Conjugation of the German verb beobachten
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb beobachten, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| beobachten | to observe | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich beobachte | I observe | |
| du beobachtest | you observe | |
| er beobachtet | he observes | |
| sie beobachtet | she observes | |
| wir beobachten | we observe | |
| ihr beobachtet | you observe | |
| sie beobachten | they observe | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich beobachtete | I observed | |
| du beobachtetest | you observed | |
| er beobachtete | he observed | |
| sie beobachtete | she observed | |
| wir beobachteten | we observed | |
| ihr beobachtetet | you observed | |
| sie beobachteten | they observed | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe beobachtet | I observed | |
| du hast beobachtet | you observed | |
| er hat beobachtet | he observed | |
| es hat beobachtet | she observed | |
| wir haben beobachtet | we observed | |
| ihr habt beobachtet | you observed | |
| sie haben beobachtet | they observed | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte beobachtet | I had observed | |
| du hattest beobachtet | you had observed | |
| er hatte beobachtet | he had observed | |
| es hatte beobachtet | she had observed | |
| wir hatten beobachtet | we had observed | |
| ihr hattet beobachtet | you had observed | |
| sie hatten beobachtet | they had observed | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde beobachten | I will observe | |
| du wirst beobachten | you will observe | |
| er wird beobachten | he will observe | |
| sie wird beobachten | she will observe | |
| wir werden beobachten | we will observe | |
| ihr werdet beobachten | you will observe | |
| sie werden beobachten | they will observe | |
| 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 beobachtet haben | I will have observed | |
| du wirst beobachtet haben | you will have observed | |
| er wird beobachtet haben | he will have observed | |
| es wird beobachtet haben | she will have observed | |
| wir werden beobachtet haben | we will have observed | |
| ihr werdet beobachtet haben | you will have observed | |
| sie werden beobachtet haben | they will have observed | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde beobachten | I would observe | |
| du würdest beobachten | you would observe | |
| er würde beobachten | he would observe | |
| sie würde beobachten | she would observe | |
| wir würden beobachten | we would observe | |
| ihr würdet beobachten | you would observe | |
| sie würden beobachten | they would observe | |
| 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 hätte beobachtet | I would have observed | |
| du hättest beobachtet | you would have observed | |
| er hätte beobachtet | he would have observed | |
| es hätte beobachtet | she would have observed | |
| wir hätten beobachtet | we would have observed | |
| ihr hättet beobachtet | you would have observed | |
| sie hätten beobachtet | they would have observed | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich beobachtete | I would observe | |
| du beobachtetest | you would observe | |
| er beobachtete | he would observe | |
| sie beobachtete | she would observe | |
| wir beobachteten | we would observe | |
| ihr beobachtetet | you would observe | |
| sie beobachteten | they would observe | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| beobachte | Observe | |
| beobachten wir | Let's observe | |
| beobachtet | Observe | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| beobachtend | observing | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| beobachtet | observed | |
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