Verb conjugation is a method of changing verbs from their infinitive forms. The changes, usually done through endings and auxiliary words, express grammatical categories related to the action or state being described, such as person, number, tense, aspect and mode. Verbs are divided into a number of classes according to their form of conjugation and may be assigned model patterns to help to create the correct forms.
There are simple verb forms (e.g. ich mache, ich machte) and compound verb forms that use an auxiliary verb (e.g. ich habe gemacht, ich werde machen).
There are 6 tenses in German in total. Two of them are simple: the present simple (Präsens) and the past simple (Präteritum). The other four tenses are compound, i.e. they combine an auxiliary verb and the infinitive or the past participle form of the main verb carrying the meaning. The compound tenses include the future simple (Futur I), the present perfect (Perfekt), the past perfect (Plusquamperfekt) and the future perfect (Futur II).
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Present simple – Präsens
ich
fette
du
fettest
er/sie/es
fettet
wir
fetten
ihr
fettet
sie/Sie
fetten
Past simple – Präteritum
ich
fettete
du
fettetest
er/sie/es
fettete
wir
fetteten
ihr
fettetet
sie/Sie
fetteten
Present perfect – Perfekt
ich
habe gefettet
du
hast gefettet
er/sie/es
hat gefettet
wir
haben gefettet
ihr
habt gefettet
sie/Sie
haben gefettet
Past perfect – Plusquamperfekt
ich
hatte gefettet
du
hattest gefettet
er/sie/es
hatte gefettet
wir
hatten gefettet
ihr
hattet gefettet
sie/Sie
hatten gefettet
Future simple – Futur I
ich
werde fetten
du
wirst fetten
er/sie/es
wird fetten
wir
werden fetten
ihr
werdet fetten
sie/Sie
werden fetten
Future perfect – Futur II
ich
werde gefettet haben
du
wirst gefettet haben
er/sie/es
wird gefettet haben
wir
werden gefettet haben
ihr
werdet gefettet haben
sie/Sie
werden gefettet haben
Subjunctive of verb of the regular verb [fetten]
The subjunctive (from the late Latin modus coniunctivus, translated as a form of sentence structure, derived from the Latin verb coniungere – to join).
The subjunctive is a special verb form that usually expresses that the action is conditional or hypothetical.
It expresses possible, probable, hypothetical, desired, dreaded or necessary actions (thus indicating the speaker’s attitude toward the action). It is a form used to express something imagined that may never happen. In particular, it marks the utterance as subjective, doubtful or uncertain.
In German, there is the subjunctive I and the subjunctive II.
The subjunctive I includes the present subjunctive (e.g. er sei, er habe), the future subjunctive and the perfect subjunctive.
The subjunctive I usually expresses someone else’s opinion, often unlikely from the speaker’s point of view (present indicative: Er sagt, dass niemand zu Hause ist. – He says that no one is at home. X present subjunctive: Er sagt, dass niemand zu Hause sei. – He says that (supposedly) no one is at home.).
The subjunctive II includes the past subjunctive (er wäre, er hätte) and the past perfect subjunctive.
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Subjunctive I: Present – Konjunktiv I
ich
fette
du
fettest
er/sie/es
fette
wir
fetten
ihr
fettet
sie/Sie
fetten
Subjunctive I: Present perfect – Konjunktiv I
ich
habe gefettet
du
habest gefettet
er/sie/es
habe gefettet
wir
haben gefettet
ihr
habet gefettet
sie/Sie
haben gefettet
Subjunctive I: Future simple – Konjunktiv I: Futur I
ich
werde fetten
du
werdest fetten
er/sie/es
werde fetten
wir
werden fetten
ihr
werdet fetten
sie/Sie
werden fetten
Subjunctive I: Future perfect - Konjuktiv I: Futur II
ich
werde gefettet haben
du
werdest gefettet haben
er/sie/es
werde gefettet haben
wir
werden gefettet haben
ihr
werdet gefettet haben
sie/Sie
werden gefettet haben
Subjunctive II: Past simple – Konjunktiv II: Präteritum
ich
fettete
du
fettetest
er/sie/es
fettete
wir
fetteten
ihr
fettetet
sie/Sie
fetteten
Subjunctive II: Past perfect – Konjunktiv II: Plusquamperfekt
ich
hätte gefettet
du
hättest gefettet
er/sie/es
hätte gefettet
wir
hätten gefettet
ihr
hättet gefettet
sie/Sie
hätten gefettet
Subjunctive II: Future simple – Konjunktiv II: Futur I
ich
würde fetten
du
würdest fetten
er/sie/es
würde fetten
wir
würden fetten
ihr
würdet fetten
sie/Sie
würden fetten
Subjunctive II: Future perfect – Konjunktiv II: Futur II
ich
würde gefettet haben
du
würdest gefettet haben
er/sie/es
würde gefettet haben
wir
würden gefettet haben
ihr
würdet gefettet haben
sie/Sie
würden gefettet haben
Imperativ verb ofof the regular verb [fetten]
The imperative (from the Latin imperativus) is a verb form that expresses a command, request or prohibition. In many cases, the use of the imperative can come across as rude and impolite. Therefore, a command is often expressed in a more polite way, using other grammatical means.
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Imperative – Imperativ
du
fette; fett
ihr
fettet
Participle forms of verb of the regular verb [fetten]
The participle form (from the Latin participare – ‘to take part’) is an indefinite form of a verb that can also be used in a number of ways:
to form compound verb tenses;
to form the passive voice;
as an adjective;
as an alternative to subordinate clauses (sentence condensers);
and others.
Participles can also be used as adjectives (participial adjectives), e.g. gekauft – gekauft(-e), verpasst – verpasst(-e), vergangen – vergangen(-e), as well as nouns (verbal nouns), e.g. griff – der Griff.