hat gerettet | she saved | |
| wir haben gerettet | we saved | |
| ihr habt gerettet | you saved | |
| sie haben gerettet | they saved | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gerettet | I had saved | |
| du hattest gerettet | you had saved | |
| er hatte gerettet | he had saved | |
| es hatte gerettet | she had saved | |
| wir hatten gerettet | we had saved | |
| ihr hattet gerettet | you had saved | |
| sie hatten gerettet | they had saved | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde retten | I will save | |
| du wirst retten | you will save | |
| er wird retten | he will save | |
| sie wird retten | she will save | |
| wir werden retten | we will save | |
| ihr werdet retten | you will save | |
| sie werden retten | they will save | |
| 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 gerettet haben | I will have saved | |
| du wirst gerettet haben | you will have saved | |
| er wird gerettet haben | he will have saved | |
| es wird gerettet haben | she will have saved | |
| wir werden gerettet haben | we will have saved | |
| ihr werdet gerettet haben | you will have saved | |
| sie werden gerettet haben | they will have saved | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde retten | I would save | |
| du würdest retten | you would save | |
| er würde retten | he would save | |
| sie würde retten | she would save | |
| wir würden retten | we would save | |
| ihr würdet retten | you would save | |
| sie würden retten | they would save | |
| 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 gerettet | I would have saved | |
| du hättest gerettet | you would have saved | |
| er hätte gerettet | he would have saved | |
| es hätte gerettet | she would have saved | |
| wir hätten gerettet | we would have saved | |
| ihr hättet gerettet | you would have saved | |
| sie hätten gerettet | they would have saved | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich rettete | I would save | |
| du rettetest | you would save | |
| er rettete | he would save | |
| sie rettete | she would save | |
| wir retteten | we would save | |
| ihr rettetet | you would save | |
| sie retteten | they would save | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| rette | Save | |
| retten wir | Let's save | |
| rettet | Save | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| rettend | saving | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gerettet | saved | |
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