Conjugation of the German verb suchen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb suchen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| suchen | to search | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich suche | I search | |
| du suchst | you search | |
| er sucht | he searches | |
| sie sucht | she searches | |
| wir suchen | we search | |
| ihr sucht | you search | |
| sie suchen | they search | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich suchte | I searched | |
| du suchtest | you searched | |
| er suchte | he searched | |
| sie suchte | she searched | |
| wir suchten | we searched | |
| ihr suchtet | you searched | |
| sie suchten | they searched | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gesucht | I searched | |
| du hast gesucht | you searched | |
| er hat gesucht | he searched | |
| es hat gesucht | she searched | |
| wir haben gesucht | we searched | |
| ihr habt gesucht | you searched | |
| sie haben gesucht | they searched | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gesucht | I had searched | |
| du hattest gesucht | you had searched | |
| er hatte gesucht | he had searched | |
| es hatte gesucht | she had searched | |
| wir hatten gesucht | we had searched | |
| ihr hattet gesucht | you had searched | |
| sie hatten gesucht | they had searched | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde suchen | I will search | |
| du wirst suchen | you will search | |
| er wird suchen | he will search | |
| sie wird suchen | she will search | |
| wir werden suchen | we will search | |
| ihr werdet suchen | you will search | |
| sie werden suchen | they will search | |
| 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 gesucht haben | I will have searched | |
| du wirst gesucht haben | you will have searched | |
| er wird gesucht haben | he will have searched | |
| es wird gesucht haben | she will have searched | |
| wir werden gesucht haben | we will have searched | |
| ihr werdet gesucht haben | you will have searched | |
| sie werden gesucht haben | they will have searched | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde suchen | I would search | |
| du würdest suchen | you would search | |
| er würde suchen | he would search | |
| sie würde suchen | she would search | |
| wir würden suchen | we would search | |
| ihr würdet suchen | you would search | |
| sie würden suchen | they would search | |
| 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 gesucht | I would have searched | |
| du hättest gesucht | you would have searched | |
| er hätte gesucht | he would have searched | |
| es hätte gesucht | she would have searched | |
| wir hätten gesucht | we would have searched | |
| ihr hättet gesucht | you would have searched | |
| sie hätten gesucht | they would have searched | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich suchte | I would search | |
| du suchtest | you would search | |
| er suchte | he would search | |
| sie suchte | she would search | |
| wir suchten | we would search | |
| ihr suchtet | you would search | |
| sie suchten | they would search | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| suche | Search | |
| suchen wir | Let's search | |
| sucht | Search | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| suchend | searching | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gesucht | searched | |
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