Conjugation of the German verb sein
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb sein, along with their English translations.Infinitive | Scored | |
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sein | to be |
Present | Scored | |
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ich bin | I am | |
du bist | you are | |
er ist | he is | |
sie ist | she is | |
wir sind | we are | |
ihr seid | you are | |
sie sind | they are |
Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
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ich war | I was | |
du warst | you were | |
er war | he was | |
sie war | she was | |
wir waren | we were | |
ihr wart | you were | |
sie waren | they were |
Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
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ich bin gewesen | I was | |
du bist gewesen | you were | |
er ist gewesen | he was | |
es ist gewesen | she was | |
wir sind gewesen | we were | |
ihr seid gewesen | you were | |
sie sind gewesen | they were |
Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
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ich war gewesen | I had been | |
du warst gewesen | you had been | |
er war gewesen | he had been | |
es war gewesen | she had been | |
wir waren gewesen | we had been | |
ihr wart gewesen | you had been | |
sie waren gewesen | they had been |
Future | Scored | |
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ich werde sein | I will be | |
du wirst sein | you will be | |
er wird sein | he will be | |
sie wird sein | she will be | |
wir werden sein | we will be | |
ihr werdet sein | you will be | |
sie werden sein | they will be |
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 | |
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ich werde gewesen sein | I will have been | |
du wirst gewesen sein | you will have been | |
er wird gewesen sein | he will have been | |
es wird gewesen sein | she will have been | |
wir werden gewesen sein | we will have been | |
ihr werdet gewesen sein | you will have been | |
sie werden gewesen sein | they will have been |
Conditional | Scored | |
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ich würde sein | I would be | |
du würdest sein | you would be | |
er würde sein | he would be | |
sie würde sein | she would be | |
wir würden sein | we would be | |
ihr würdet sein | you would be | |
sie würden sein | they would be |
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 | |
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ich wäre gewesen | I would have been | |
du wärst gewesen | you would have been | |
er wäre gewesen | he would have been | |
es wäre gewesen | she would have been | |
wir wären gewesen | we would have been | |
ihr wärt gewesen | you would have been | |
sie wären gewesen | they would have been |
Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
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ich wäre | I would be | |
du wärst | you would be | |
er wäre | he would be | |
sie wäre | she would be | |
wir wären | we would be | |
ihr wärt | you would be | |
sie wären | they would be |
Imperative | Scored | |
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sei | Be | |
seien wir | Let's be | |
seid | Be |
Present Participle | Scored | |
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seiend | being |
Past Participle | Scored | |
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gewesen | been |
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