German Verb Conjugations
SEIN: Conjugated in All Tenses
The German verb sein conjugated in all its tenses and moods
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SEIN: Present | Past | Future | Commands/Subjunctive | Verb-Lexikon
SEIN
Simple Past Tense - Imperfekt
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich war | I was |
| du warst | you (fam.) were |
| er war sie war es war |
he was she was it was |
| PLURAL | |
| wir waren | we were |
| ihr wart | you (guys) were |
| sie waren | they were |
| Sie waren | you were |
SEIN
Compound Past Tense (Pres. Perfect) Perfekt
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich bin gewesen | I was/have been |
| du bist gewesen | you (fam.) were have been |
| er ist gewesen sie ist gewesen es ist gewesen |
he was/has been she was/has been it was/has been |
| PLURAL | |
| wir sind gewesen | we were/have been |
| ihr seid gewesen | you (guys) were have been |
| sie sind gewesen | they were/have been |
| Sie sind gewesen | you were/have been |
SEIN: Present | Past | Future | Subjunctive | Verb-Lexikon
SEIN
Past Perfect Tense Plusquamperfekt
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich war gewesen | I had been |
| du warst gewesen | you (fam.) had been |
| er war gewesen sie war gewesen es war gewesen |
he had been she had been it had been |
| PLURAL | |
| wir waren gewesen | we had been |
| ihr wart gewesen | you (guys) had been |
| sie waren gewesen | they had been |
| Sie waren gewesen | you had been |
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SEIN: Present | Past | Future | Subjunctive | Verb-Lexikon
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