Conjugation of the German verb treten
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb treten, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| treten | to step | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich trete | I step | |
| du trittst | you step | |
| er tritt | he steps | |
| sie tritt | she steps | |
| wir treten | we step | |
| ihr tretet | you step | |
| sie treten | they step | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich trat | I stepped | |
| du tratest | you stepped | |
| er trat | he stepped | |
| sie trat | she stepped | |
| wir traten | we stepped | |
| ihr tratet | you stepped | |
| sie traten | they stepped | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich bin getreten | I stepped | |
| du bist getreten | you stepped | |
| er ist getreten | he stepped | |
| es ist getreten | she stepped | |
| wir sind getreten | we stepped | |
| ihr seid getreten | you stepped | |
| sie sind getreten | they stepped | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich war getreten | I had stepped | |
| du warst getreten | you had stepped | |
| er war getreten | he had stepped | |
| es war getreten | she had stepped | |
| wir waren getreten | we had stepped | |
| ihr wart getreten | you had stepped | |
| sie waren getreten | they had stepped | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde treten | I will step | |
| du wirst treten | you will step | |
| er wird treten | he will step | |
| sie wird treten | she will step | |
| wir werden treten | we will step | |
| ihr werdet treten | you will step | |
| sie werden treten | they will step | |
| 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 getreten sein | I will have stepped | |
| du wirst getreten sein | you will have stepped | |
| er wird getreten sein | he will have stepped | |
| es wird getreten sein | she will have stepped | |
| wir werden getreten sein | we will have stepped | |
| ihr werdet getreten sein | you will have stepped | |
| sie werden getreten sein | they will have stepped | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde treten | I would step | |
| du würdest treten | you would step | |
| er würde treten | he would step | |
| sie würde treten | she would step | |
| wir würden treten | we would step | |
| ihr würdet treten | you would step | |
| sie würden treten | they would step | |
| 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 getreten | I would have stepped | |
| du wärst getreten | you would have stepped | |
| er wäre getreten | he would have stepped | |
| es wäre getreten | she would have stepped | |
| wir wären getreten | we would have stepped | |
| ihr wärt getreten | you would have stepped | |
| sie wären getreten | they would have stepped | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich träte | I would step | |
| du trätest | you would step | |
| er träte | he would step | |
| sie träte | she would step | |
| wir träten | we would step | |
| ihr trätet | you would step | |
| sie träten | they would step | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| tritt | Step | |
| treten wir | Let's step | |
| tretet | Step | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| tretend | stepping | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| getreten | stepped | |
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