Conjugation of the German verb starten
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb starten, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| starten | to start | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich starte | I start | |
| du startest | you start | |
| er startet | he starts | |
| sie startet | she starts | |
| wir starten | we start | |
| ihr startet | you start | |
| sie starten | they start | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich startete | I started | |
| du startetest | you started | |
| er startete | he started | |
| sie startete | she started | |
| wir starteten | we started | |
| ihr startetet | you started | |
| sie starteten | they started | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich bin gestartet | I started | |
| du bist gestartet | you started | |
| er ist gestartet | he started | |
| es ist gestartet | she started | |
| wir sind gestartet | we started | |
| ihr seid gestartet | you started | |
| sie sind gestartet | they started | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich war gestartet | I had started | |
| du warst gestartet | you had started | |
| er war gestartet | he had started | |
| es war gestartet | she had started | |
| wir waren gestartet | we had started | |
| ihr wart gestartet | you had started | |
| sie waren gestartet | they had started | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde starten | I will start | |
| du wirst starten | you will start | |
| er wird starten | he will start | |
| sie wird starten | she will start | |
| wir werden starten | we will start | |
| ihr werdet starten | you will start | |
| sie werden starten | they will start | |
| 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 gestartet sein | I will have started | |
| du wirst gestartet sein | you will have started | |
| er wird gestartet sein | he will have started | |
| es wird gestartet sein | she will have started | |
| wir werden gestartet sein | we will have started | |
| ihr werdet gestartet sein | you will have started | |
| sie werden gestartet sein | they will have started | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde starten | I would start | |
| du würdest starten | you would start | |
| er würde starten | he would start | |
| sie würde starten | she would start | |
| wir würden starten | we would start | |
| ihr würdet starten | you would start | |
| sie würden starten | they would start | |
| 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 wäre gestartet | I would have started | |
| du wärst gestartet | you would have started | |
| er wäre gestartet | he would have started | |
| es wäre gestartet | she would have started | |
| wir wären gestartet | we would have started | |
| ihr wärt gestartet | you would have started | |
| sie wären gestartet | they would have started | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich startete | I would start | |
| du startetest | you would start | |
| er startete | he would start | |
| sie startete | she would start | |
| wir starteten | we would start | |
| ihr startetet | you would start | |
| sie starteten | they would start | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| starte | Start | |
| starten wir | Let's start | |
| startet | Start | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| startend | starting | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gestartet | started | |
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