Present tense
| German Form | English Translation | Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ich
|
helfe | I help | |
|
Du
|
hilfst | you help | |
|
Er/sie/es
|
hilft | he/she/it helps | |
|
Wir
|
helfen | we help | |
|
Ihr
|
helft | you all help | |
|
Sie/die
|
helfen | they help |
Past preterite tense
| German Form | English Translation | Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ich
|
half | I helped | |
|
Du
|
halfst | you helped | |
|
Er/sie/es
|
half | he/she/it helped | |
|
Wir
|
halfen | we helped | |
|
Ihr
|
halft | you all helped | |
|
Sie/die
|
halfen | they helped |
Future tense
| German Form | English Translation | Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ich
|
werde helfen | I will help | |
|
Du
|
wirst helfen | you will help | |
|
Er/sie/es
|
wird helfen | he/she/it will help | |
|
Wir
|
werden helfen | we will help | |
|
Ihr
|
werdet helfen | you all will help | |
|
Sie/die
|
werden helfen | they will help |
Past perfect tense
| German Form | English Translation | Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ich
|
habe geholfen | I have helped | |
|
Du
|
hast geholfen | you have helped | |
|
Er/sie/es
|
hat geholfen | he/she/it has helped | |
|
Wir
|
haben geholfen | we have helped | |
|
Ihr
|
habt geholfen | you all have helped | |
|
Sie/die
|
haben geholfen | they have helped |
Pluperfect tense
| German Form | English Translation | Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ich
|
hatte geholfen | I had helped | |
|
Du
|
hattest geholfen | you had helped | |
|
Er/sie/es
|
hatte geholfen | he/she/it had helped | |
|
Wir
|
hatten geholfen | we had helped | |
|
Ihr
|
hattet geholfen | you all had helped | |
|
Sie/die
|
hatten geholfen | they had helped |
Future perfect tense
| German Form | English Translation | Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ich
|
werde geholfen haben | I will have helped | |
|
Du
|
wirst geholfen haben | you will have helped | |
|
Er/sie/es
|
wird geholfen haben | he/she/it will have helped | |
|
Wir
|
werden geholfen haben | we will have helped | |
|
Ihr
|
werdet geholfen haben | you all will have helped | |
|
Sie/die
|
werden geholfen haben | they will have helped |
Subjunctive II preterite tense
| German Form | English Translation | Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ich
|
hälfe | (so that I) would help | |
|
Du
|
hälfest | (so that you) would help | |
|
Er/sie/es
|
hälfe | (so that he/she) would help | |
|
Wir
|
hälfen | (so that we) would help | |
|
Ihr
|
hälfet | (so that you all) would help | |
|
Sie/die
|
hälfen | (so that they) would help |
Subjunctive II future tense
| German Form | English Translation | Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ich
|
würde helfen | I would help | |
|
Du
|
würdest helfen | you would help | |
|
Er/sie/es
|
würde helfen | he/she/it would help | |
|
Wir
|
würden helfen | we would help | |
|
Ihr
|
würdet helfen | you all would help | |
|
Sie/die
|
würden helfen | they would help |
Subjunctive II future perfect tense
| German Form | English Translation | Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ich
|
würde geholfen haben | I would have helped | |
|
Du
|
würdest geholfen haben | you would have helped | |
|
Er/sie/es
|
würde geholfen haben | he/she/it would have helped | |
|
Wir
|
würden geholfen haben | we would have helped | |
|
Ihr
|
würdet geholfen haben | you all would have helped | |
|
Sie/die
|
würden geholfen haben | they would have helped |
Subjunctive I present tense
| German Form | English Translation | Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ich
|
helfe | (so that I) help | |
|
Du
|
helfest | (so that you) help | |
|
Er/sie/es
|
helfe | (so that he/she) help | |
|
Wir
|
helfen | (so that we) help | |
|
Ihr
|
helfet | (so that you all) help | |
|
Sie/die
|
helfen | (so that they) help |
Subjunctive I present perfect tense
| German Form | English Translation | Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ich
|
habe geholfen | (so that I) have helped | |
|
Du
|
habest geholfen | (so that you) have helped | |
|
Er/sie/es
|
habe geholfen | (so that he/she) has helped | |
|
Wir
|
haben geholfen | (so that we) have helped | |
|
Ihr
|
habet geholfen | (so that you all) have helped | |
|
Sie/die
|
haben geholfen | (so that they) have helped |
Subjunctive I future tense
| German Form | English Translation | Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ich
|
werde helfen | (so that I) will help | |
|
Du
|
werdest helfen | (so that you) will help | |
|
Er/sie/es
|
werde helfen | (so that he/she) will help | |
|
Wir
|
werden helfen | (so that we) will help | |
|
Ihr
|
werdet helfen | (so that you all) will help | |
|
Sie/die
|
werden helfen | (so that they) will help |
Subjunctive I pluperfect tense
| German Form | English Translation | Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ich
|
hätte geholfen | (so that I) would have helped | |
|
Du
|
hättest geholfen | (so that you) would have helped | |
|
Er/sie/es
|
hätte geholfen | (so that he/she) would have helped | |
|
Wir
|
hätten geholfen | (so that we) would have helped | |
|
Ihr
|
hättet geholfen | (so that you all) would have helped | |
|
Sie/die
|
hätten geholfen | (so that they) would have helped |
Subjunctive I future perfect tense
| German Form | English Translation | Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ich
|
werde geholfen haben | (so that I) will have helped | |
|
Du
|
werdest geholfen haben | (so that you) will have helped | |
|
Er/sie/es
|
werde geholfen haben | (so that he/she) will have helped | |
|
Wir
|
werden geholfen haben | (so that we) will have helped | |
|
Ihr
|
werdet geholfen haben | (so that you all) will have helped | |
|
Sie/die
|
werden geholfen haben | (so that they) will have helped |
Imperative mood
| German Form | English Translation | Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Du
|
hilf | help | |
|
Ihr
|
helft | help |