Conjugation of the German verb wissen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb wissen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| wissen | to know | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich weiß | I know | |
| du weißt | you know | |
| er weiß | he knows | |
| sie weiß | she knows | |
| wir wissen | we know | |
| ihr wisst | you know | |
| sie wissen | they know | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich wusste | I knew | |
| du wusstest | you knew | |
| er wusste | he knew | |
| sie wusste | she knew | |
| wir wussten | we knew | |
| ihr wusstet | you knew | |
| sie wussten | they knew | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gewusst | I knew | |
| du hast gewusst | you knew | |
| er hat gewusst | he knew | |
| es hat gewusst | she knew | |
| wir haben gewusst | we knew | |
| ihr habt gewusst | you knew | |
| sie haben gewusst | they knew | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gewusst | I had known | |
| du hattest gewusst | you had known | |
| er hatte gewusst | he had known | |
| es hatte gewusst | she had known | |
| wir hatten gewusst | we had known | |
| ihr hattet gewusst | you had known | |
| sie hatten gewusst | they had known | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde wissen | I will know | |
| du wirst wissen | you will know | |
| er wird wissen | he will know | |
| sie wird wissen | she will know | |
| wir werden wissen | we will know | |
| ihr werdet wissen | you will know | |
| sie werden wissen | they will know | |
| 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 gewusst haben | I will have known | |
| du wirst gewusst haben | you will have known | |
| er wird gewusst haben | he will have known | |
| es wird gewusst haben | she will have known | |
| wir werden gewusst haben | we will have known | |
| ihr werdet gewusst haben | you will have known | |
| sie werden gewusst haben | they will have known | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde wissen | I would know | |
| du würdest wissen | you would know | |
| er würde wissen | he would know | |
| sie würde wissen | she would know | |
| wir würden wissen | we would know | |
| ihr würdet wissen | you would know | |
| sie würden wissen | they would know | |
| 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 gewusst | I would have known | |
| du hättest gewusst | you would have known | |
| er hätte gewusst | he would have known | |
| es hätte gewusst | she would have known | |
| wir hätten gewusst | we would have known | |
| ihr hättet gewusst | you would have known | |
| sie hätten gewusst | they would have known | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich wüsste | I would know | |
| du wüsstest | you would know | |
| er wüsste | he would know | |
| sie wüsste | she would know | |
| wir wüssten | we would know | |
| ihr wüsstet | you would know | |
| sie wüssten | they would know | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| wisse | Know | |
| wissen wir | Let's know | |
| wisst | Know | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| wissend | knowing | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gewusst | known | |
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