Conjugation of the German verb warten
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb warten, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| warten | to wait | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich warte | I wait | |
| du wartest | you wait | |
| er wartet | he waits | |
| sie wartet | she waits | |
| wir warten | we wait | |
| ihr wartet | you wait | |
| sie warten | they wait | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich wartete | I waited | |
| du wartetest | you waited | |
| er wartete | he waited | |
| sie wartete | she waited | |
| wir warteten | we waited | |
| ihr wartetet | you waited | |
| sie warteten | they waited | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gewartet | I waited | |
| du hast gewartet | you waited | |
| er hat gewartet | he waited | |
| es hat gewartet | she waited | |
| wir haben gewartet | we waited | |
| ihr habt gewartet | you waited | |
| sie haben gewartet | they waited | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gewartet | I had waited | |
| du hattest gewartet | you had waited | |
| er hatte gewartet | he had waited | |
| es hatte gewartet | she had waited | |
| wir hatten gewartet | we had waited | |
| ihr hattet gewartet | you had waited | |
| sie hatten gewartet | they had waited | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde warten | I will wait | |
| du wirst warten | you will wait | |
| er wird warten | he will wait | |
| sie wird warten | she will wait | |
| wir werden warten | we will wait | |
| ihr werdet warten | you will wait | |
| sie werden warten | they will wait | |
| 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 gewartet haben | I will have waited | |
| du wirst gewartet haben | you will have waited | |
| er wird gewartet haben | he will have waited | |
| es wird gewartet haben | she will have waited | |
| wir werden gewartet haben | we will have waited | |
| ihr werdet gewartet haben | you will have waited | |
| sie werden gewartet haben | they will have waited | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde warten | I would wait | |
| du würdest warten | you would wait | |
| er würde warten | he would wait | |
| sie würde warten | she would wait | |
| wir würden warten | we would wait | |
| ihr würdet warten | you would wait | |
| sie würden warten | they would wait | |
| 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 gewartet | I would have waited | |
| du hättest gewartet | you would have waited | |
| er hätte gewartet | he would have waited | |
| es hätte gewartet | she would have waited | |
| wir hätten gewartet | we would have waited | |
| ihr hättet gewartet | you would have waited | |
| sie hätten gewartet | they would have waited | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich wartete | I would wait | |
| du wartetest | you would wait | |
| er wartete | he would wait | |
| sie wartete | she would wait | |
| wir warteten | we would wait | |
| ihr wartetet | you would wait | |
| sie warteten | they would wait | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| warte | Wait | |
| warten wir | Let's wait | |
| wartet | Wait | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| wartend | waiting | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gewartet | waited | |
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