“Sehen” – Conjugation of the German Verb

In German, verbs change their form depending on tense, mood, person, and number. Let's look into the conjugation of the verb “sehen”, which means “to see” in English.

 

Present Tense:

– ich sehe – I see
– du siehst – you see (informal)
– er/sie/es sieht – he/she/it sees
– wir sehen – we see
– ihr seht – you see (informal plural)
– sie/Sie sehen – they/you see (formal)

 

Simple Past Tense:

– ich sah – I saw
– du sahst – you saw (informal)
– er/sie/es sah – he/she/it saw
– wir sahen – we saw
– ihr saht – you saw (informal plural)
– sie/Sie sahen – they/you saw (formal)

 

Present Perfect Tense:

– ich habe gesehen – I have seen
– du hast gesehen – you have seen (informal)
– er/sie/es hat gesehen – he/she/it has seen
– wir haben gesehen – we have seen
– ihr habt gesehen – you have seen (informal plural)
– sie/Sie haben gesehen – they/you have seen (formal)

 

Past Perfect Tense:

– ich hatte gesehen – I had seen
– du hattest gesehen – you had seen (informal)
– er/sie/es hatte gesehen – he/she/it had seen
– wir hatten gesehen – we had seen
– ihr hattet gesehen – you had seen (informal plural)
– sie/Sie hatten gesehen – they/you had seen (formal)

 

Future Tenses:

Future I Tense:

– ich werde sehen – I will see
– du wirst sehen – you will see (informal)
– er/sie/es wird sehen – he/she/it will see
– wir werden sehen – we will see
– ihr werdet sehen – you will see (informal plural)
– sie/Sie werden sehen – they/you will see (formal)

 

Future II Tense:

– ich werde gesehen haben – I will have seen
– du wirst gesehen haben – you will have seen (informal)
– er/sie/es wird gesehen haben – he/she/it will have seen
– wir werden gesehen haben – we will have seen
– ihr werdet gesehen haben – you will have seen (informal plural)
– sie/Sie werden gesehen haben – they/you will have seen (formal)

 

Subjunctive Mood:

Present Subjunctive:

– ich sähe – I would see
– du sähst – you would see (informal)
– er/sie/es sähe – he/she/it would see
– wir sähen – we would see
– ihr sähet – you would see (informal plural)
– sie/Sie sähen – they/you would see (formal)

 

Past Subjunctive:

– ich hätte gesehen – I would have seen
– du hättest gesehen – you would have seen (informal)
– er/sie/es hätte gesehen – he/she/it would have seen
– wir hätten gesehen – we would have seen
– ihr hättet gesehen – you would have seen (informal plural)
– sie/Sie hätten gesehen – they/you would have seen (formal)

 

Imperative Mood:

– sieh! – see! (informal)
– sehen wir! – let's see! (informal plural)
– sehen Sie! – see! (formal)