führen simple past (Präteritum) conjugation
Führen (to lead, guide) in the simple past (Präteritum): führte, führtest, führte, führten, führtet, führten.
Präteritum Simple past
| ich | |
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| 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).
Führen is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: German past tense: Perfekt vs Präteritum
Führen in a sentence
- Diese Straße führt zum Bahnhof.This street leads to the station.
- Er hat das Unternehmen zehn Jahre lang geführt.He led the company for ten years.
Regular verb; can mean 'to lead' (people/business) or 'to lead to' (a place).
FAQ
What is the simple past (Präteritum) of führen?
Führen in the German simple past (Präteritum): ich führte, du führtest, er/sie/es führte, wir führten, ihr führtet, sie/Sie führten.
Is führen irregular in the simple past (Präteritum)?
No. In the simple past (Präteritum) führen takes the regular endings for its verb class, so führte 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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