brauchen simple past (Präteritum) conjugation
Brauchen (to need) in the simple past (Präteritum): brauchte, brauchtest, brauchte, brauchten, brauchtet, brauchten.
Präteritum Simple past
| ich | |
|---|---|
| du | |
| er/sie/es | |
| wir | |
| ihr | |
| sie/Sie |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the simple past (Präteritum)
The Präteritum is the past tense of written narrative. In speech it is used mainly for sein, haben, werden and the modal verbs; other verbs usually take the Perfekt.
How it is formed
Weak verbs add te, test, te, ten, tet, ten to the stem (machte). Strong verbs change the stem vowel and take no ending in ich and er/sie/es (ging, sah, kam).
Brauchen is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: German past tense: Perfekt vs Präteritum
Brauchen in a sentence
- Ich brauche mehr Zeit.I need more time.
- Er hat gestern Hilfe gebraucht.He needed help yesterday.
Regular verb; with 'nicht zu + Infinitiv' means 'don't need to'.
FAQ
What is the simple past (Präteritum) of brauchen?
Brauchen in the German simple past (Präteritum): ich brauchte, du brauchtest, er/sie/es brauchte, wir brauchten, ihr brauchtet, sie/Sie brauchten.
Is brauchen irregular in the simple past (Präteritum)?
No. In the simple past (Präteritum) brauchen takes the regular endings for its verb class, so brauchte follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the German simple past (Präteritum)?
The Präteritum is the past tense of written narrative. In speech it is used mainly for sein, haben, werden and the modal verbs; other verbs usually take the Perfekt.
How is the simple past (Präteritum) formed?
Weak verbs add te, test, te, ten, tet, ten to the stem (machte). Strong verbs change the stem vowel and take no ending in ich and er/sie/es (ging, sah, kam).
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