German Verb Conjugations
Nehmen: Conjugated in All Tenses
PAST TENSES • VERGANGENHEIT
The German verb nehmen (to take) conjugated in all its tenses and moods
NEHMEN: Present > Past > Future > Subjunctive > All Verbs
NEHMEN
Simple Past Tense - Imperfekt
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich nahm | I took |
| du nahmst | you took |
| er nahm sie nahm es nahm |
he took she took it took |
| PLURAL | |
| wir nahmen | we took |
| ihr nahmt | you (guys) took |
| sie nahmen | they took |
| Sie nahmen | you took |
NEHMEN
Compound Past Tense (Pres. Perfect) - Perfekt
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich habe genommen | I took/have taken |
| du hast genommen | you took/have taken |
| er hat genommen sie hat genommen es hat genommen |
he took/has taken she took/has taken it took/has taken |
| PLURAL | |
| wir haben genommen | we took/have taken |
| ihr habt genommen | you (guys) took have taken |
| sie haben genommen | they took/have taken |
| Sie haben genommen | you took/have taken |
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NEHMEN
Past Perfect Tense - Plusquamperfekt
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich hatte genommen | I had taken |
| du hattest genommen | you had taken |
| er hatte genommen sie hatte genommen es hatte genommen |
he had taken she had taken it had taken |
| PLURAL | |
| wir hatten genommen | we had taken |
| ihr hattet genommen | you (guys) had taken |
| sie hatten genommen | they had taken |
| Sie hatten genommen | you had taken |
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