glauben simple past (Präteritum) conjugation
Glauben (to believe, think) in the simple past (Präteritum): glaubte, glaubtest, glaubte, glaubten, glaubtet, glaubten.
Präteritum Simple past
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| du | |
| er/sie/es | |
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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).
Glauben is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: German past tense: Perfekt vs Präteritum
Glauben in a sentence
- Ich glaube dir.I believe you.
- Sie hat das nicht geglaubt.She didn't believe that.
Regular weak verb; takes dative for person believed, 'an' + accusative for belief in something.
FAQ
What is the simple past (Präteritum) of glauben?
Glauben in the German simple past (Präteritum): ich glaubte, du glaubtest, er/sie/es glaubte, wir glaubten, ihr glaubtet, sie/Sie glaubten.
Is glauben irregular in the simple past (Präteritum)?
No. In the simple past (Präteritum) glauben takes the regular endings for its verb class, so glaubte 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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