German Verb Conjugations
DENKEN: Conjugated in All Tenses
PAST TENSES • VERGANGENHEIT
The German verb denken (to think) conjugated in all its tenses and moods
DENKEN: Present > Past > Future > Subjunctive > All Verbs
DENKEN
Simple Past Tense - Imperfekt
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich dachte | I thought/was thinking |
| du dachtest | you thought/were thinking |
| er dachte sie dachte es dachte |
he thought/was thinking she thought/was thinking it thought/was thinking |
| PLURAL | |
| wir dachten | we thought/were thinking |
| ihr dachtet | you (guys) thought/were thinking |
| sie dachten | they thought/were thinking |
| Sie dachten | you thought/were thinking |
DENKEN
Compound Past Tense (Pres. Perfect) - Perfekt
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich habe gedacht | I thought/have thought |
| du hast gedacht | you thought you have thought |
| er hat gedacht sie hat gedacht es hat gedacht |
he thought has thought she thought has thought it thought has thought |
| PLURAL | |
| wir haben gedacht | we thought/have thought |
| ihr habt gedacht | you (guys) thought/have thought |
| sie haben gedacht | they thought/have thought |
| Sie haben gedacht | you thought/have thought |
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DENKEN
Past Perfect Tense - Plusquamperfekt
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich hatte gedacht | I had thought |
| du hattest gedacht | you had thought |
| er hatte gedacht sie hatte gedacht es hatte gedacht |
he had thought she had thought it had thought |
| PLURAL | |
| wir hatten gedacht | we had thought |
| ihr hattet gedacht | you (guys) had thought |
| sie hatten gedacht | they had thought |
| Sie hatten gedacht | you had thought |
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