German Verb Conjugations
TUN: Conjugated in All Tenses
Subjunctive Mood • Konjunktiv
The German verb tun (to do) 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) tue! | do |
| (ihr) tut! | do |
| tun Sie! | do |
| tun wir! | let's do |
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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 tue, he is said to do). | |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich tue (würde tun)* | I do |
| du tuest | you do |
| er tue sie tue es tue |
he does she does it does |
| *NOTE: Because the Subjunctive I (Konjunktiv I) of "tun" in the first person (ich) is identical to the indicative (normal) form, the Subjunctive II is sometimes substituted. | |
| PLURAL | |
| wir tuen | we do |
| ihr tuet | you (guys) do |
| sie tuen | they do |
| Sie tuen | you do |
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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, tat), adding an umlaut: täte. | |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich täte | I would do |
| du tätest | you would do |
| er täte sie täte es täte |
he would do she would do it would do |
| PLURAL | |
| wir täten | we would do |
| ihr tätet | you (guys) would do |
| sie täten | they would do |
| Sie täten | you would do |
| Since the Subjunctive is a mood and not a tense, it can be used in various tenses. Below are examples that illustrate how tun forms the subjunctive in past or future time. In such cases, the subjunctive forms of haben or werden are combined with tun. | |
| PAST TIME | |
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| er habe getan | he is said to have done |
| ich hätte getan | I would have done |
| sie hätten getan | they would have done |
| FUTURE TIME | |
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| er werde getan haben | he will have done |
| ich würde tun | I would do |
| du würdest getan haben | you would have done |
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