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Conjugation of the German verb vertreten

A list of the common conjugations for the German verb vertreten, along with their English translations.



InfinitiveScored
vertretento represent

PresentScored
ich vertreteI represent
du vertrittstyou represent
er vertrittthe represents
sie vertritttshe represents
wir vertretenwe represent
ihr vertretetyou represent
sie vertretenthey represent

Preterite / Präteritum
This is more a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Perfekt is used to refer to past actions.
Scored
ich vertratI represented
du vertratestyou represented
er vertrathe represented
sie vertratshe represented
wir vertratenwe represented
ihr vertratetyou represented
sie vertratenthey represented

Past / PerfektScored
ich habe vertretenI represented
du hast vertretenyou represented
er hat vertretenhe represented
es hat vertretenshe represented
wir haben vertretenwe represented
ihr habt vertretenyou represented
sie haben vertretenthey represented

Pluperfect / PlusquamperfektScored
ich hatte vertretenI had represented
du hattest vertretenyou had represented
er hatte vertretenhe had represented
es hatte vertretenshe had represented
wir hatten vertretenwe had represented
ihr hattet vertretenyou had represented
sie hatten vertretenthey had represented

FutureScored
ich werde vertretenI will represent
du wirst vertretenyou will represent
er wird vertretenhe will represent
sie wird vertretenshe will represent
wir werden vertretenwe will represent
ihr werdet vertretenyou will represent
sie werden vertretenthey will represent

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.
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ich werde vertreten habenI will have represented
du wirst vertreten habenyou will have represented
er wird vertreten habenhe will have represented
es wird vertreten habenshe will have represented
wir werden vertreten habenwe will have represented
ihr werdet vertreten habenyou will have represented
sie werden vertreten habenthey will have represented

ConditionalScored
ich würde vertretenI would represent
du würdest vertretenyou would represent
er würde vertretenhe would represent
sie würde vertretenshe would represent
wir würden vertretenwe would represent
ihr würdet vertretenyou would represent
sie würden vertretenthey would represent

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.
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ich hätte vertretenI would have represented
du hättest vertretenyou would have represented
er hätte vertretenhe would have represented
es hätte vertretenshe would have represented
wir hätten vertretenwe would have represented
ihr hättet vertretenyou would have represented
sie hätten vertretenthey would have represented

Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive IIScored
ich verträteI would represent
du verträtestyou would represent
er verträtehe would represent
sie verträteshe would represent
wir verträtenwe would represent
ihr verträtetyou would represent

ImperativeScored
vertritt Represent
vertreten wirLet's represent
vertretet Represent

Present ParticipleScored
vertretend representing

Past ParticipleScored
vertreten represented


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