“Halten” – Conjugation of the German Verb

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The verb “halten” is a fundamental word in the German language, meaning “to hold” or “to keep.” Its conjugation is essential for expressing various actions and states. Let's look into its conjugation across different grammatical tenses.

 

Present Tense

In the present tense, “halten” conjugates as follows:

Ich halte (I hold)
Du hältst (You hold)
Er/sie/es hält (He/she/it holds)
Wir halten (We hold)
Ihr haltet (You [plural] hold)
Sie halten (They hold)

 

Simple Past (Imperfekt) Tense

In the simple past tense, “halten” conjugates as:

Ich hielt (I held)
Du hieltest (You held)
Er/sie/es hielt (He/she/it held)
Wir hielten (We held)
Ihr hieltet (You [plural] held)
Sie hielten (They held)

 

Present Perfect (Perfekt) Tense

The present perfect tense of “halten” is formed with the auxiliary verb “haben” and the past participle “gehalten”:

Ich habe gehalten (I have held)
Du hast gehalten (You have held)
Er/sie/es hat gehalten (He/she/it has held)
Wir haben gehalten (We have held)
Ihr habt gehalten (You [plural] have held)
Sie haben gehalten (They have held)

 

Past Perfect (Plusquamperfekt) Tense

The past perfect tense of “halten” is formed with the auxiliary verb “haben” in its past tense form and the past participle “gehalten”:

Ich hatte gehalten (I had held)
Du hattest gehalten (You had held)
Er/sie/es hatte gehalten (He/she/it had held)
Wir hatten gehalten (We had held)
Ihr hattet gehalten (You [plural] had held)
Sie hatten gehalten (They had held)

 

Future Tense

The future tense of “halten” is formed with the auxiliary verb “werden” and the infinitive “halten”:

Ich werde halten (I will hold)
Du wirst halten (You will hold)
Er/sie/es wird halten (He/she/it will hold)
Wir werden halten (We will hold)
Ihr werdet halten (You [plural] will hold)
Sie werden halten (They will hold)

 

Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect tense of “halten” is formed with the auxiliary verb “werden” in its future tense form and the past participle “gehalten”:

Ich werde gehalten haben (I will have held)
Du wirst gehalten haben (You will have held)
Er/sie/es wird gehalten haben (He/she/it will have held)
Wir werden gehalten haben (We will have held)
Ihr werdet gehalten haben (You [plural] will have held)
Sie werden gehalten haben (They will have held)

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