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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	gelingen	[gə'lɪŋən]	to be a success
1. person singular	ich war gelungen	[ɪç va:ɐ gə'lʊŋən]	I had been a success
2. person singular	du warst gelungen	[du: va:ɐst gə'lʊŋən]	you had been a success
3. person singular	er/sie/es war gelungen	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs va:ɐ gə'lʊŋən]	he/she/it had been a success
1. person plural	wir waren gelungen	[vi:ə 'va:rən gə'lʊŋən]	we had been a success
2. person plural	ihr wart gelungen	[i:ə va:ɐt gə'lʊŋən]	you had been a success
3. person plural	sie waren gelungen	[zi: 'va:rən gə'lʊŋən]	they had been a success
polite form	Sie waren gelungen	[zi: 'va:rən gə'lʊŋən]	you had been a success
infinitive	gelten	['gɛltən]	to be regarded as/valid
1. person singular	ich hatte gegolten	[ɪç 'hatə gə'gɔltən]	I had been regarded as
2. person singular	du hattest gegolten	[du: 'hatəst gə'gɔltən]	you had been regarded as
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte gegolten	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'gɔltən]	he/she/it had been regarded as
1. person plural	wir hatten gegolten	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'gɔltən]	we had been regarded as
2. person plural	ihr hattet gegolten	[i:ə 'hatət gə'gɔltən]	you had been regarded as
3. person plural	sie hatten gegolten	[zi: 'hatən gə'gɔltən]	they had been regarded as
polite form	Sie hatten gegolten	[zi: 'hatən gə'gɔltən]	you had been regarded as
infinitive	genesen	[gə'ne:zən]	to recover (one's health)
1. person singular	ich war genesen	[ɪç va:ɐ gə'ne:zən]	I had recovered
2. person singular	du warst genesen	[du: va:ɐst gə'ne:zən]	you had recovered
3. person singular	er/sie/es war genesen	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs va:ɐ gə'ne:zən]	he/she/it had recovered
1. person plural	wir waren genesen	[vi:ə 'va:rən gə'ne:zən]	we had recovered
2. person plural	ihr wart genesen	[i:ə va:ɐt gə'ne:zən]	you had recovered
3. person plural	sie waren genesen	[zi: 'va:rən gə'ne:zən]	they had recovered
polite form	Sie waren genesen	[zi: 'va:rən gə'ne:zən]	you had recovered
infinitive	genießen	[gə'ni:sən]	to enjoy
1. person singular	ich hatte genossen	[ɪç 'hatə gə'nɔsən]	I had enjoyed
2. person singular	du hattest genossen	[du: 'hatəst gə'nɔsən]	you had enjoyed
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte genossen	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'nɔsən]	he/she/it had enjoyed
1. person plural	wir hatten genossen	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'nɔsən]	we had enjoyed
2. person plural	ihr hattet genossen	[i:ə 'hatət gə'nɔsən]	you had enjoyed
3. person plural	sie hatten genossen	[zi: 'hatən gə'nɔsən]	they had enjoyed
polite form	Sie hatten genossen	[zi: 'hatən gə'nɔsən]	you had enjoyed
infinitive	geschehen	[gə'ʃe:ən]	to happen/occur
3. person singular	er/sie/es war geschehen	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs va:ɐ gə'ʃe:ən]	he/she/it had happened
3. person plural	sie waren geschehen	[zi: 'va:rən gə'ʃe:ən]	they had happened
infinitive	gewinnen	[gə'vɪnən]	to win
1. person singular	ich hatte gewonnen	[ɪç 'hatə gə'vɔnən]	I had won
2. person singular	du hattest gewonnen	[du: 'hatəst gə'vɔnən]	you had won
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte gewonnen	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'vɔnən]	he/she/it had won
1. person plural	wir hatten gewonnen	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'vɔnən]	we had won
2. person plural	ihr hattet gewonnen	[i:ə 'hatət gə'vɔnən]	you had won
3. person plural	sie hatten gewonnen	[zi: 'hatən gə'vɔnən]	they had won
polite form	Sie hatten gewonnen	[zi: 'hatən gə'vɔnən]	you had won
infinitive	gießen	['gi:sən]	to pour/water (flowers)
1. person singular	ich hatte gegossen	[ɪç 'hatə gə'gɔsən]	I had poured
2. person singular	du hattest gegossen	[du: 'hatəst gə'gɔsən]	you had poured
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte gegossen	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'gɔsən]	he/she/it had poured
1. person plural	wir hatten gegossen	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'gɔsən]	we had poured
2. person plural	ihr hattet gegossen	[i:ə 'hatət gə'gɔsən]	you had poured
3. person plural	sie hatten gegossen	[zi: 'hatən gə'gɔsən]	they had poured
polite form	Sie hatten gegossen	[zi: 'hatən gə'gɔsən]	you had poured
infinitive	gleichen	['glaiçən]	to be alike/similar
1. person singular	ich hatte geglichen	[ɪç 'hatə gə'glɪçən]	I had been alike
2. person singular	du hattest geglichen	[du: 'hatəst gə'glɪçən]	you had been alike
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte geglichen	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'glɪçən]	he/she/it had been alike
1. person plural	wir hatten geglichen	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'glɪçən]	we had been alike
2. person plural	ihr hattet geglichen	[i:ə 'hatət gə'glɪçən]	you had been alike
3. person plural	sie hatten geglichen	[zi: 'hatən gə'glɪçən]	they had been alike
polite form	Sie hatten geglichen	[zi: 'hatən gə'glɪçən]	you had been alike
infinitive	gleiten	['glaitən]	to glide
1. person singular	ich war geglitten	[ɪç va:ɐ gə'glɪtən]	I had glided
2. person singular	du warst geglitten	[du: va:ɐst gə'glɪtən]	you had glided
3. person singular	er/sie/es war geglitten	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs va:ɐ gə'glɪtən]	he/she/it had glided
1. person plural	wir waren geglitten	[vi:ə 'va:rən gə'glɪtən]	we had glided
2. person plural	ihr wart geglitten	[i:ə va:ɐt gə'glɪtən]	you had glided
3. person plural	sie waren geglitten	[zi: 'va:rən gə'glɪtən]	they had glided
polite form	Sie waren geglitten	[zi: 'va:rən gə'glɪtən]	you had glided
infinitive	graben	['gra:bən]	to dig
1. person singular	ich hatte gegraben	[ɪç 'hatə gə'gra:bən]	I had dug
2. person singular	du hattest gegraben	[du: 'hatəst gə'gra:bən]	you had dug
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte gegraben	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'gra:bən]	he/she/it had dug
1. person plural	wir hatten gegraben	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'gra:bən]	we had dug
2. person plural	ihr hattet gegraben	[i:ə 'hatət gə'gra:bən]	you had dug
3. person plural	sie hatten gegraben	[zi: 'hatən gə'gra:bən]	they had dug
polite form	Sie hatten gegraben	[zi: 'hatən gə'gra:bən]	you had dug
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