Conjugation of the German verb schwören
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb schwören, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| schwören | to swear | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich schwöre | I swear | |
| du schwörst | you swear | |
| wir schwören | we swear | |
| ihr schwört | you swear | |
| sie schwören | they swear | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich schwor | I swore | |
| du schworst | you swore | |
| er schwor | he swore | |
| sie schwor | she swore | |
| wir schworen | we swore | |
| ihr schwort | you swore | |
| sie schworen | they swore | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe geschworen | I swore | |
| du hast geschworen | you swore | |
| er hat geschworen | he swore | |
| es hat geschworen | she swore | |
| wir haben geschworen | we swore | |
| ihr habt geschworen | you swore | |
| sie haben geschworen | they swore | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte geschworen | I had sworn | |
| du hattest geschworen | you had sworn | |
| er hatte geschworen | he had sworn | |
| es hatte geschworen | she had sworn | |
| wir hatten geschworen | we had sworn | |
| ihr hattet geschworen | you had sworn | |
| sie hatten geschworen | they had sworn | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde schwören | I will swear | |
| du wirst schwören | you will swear | |
| er wird schwören | he will swear | |
| sie wird schwören | she will swear | |
| wir werden schwören | we will swear | |
| ihr werdet schwören | you will swear | |
| sie werden schwören | they will swear | |
| 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 geschworen haben | I will have sworn | |
| du wirst geschworen haben | you will have sworn | |
| er wird geschworen haben | he will have sworn | |
| es wird geschworen haben | she will have sworn | |
| wir werden geschworen haben | we will have sworn | |
| ihr werdet geschworen haben | you will have sworn | |
| sie werden geschworen haben | they will have sworn | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde schwören | I would swear | |
| du würdest schwören | you would swear | |
| er würde schwören | he would swear | |
| sie würde schwören | she would swear | |
| wir würden schwören | we would swear | |
| ihr würdet schwören | you would swear | |
| sie würden schwören | they would swear | |
| 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 geschworen | I would have sworn | |
| du hättest geschworen | you would have sworn | |
| er hätte geschworen | he would have sworn | |
| es hätte geschworen | she would have sworn | |
| wir hätten geschworen | we would have sworn | |
| ihr hättet geschworen | you would have sworn | |
| sie hätten geschworen | they would have sworn | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich schwüre | I would swear | |
| du schwürest | you would swear | |
| er schwüre | he would swear | |
| sie schwüre | she would swear | |
| wir schwüren | we would swear | |
| ihr schwüret | you would swear | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| schwör | Swear | |
| schwören wir | Let's swear | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| schwörend | swearing | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| geschworen | sworn | |
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