stellen simple past (Präteritum) conjugation
Stellen (to put, place) in the simple past (Präteritum): stellte, stelltest, stellte, stellten, stelltet, stellten.
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).
Stellen is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: German past tense: Perfekt vs Präteritum
Stellen in a sentence
- Ich stelle das Glas auf den Tisch.I put the glass on the table.
- Er hat mir eine Frage gestellt.He asked me a question.
Regular verb; takes accusative + wohin; reflexive sich stellen = 'to position oneself'.
FAQ
What is the simple past (Präteritum) of stellen?
Stellen in the German simple past (Präteritum): ich stellte, du stelltest, er/sie/es stellte, wir stellten, ihr stelltet, sie/Sie stellten.
Is stellen irregular in the simple past (Präteritum)?
No. In the simple past (Präteritum) stellen takes the regular endings for its verb class, so stellte 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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