German Verb Conjugations
STEHEN: Conjugated in All Tenses
Subjunctive Mood • Konjunktiv
The German verb stehen (to stand) conjugated in all its tenses and moods
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Commands - Imperativ
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| There are three command (imperative) forms, one for each "you" word. In addition, the "let's" form is used with wir. | |
| (du) steh! | stand |
| (ihr) steht! | stand |
| stehen Sie! | stand |
| stehen wir! | let's stand |
STEHEN
Subjunctive I - Konjunktiv I
| 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). Rare in conversational use, the Subjunctive I is often seen in newspapers, usually in the third person (er stehe, he is said to stand). | |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich stehe (würde stehen)* | I stand |
| du stehest | you stand |
| er stehe sie stehe es stehe |
he stands she stands it stands |
| *NOTE: Because the Subjunctive I (Konjunktiv I) of "stehen" in the first person (ich) and the plural (below) is identical to the indicative (normal) form, the Subjunctive II is sometimes substituted. | |
| PLURAL | |
| wir stehen | we stand |
| ihr steht | you (guys) stand |
| sie stehen | they stand |
| Sie stehen | you stand |
STEHEN
Subjunctive II - Konjunktiv II
| 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, stand), adding an umlaut + e: stände. | |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich stände | I would stand |
| du ständest | you would stand |
| er stände sie stände es stände |
he would stand she would stand it would stand |
| PLURAL | |
| wir ständen | we would stand |
| ihr ständet | you (guys) would stand |
| sie ständen | they would stand |
| Sie ständen | you would stand |
| Since the Subjunctive is a mood and not a tense, it can be used in various tenses. Below are examples that illustrate how stehen forms the subjunctive in past or future time. In such cases, the subjunctive forms of haben or werden are combined with stehen. | |
| PAST TIME | |
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| er habe gestanden | he is said to have stood |
| ich hätte gestanden | I would have stood |
| sie hätten gestanden | they would have stood |
| FUTURE TIME | |
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| er werde gestanden haben | he will have stood |
| ich würde stehen | I would stand |
| du würdest gestanden haben | you would have stood |
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STEHEN: Present | Past | Future | Subjunctive | All Verbs
Also see: The German Subjunctive II - How to form it, when to use it
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