gehen (to go)
Commands/Subjunctive
The German verb gehen conjugated in all its tenses
GEHEN: Present | Past | Future | Commands/Subjunctive | Verb List
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gehen (to go) Commands Imperativ |
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| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| There are three command (imperative) forms, one for each "you" word. In addition, the "let's" form is used with wir. | |
| (du) gehe! | go |
| (ihr) geht! | go |
| gehen Sie! | go |
| gehen wir! | let's go |
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gehen (to go) Subjunctive I Konjunktiv I |
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| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| The subjunctive is a mood, not a tense. The Subjunctive I (Konjunktiv I) is based on the infinitive form of the verb. It is most often used to express indirect quotation (indirekte Rede). | |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich gehe (ginge)* | I go |
| du gehest | you go |
| er gehe sie gehe es gehe |
he goes she goes it goes |
| *NOTE: Because the Subjunctive I (Konjunktiv I) of "werden" and some other verbs is sometimes identical to the indicative (normal) form, the Subjunctive II is sometimes substituted, as in the items marked. | |
| PLURAL | |
| wir gehen (gingen)* | we go |
| ihr gehet | you (guys) go |
| sie gehen (gingen)* | they go |
| Sie gehen (gingen)* | you go |
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gehen (to go) Subjunctive II Konjunktiv II |
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| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| The Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II) expresses wishful thinking, contrary-to-reality situations and is used to express politeness. The Subjunctive II is based on the simple past tense (Imperfekt). | |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich ginge | I would go |
| du gingest | you would go |
| er ginge sie ginge es ginge |
he would go she would go it would go |
| PLURAL | |
| wir gingen | we would go |
| ihr ginget | you (guys) would go |
| sie gingen | they would go |
| Sie gingen | you would go |
| NOTE: The Subjunctive form of "werden" is often used in combination with other verbs to form the conditional mood (Konditional). Here are several examples with gehen: | |
| Sie würden nicht gehen. | You wouldn't go. |
| Wohin würden Sie gehen? | Where would you go? |
| Ich würde nach Hause gehen. | I would go home. |
| Since the Subjunctive is a mood and not a tense, it can also be used in various tenses. Below are several examples. | |
| ich sei gegangen | I am said to have gone |
| ich wäre gegangen | I would have gone |
| sie wären gegangen | they would have gone |
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