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    German has six tenses: present, present perfect, simple past, past perfect, future, and future perfect. The document provides an overview of these tenses, including their usage and conjugation of example weak and strong verbs for each tense. For each tense, there is a brief definition of its usage and examples of that tense conjugated with the verbs "lernen" (to learn) and "sehen" (to see).

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    German has six tenses: present, present perfect, simple past, past perfect, future, and future perfect. The document provides an overview of these tenses, including their usage and conjugation of example weak and strong verbs for each tense. For each tense, there is a brief definition of its usage and examples of that tense conjugated with the verbs "lernen" (to learn) and "sehen" (to see).

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    Introduction

    German has six tenses: present (Präsens), present perfect (Perfekt), simple


    past (Präteritum), past perfect (Plusquamperfekt), future (Futur I) and future
    perfect (Futur II).

    Learn when to use each of these tenses and how to conjugate them on Lingolia. The list
    of strong, weak and mixed verbs will help you to master the conjugation of regular and
    irregular verbs in German grammar. Simply click on one of the links below for an in-
    depth explanation complete with interactive exercises.

    Overview of the Tenses


    The table shows an overview of the conjugation of weak and strong verbs in six German
    tenses, as well as tips on the correct usage of each tense.

    Example:
    du lernst
    du hast gelernt
    du lerntest
    du hattest gelernt
    du wirst lernen
    du wirst gelernt haben

    Present
    The present tense (Präsens) is the most often used tense in German. We can use this
    tense to talk about the present and the future.

    Example:
    ich lerne
    ich sehe

    Present Perfect
    The present perfect (Perfekt) shows that an action took place in the past, but the
    focuses on the result of the action.

    Example:
    ich habe gelernt
    ich habe gesehen

    Simple Past
    The simple past expresses facts and actions that took place in the past. We use this
    tense for stories and reports, mostly when writing.

    Example:
    ich lernte
    ich sah

    Past Perfect
    We use the past perfect to express something that happened before another action in
    the past. It is common in storytelling.

    Example:
    ich hatte gelernt
    ich hatte gesehen

    Future
    We use the future tense to express an intention or supposition for the present or future.

    Example:
    ich werde lernen
    ich werde sehen
    Future Perfect
    The future perfect expresses the assumption that by the time of speaking, or at a later
    point, an action will have been completed.

    Example:
    ich werde gelernt haben
    ich werde gesehen haben

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