Conjugation of the German verb handeln
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb handeln, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| handeln | to act | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich handele | I act | |
| du handelst | you act | |
| er handelt | he acts | |
| sie handelt | she acts | |
| wir handeln | we act | |
| ihr handelt | you act | |
| sie handeln | they act | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich handelte | I acted | |
| du handeltest | you acted | |
| er handelte | he acted | |
| sie handelte | she acted | |
| wir handelten | we acted | |
| ihr handeltet | you acted | |
| sie handelten | they acted | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gehandelt | I acted | |
| du hast gehandelt | you acted | |
| er hat gehandelt | he acted | |
| es hat gehandelt | she acted | |
| wir haben gehandelt | we acted | |
| ihr habt gehandelt | you acted | |
| sie haben gehandelt | they acted | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gehandelt | I had acted | |
| du hattest gehandelt | you had acted | |
| er hatte gehandelt | he had acted | |
| es hatte gehandelt | she had acted | |
| wir hatten gehandelt | we had acted | |
| ihr hattet gehandelt | you had acted | |
| sie hatten gehandelt | they had acted | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde handeln | I will act | |
| du wirst handeln | you will act | |
| er wird handeln | he will act | |
| sie wird handeln | she will act | |
| wir werden handeln | we will act | |
| ihr werdet handeln | you will act | |
| sie werden handeln | they will act | |
| 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 gehandelt haben | I will have acted | |
| du wirst gehandelt haben | you will have acted | |
| er wird gehandelt haben | he will have acted | |
| es wird gehandelt haben | she will have acted | |
| wir werden gehandelt haben | we will have acted | |
| ihr werdet gehandelt haben | you will have acted | |
| sie werden gehandelt haben | they will have acted | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde handeln | I would act | |
| du würdest handeln | you would act | |
| er würde handeln | he would act | |
| sie würde handeln | she would act | |
| wir würden handeln | we would act | |
| ihr würdet handeln | you would act | |
| sie würden handeln | they would act | |
| 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 gehandelt | I would have acted | |
| du hättest gehandelt | you would have acted | |
| er hätte gehandelt | he would have acted | |
| es hätte gehandelt | she would have acted | |
| wir hätten gehandelt | we would have acted | |
| ihr hättet gehandelt | you would have acted | |
| sie hätten gehandelt | they would have acted | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich handelte | I would act | |
| du handeltest | you would act | |
| er handelte | he would act | |
| sie handelte | she would act | |
| wir handelten | we would act | |
| ihr handeltet | you would act | |
| sie handelten | they would act | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| handele | Act | |
| handeln wir | Let's act | |
| handelt | Act | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| handelnd | acting | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gehandelt | acted | |
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