Conjugation of the German verb versuchen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb versuchen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| versuchen | to try | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich versuche | I try | |
| du versuchst | you try | |
| er versucht | he tries | |
| sie versucht | she tries | |
| wir versuchen | we try | |
| ihr versucht | you try | |
| sie versuchen | they try | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich versuchte | I tried | |
| du versuchtest | you tried | |
| er versuchte | he tried | |
| sie versuchte | she tried | |
| wir versuchten | we tried | |
| ihr versuchtet | you tried | |
| sie versuchten | they tried | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe versucht | I tried | |
| du hast versucht | you tried | |
| er hat versucht | he tried | |
| es hat versucht | she tried | |
| wir haben versucht | we tried | |
| ihr habt versucht | you tried | |
| sie haben versucht | they tried | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte versucht | I had tried | |
| du hattest versucht | you had tried | |
| er hatte versucht | he had tried | |
| es hatte versucht | she had tried | |
| wir hatten versucht | we had tried | |
| ihr hattet versucht | you had tried | |
| sie hatten versucht | they had tried | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde versuchen | I will try | |
| du wirst versuchen | you will try | |
| er wird versuchen | he will try | |
| sie wird versuchen | she will try | |
| wir werden versuchen | we will try | |
| ihr werdet versuchen | you will try | |
| sie werden versuchen | they will try | |
| 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 versucht haben | I will have tried | |
| du wirst versucht haben | you will have tried | |
| er wird versucht haben | he will have tried | |
| es wird versucht haben | she will have tried | |
| wir werden versucht haben | we will have tried | |
| ihr werdet versucht haben | you will have tried | |
| sie werden versucht haben | they will have tried | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde versuchen | I would try | |
| du würdest versuchen | you would try | |
| er würde versuchen | he would try | |
| sie würde versuchen | she would try | |
| wir würden versuchen | we would try | |
| ihr würdet versuchen | you would try | |
| sie würden versuchen | they would try | |
| 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 versucht | I would have tried | |
| du hättest versucht | you would have tried | |
| er hätte versucht | he would have tried | |
| es hätte versucht | she would have tried | |
| wir hätten versucht | we would have tried | |
| ihr hättet versucht | you would have tried | |
| sie hätten versucht | they would have tried | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich versuchte | I would try | |
| du versuchtest | you would try | |
| er versuchte | he would try | |
| sie versuchte | she would try | |
| wir versuchten | we would try | |
| ihr versuchtet | you would try | |
| sie versuchten | they would try | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| versuch | Try | |
| versuchen wir | Let's try | |
| versucht | Try | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| versuchend | trying | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| versucht | tried | |
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