Conjugation of the German verb anfangen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb anfangen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| anfangen | to start | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich fange an | I start | |
| du fängst an | you start | |
| er fängt an | he starts | |
| sie fängt an | she starts | |
| wir fangen an | we start | |
| ihr fangt an | you start | |
| sie fangen an | they start | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich fing an | I started | |
| du fingst an | you started | |
| er fing an | he started | |
| sie fing an | she started | |
| wir fingen an | we started | |
| ihr fingt an | you started | |
| sie fingen an | they started | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich bin angefangen | I started | |
| du bist angefangen | you started | |
| er ist angefangen | he started | |
| es ist angefangen | she started | |
| wir sind angefangen | we started | |
| ihr seid angefangen | you started | |
| sie sind angefangen | they started | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich war angefangen | I had started | |
| du warst angefangen | you had started | |
| er war angefangen | he had started | |
| es war angefangen | she had started | |
| wir waren angefangen | we had started | |
| ihr wart angefangen | you had started | |
| sie waren angefangen | they had started | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde anfangen | I will start | |
| du wirst anfangen | you will start | |
| er wird anfangen | he will start | |
| sie wird anfangen | she will start | |
| wir werden anfangen | we will start | |
| ihr werdet anfangen | you will start | |
| sie werden anfangen | they will start | |
| Future Perfect / Futur II The German Future Perfect or Futur II is constructed similarly to English, with the present tense of werden (will), the past participle of the verb and the auxiliary verb haben or sein at the end of the clause. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde angefangen sein | I will have started | |
| du wirst angefangen sein | you will have started | |
| er wird angefangen sein | he will have started | |
| es wird angefangen sein | she will have started | |
| wir werden angefangen sein | we will have started | |
| ihr werdet angefangen sein | you will have started | |
| sie werden angefangen sein | they will have started | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde anfangen | I would start | |
| du würdest anfangen | you would start | |
| er würde anfangen | he would start | |
| sie würde anfangen | she would start | |
| wir würden anfangen | we would start | |
| ihr würdet anfangen | you would start | |
| sie würden anfangen | they would start | |
| Conditional Perfect / Plusquamperfekt Konjunktiv II The German Conditional Perfect or Plusquamperfekt Konjunktiv II is constructed with the Konjunktiv II tense of the auxiliary verb haben or sein and the past participle. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich wäre angefangen | I would have started | |
| du wärst angefangen | you would have started | |
| er wäre angefangen | he would have started | |
| es wäre angefangen | she would have started | |
| wir wären angefangen | we would have started | |
| ihr wärt angefangen | you would have started | |
| sie wären angefangen | they would have started | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich finge an | I would start | |
| du fingest an | you would start | |
| er finge an | he would start | |
| sie finge an | she would start | |
| wir fingen an | we would start | |
| ihr finget an | you would start | |
| sie fingen an | they would start | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| fang an | Start | |
| fangen wir an | Let's start | |
| fangt an | Start | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| anfangend | starting | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| angefangen | started | |
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