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Verbs

Past Perfect

Irregular Forms

The following list shows the irregular forms of the past participle which you have to use. With these forms, at least the stem vocal changes. Please take into consideration that not every verb is conjugated with the auxiliary verb "haben". Some verbs are conjugated with the verb "sein".

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Form	German	Phonetic Script	English
infinitive	streiten	['ʃtraitən]	to argue/quarrel
1. person singular	ich hatte gestritten	[ɪç 'hatə gə'ʃtrɪtən]	I had argued
2. person singular	du hattest gestritten	[du: 'hatəst gə'ʃtrɪtən]	you had argued
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte gestritten	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'ʃtrɪtən]	he/she/it had argued
1. person plural	wir hatten gestritten	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'ʃtrɪtən]	we had argued
2. person plural	ihr hattet gestritten	[i:ə 'hatət gə'ʃtrɪtən]	you had argued
3. person plural	sie hatten gestritten	[zi: 'hatən gə'ʃtrɪtən]	they had argued
polite form	Sie hatten gestritten	[zi: 'hatən gə'ʃtrɪtən]	you had argued
infinitive	tragen	['tra:gən]	to carry
1. person singular	ich hatte getragen	[ɪç 'hatə gə'tra:gən]	I had carried
2. person singular	du hattest getragen	[du: 'hatəst gə'tra:gən]	you had carried
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte getragen	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'tra:gən]	he/she/it had carried
1. person plural	wir hatten getragen	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'tra:gən]	we had carried
2. person plural	ihr hattet getragen	[i:ə 'hatət gə'tra:gən]	you had carried
3. person plural	sie hatten getragen	[zi: 'hatən gə'tra:gən]	they had carried
polite form	Sie hatten getragen	[zi: 'hatən gə'tra:gən]	you had carried
infinitive	treffen	['trɛfən]	to meet
1. person singular	ich hatte getroffen	[ɪç 'hatə gə'trɔfən]	I had met
2. person singular	du hattest getroffen	[du: 'hatəst gə'trɔfən]	you had met
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte getroffen	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'trɔfən]	he/she/it had met
1. person plural	wir hatten getroffen	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'trɔfən]	we had met
2. person plural	ihr hattet getroffen	[i:ə 'hatət gə'trɔfən]	you had met
3. person plural	sie hatten getroffen	[zi: 'hatən gə'trɔfən]	they had met
polite form	Sie hatten getroffen	[zi: 'hatən gə'trɔfən]	you had met
infinitive	treiben 1)	['traibən]	to drive someone
1. person singular	ich hatte getrieben	[ɪç 'hatə gə'tri:bən]	I had driven
2. person singular	du hattest getrieben	[du: 'hatəst gə'tri:bən]	you had driven
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte getrieben	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'tri:bən]	he/she/it had driven
1. person plural	wir hatten getrieben	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'tri:bən]	we had driven
2. person plural	ihr hattet getrieben	[i:ə 'hatət gə'tri:bən]	you had driven
3. person plural	sie hatten getrieben	[zi: 'hatən gə'tri:bən]	they had driven
polite form	Sie hatten getrieben	[zi: 'hatən gə'tri:bən]	you had driven
infinitive	treten 2)	['tre:tən]	to step on sth/kick
1. person singular	ich hatte getreten	[ɪç 'hatə gə'tre:tən]	I had stepped
2. person singular	du hattest getreten	[du: 'hatəst gə'tre:tən]	you had stepped
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte getreten	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'tre:tən]	he/she/it had stepped
1. person plural	wir hatten getreten	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'tre:tən]	we had stepped
2. person plural	ihr hattet getreten	[i:ə 'hatət gə'tre:tən]	you had stepped
3. person plural	sie hatten getreten	[zi: 'hatən gə'tre:tən]	they had stepped
polite form	Sie hatten getreten	[zi: 'hatən gə'tre:tən]	you had stepped
infinitive	trinken	['trɪŋkən]	to drink
1. person singular	ich hatte getrunken	[ɪç 'hatə gə'trʊŋkən]	I had drunk
2. person singular	du hattest getrunken	[du: 'hatəst gə'trʊŋkən]	you had drunk
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte getrunken	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'trʊŋkən]	he/she/it had drunk
1. person plural	wir hatten getrunken	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'trʊŋkən]	we had drunk
2. person plural	ihr hattet getrunken	[i:ə 'hatət gə'trʊŋkən]	you had drunk
3. person plural	sie hatten getrunken	[zi: 'hatən gə'trʊŋkən]	they had drunk
polite form	Sie hatten getrunken	[zi: 'hatən gə'trʊŋkən]	you had drunk
infinitive	trügen	['try:gən]	to deceive/be deceptive
1. person singular	ich hatte getrogen	[ɪç 'hatə gə'tro:gən]	I had deceived
2. person singular	du hattest getrogen	[du: 'hatəst gə'tro:gən]	you had deceived
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte getrogen	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'tro:gən]	he/she/it had deceived
1. person plural	wir hatten getrogen	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'tro:gən]	we had deceived
2. person plural	ihr hattet getrogen	[i:ə 'hatət gə'tro:gən]	you had deceived
3. person plural	sie hatten getrogen	[zi: 'hatən gə'tro:gən]	they had deceived
polite form	Sie hatten getrogen	[zi: 'hatən gə'tro:gən]	you had deceived
infinitive	tun	[tu:n]	to do
1. person singular	ich hatte getan	[ɪç 'hatə gə'ta:n]	I had done
2. person singular	du hattest getan	[du: 'hatəst gə'ta:n]	you had done
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte getan	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'ta:n]	he/she/it had done
1. person plural	wir hatten getan	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'ta:n]	we had done
2. person plural	ihr hattet getan	[i:ə 'hatət gə'ta:n]	you had done
3. person plural	sie hatten getan	[zi: 'hatən gə'ta:n]	they had done
polite form	Sie hatten getan	[zi: 'hatən gə'ta:n]	you had done
infinitive	verderben 3)	[fɛɐ'dɛrbən]	to spoil
1. person singular	ich hatte verdorben	[ɪç 'hatə fɛɐ'dɔrbən]	I had spoilt
2. person singular	du hattest verdorben	[du: 'hatəst fɛɐ'dɔrbən]	you had spoilt
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte verdorben	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə fɛɐ'dɔrbən]	he/she/it had spoilt
1. person plural	wir hatten verdorben	[vi:ə 'hatən fɛɐ'dɔrbən]	we had spoilt
2. person plural	ihr hattet verdorben	[i:ə 'hatət fɛɐ'dɔrbən]	you had spoilt
3. person plural	sie hatten verdorben	[zi: 'hatən fɛɐ'dɔrbən]	they had spoilt
polite form	Sie hatten verdorben	[zi: 'hatən fɛɐ'dɔrbən]	you had spoilt
infinitive	verdrießen	[fɛɐ'dri:sən]	to annoy
1. person singular	ich hatte verdrossen	[ɪç 'hatə fɛɐ'drɔsən]	I had annoyed
2. person singular	du hattest verdrossen	[du: 'hatəst fɛɐ'drɔsən]	you had annoyed
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte verdrossen	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə fɛɐ'drɔsən]	he/she/it had annoyed
1. person plural	wir hatten verdrossen	[vi:ə 'hatən fɛɐ'drɔsən]	we had annoyed
2. person plural	ihr hattet verdrossen	[i:ə 'hatət fɛɐ'drɔsən]	you had annoyed
3. person plural	sie hatten verdrossen	[zi: 'hatən fɛɐ'drɔsən]	they had annoyed
polite form	Sie hatten verdrossen	[zi: 'hatən fɛɐ'drɔsən]	you had annoyed

SUPPLEMENT
1) treiben in the sense of to drift/float is conjugated with the verb "sein".
infinitive	treiben	['traibən]	to drift/float
1. person singular	ich war getrieben	[ɪç va:ɐ gə'tri:bən]	I had drifted
2. person singular	du warst getrieben	[du: va:ɐst gə'tri:bən]	you had drifted
3. person singular	er/sie/es war getrieben	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs va:ɐ gə'tri:bən]	he/she/it had drifted
1. person plural	wir waren getrieben	[vi:ə 'va:rən gə'tri:bən]	we had drifted
2. person plural	ihr wart getrieben	[i:ə va:ɐt gə'tri:bən]	you had drifted
3. person plural	sie waren getrieben	[zi: 'va:rən gə'tri:bən]	they had drifted
polite form	Sie waren getrieben	[zi: 'va:rən gə'tri:bən]	you had drifted
2) treten in the sense of to step or to go somewhere is conjugated with the verb "sein".
infinitive	treten	['tre:tən]	to step or go somewhere
1. person singular	ich war getreten	[ɪç va:ɐ gə'tre:tən]	I had stepped
2. person singular	du warst getreten	[du: va:ɐst gə'tre:tən]	you had stepped
3. person singular	er/sie/es war getreten	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs va:ɐ gə'tre:tən]	he/she/it had stepped
1. person plural	wir waren getreten	[vi:ə 'va:rən gə'tre:tən]	we had stepped
2. person plural	ihr wart getreten	[i:ə va:ɐt gə'tre:tən]	you had stepped
3. person plural	sie waren getreten	[zi: 'va:rən gə'tre:tən]	they had stepped
polite form	Sie waren getreten	[zi: 'va:rən gə'tre:tən]	you had stepped
3) verderben in the sense of go bad or to go off is conjugated with the verb "sein".
infinitive	verderben	[fɛɐ'dɛrbən]	to spoil
1. person singular	ich war verdorben	[ɪç va:ɐ fɛɐ'dɔrbən]	I had spoilt
2. person singular	du warst verdorben	[du: va:ɐst fɛɐ'dɔrbən]	you had spoilt
3. person singular	er/sie/es war verdorben	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs va:ɐ fɛɐ'dɔrbən]	he/she/it had spoilt
1. person plural	wir waren verdorben	[vi:ə 'va:rən fɛɐ'dɔrbən]	we had spoilt
2. person plural	ihr wart verdorben	[i:ə va:ɐt fɛɐ'dɔrbən]	you had spoilt
3. person plural	sie waren verdorben	[zi: 'va:rən fɛɐ'dɔrbən]	they had spoilt
polite form	Sie waren verdorben	[zi: 'va:rən fɛɐ'dɔrbən]	you had spoilt
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