German Verb Conjugations
werden (to become)
The verb werden conjugated in all its tenses
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WERDEN > Present | Past | Future | Commands/Subjunctive | Verb List
Simple Past Tense - Imperfekt
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich wurde | I became |
| du wurdest | you (fam.) became |
| er wurde sie wurde es wurde |
he became she became it became |
| PLURAL | |
| wir wurden | we became |
| ihr wurdet | you (guys) became |
| sie wurden | they became |
| Sie wurden | you became |
WERDEN
Past Tense (Pres. Perfect) - Perfekt
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich bin geworden | I became/have become |
| du bist geworden | you (fam.) became have become |
| er ist geworden sie ist geworden es ist geworden |
he became/has become she became/has become it became/has become |
| PLURAL | |
| wir sind geworden | we became/have become |
| ihr seid geworden | you (guys) became have become |
| sie sind geworden | they became/have become |
| Sie sind geworden | you became/have become |
WERDEN
Past Perfect - Plusquamperfekt
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich war geworden | I had become |
| du warst geworden | you (fam.) had become |
| er war geworden sie war geworden es war geworden |
he had become she had become it had become |
| PLURAL | |
| wir waren geworden | we had become |
| ihr wart geworden | you (guys) had become |
| sie waren geworden | they had become |
| Sie waren geworden | you had become |
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