Conjugation of the German verb halten
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb halten, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| halten | to hold | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich halte | I hold | |
| du hältst | you hold | |
| er hält | he holds | |
| sie hält | she holds | |
| wir halten | we hold | |
| ihr haltet | you hold | |
| sie halten | they hold | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hielt | I held | |
| du hieltest | you held | |
| er hielt | he held | |
| sie hielt | she held | |
| wir hielten | we held | |
| ihr hieltet | you held | |
| sie hielten | they held | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gehalten | I held | |
| du hast gehalten | you held | |
| er hat gehalten | he held | |
| es hat gehalten | she held | |
| wir haben gehalten | we held | |
| ihr habt gehalten | you held | |
| sie haben gehalten | they held | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gehalten | I had held | |
| du hattest gehalten | you had held | |
| er hatte gehalten | he had held | |
| es hatte gehalten | she had held | |
| wir hatten gehalten | we had held | |
| ihr hattet gehalten | you had held | |
| sie hatten gehalten | they had held | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde halten | I will hold | |
| du wirst halten | you will hold | |
| er wird halten | he will hold | |
| sie wird halten | she will hold | |
| wir werden halten | we will hold | |
| ihr werdet halten | you will hold | |
| sie werden halten | they will hold | |
| 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 gehalten haben | I will have held | |
| du wirst gehalten haben | you will have held | |
| er wird gehalten haben | he will have held | |
| es wird gehalten haben | she will have held | |
| wir werden gehalten haben | we will have held | |
| ihr werdet gehalten haben | you will have held | |
| sie werden gehalten haben | they will have held | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde halten | I would hold | |
| du würdest halten | you would hold | |
| er würde halten | he would hold | |
| sie würde halten | she would hold | |
| wir würden halten | we would hold | |
| ihr würdet halten | you would hold | |
| sie würden halten | they would hold | |
| 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 gehalten | I would have held | |
| du hättest gehalten | you would have held | |
| er hätte gehalten | he would have held | |
| es hätte gehalten | she would have held | |
| wir hätten gehalten | we would have held | |
| ihr hättet gehalten | you would have held | |
| sie hätten gehalten | they would have held | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hielte | I would hold | |
| du hieltest | you would hold | |
| er hielte | he would hold | |
| sie hielte | she would hold | |
| wir hielten | we would hold | |
| ihr hieltet | you would hold | |
| sie hielten | they would hold | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| halte | Hold | |
| halten wir | Let's hold | |
| haltet | Hold | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| haltend | holding | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gehalten | held | |
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