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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	leihen	['laiən]	to lend/borrow
1. person singular	ich hatte geliehen	[ɪç 'hatə gə'li:ən]	I had lent
2. person singular	du hattest geliehen	[du: 'hatəst gə'li:ən]	you had lent
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte geliehen	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'li:ən]	he/she/it had lent
1. person plural	wir hatten geliehen	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'li:ən]	we had lent
2. person plural	ihr hattet geliehen	[i:ə 'hatət gə'li:ən]	you had lent
3. person plural	sie hatten geliehen	[zi: 'hatən gə'li:ən]	they had lent
polite form	Sie hatten geliehen	[zi: 'hatən gə'li:ən]	you had lent
infinitive	lesen	['le:zən]	to read
1. person singular	ich hatte gelesen	[ɪç 'hatə gə'le:zən]	I had read
2. person singular	du hattest gelesen	[du: 'hatəst gə'le:zən]	you had read
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte gelesen	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'le:zən]	he/she/it had read
1. person plural	wir hatten gelesen	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'le:zən]	we had read
2. person plural	ihr hattet gelesen	[i:ə 'hatət gə'le:zən]	you had read
3. person plural	sie hatten gelesen	[zi: 'hatən gə'le:zən]	they had read
polite form	Sie hatten gelesen	[zi: 'hatən gə'le:zən]	you had read
infinitive	liegen	['li:gən]	to lie
1. person singular	ich hatte gelegen	[ɪç 'hatə gə'le:gən]	I had lain
2. person singular	du hattest gelegen	[du: 'hatəst gə'le:gən]	you had lain
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte gelegen	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'le:gən]	he/she/it had lain
1. person plural	wir hatten gelegen	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'le:gən]	we had lain
2. person plural	ihr hattet gelegen	[i:ə 'hatət gə'le:gən]	you had lain
3. person plural	sie hatten gelegen	[zi: 'hatən gə'le:gən]	they had lain
polite form	Sie hatten gelegen	[zi: 'hatən gə'le:gən]	you had lain
infinitive	lügen	['ly:gən]	to lie
1. person singular	ich hatte gelogen	[ɪç 'hatə gə'lo:gən]	I had lied
2. person singular	du hattest gelogen	[du: 'hatəst gə'lo:gən]	you had lied
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte gelogen	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'lo:gən]	he/she/it had lied
1. person plural	wir hatten gelogen	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'lo:gən]	we had lied
2. person plural	ihr hattet gelogen	[i:ə 'hatət gə'lo:gən]	you had lied
3. person plural	sie hatten gelogen	[zi: 'hatən gə'lo:gən]	they had lied
polite form	Sie hatten gelogen	[zi: 'hatən gə'lo:gən]	you had lied
infinitive	mahlen	['ma:lən]	to grind
1. person singular	ich hatte gemahlen	[ɪç 'hatə gə'ma:lən]	I had ground
2. person singular	du hattest gemahlen	[du: 'hatəst gə'ma:lən]	you had ground
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte gemahlen	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'ma:lən]	he/she/it had ground
1. person plural	wir hatten gemahlen	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'ma:lən]	we had ground
2. person plural	ihr hattet gemahlen	[i:ə 'hatət gə'ma:lən]	you had ground
3. person plural	sie hatten gemahlen	[zi: 'hatən gə'ma:lən]	they had ground
polite form	Sie hatten gemahlen	[zi: 'hatən gə'ma:lən]	you had ground
infinitive	meiden	['maidən]	to avoid
1. person singular	ich hatte gemieden	[ɪç 'hatə gə'mi:dən]	I had avoided
2. person singular	du hattest gemieden	[du: 'hatəst gə'mi:dən]	you had avoided
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte gemieden	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'mi:dən]	he/she/it had avoided
1. person plural	wir hatten gemieden	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'mi:dən]	we had avoided
2. person plural	ihr hattet gemieden	[i:ə 'hatət gə'mi:dən]	you had avoided
3. person plural	sie hatten gemieden	[zi: 'hatən gə'mi:dən]	they had avoided
polite form	Sie hatten gemieden	[zi: 'hatən gə'mi:dən]	you had avoided
infinitive	melken	['mɛlkən]	to milk
1. person singular	ich hatte gemolken	[ɪç 'hatə gə'mɔlkən]	I had milked
2. person singular	du hattest gemolken	[du: 'hatəst gə'mɔlkən]	you had milked
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte gemolken	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'mɔlkən]	he/she/it had milked
1. person plural	wir hatten gemolken	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'mɔlkən]	we had milked
2. person plural	ihr hattet gemolken	[i:ə 'hatət gə'mɔlkən]	you had milked
3. person plural	sie hatten gemolken	[zi: 'hatən gə'mɔlkən]	they had milked
polite form	Sie hatten gemolken	[zi: 'hatən gə'mɔlkən]	you had milked
infinitive	messen	['mɛsən]	to measure
1. person singular	ich hatte gemessen	[ɪç 'hatə gə'mɛsən]	I had measured
2. person singular	du hattest gemessen	[du: 'hatəst gə'mɛsən]	you had measured
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte gemessen	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'mɛsən]	he/she/it had measured
1. person plural	wir hatten gemessen	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'mɛsən]	we had measured
2. person plural	ihr hattet gemessen	[i:ə 'hatət gə'mɛsən]	you had measured
3. person plural	sie hatten gemessen	[zi: 'hatən gə'mɛsən]	they had measured
polite form	Sie hatten gemessen	[zi: 'hatən gə'mɛsən]	you had measured
infinitive	misslingen	[mɪs'lɪŋən]	to be a failure
1. person singular	ich war misslungen	[ɪç va:ɐ mɪs'lʊŋən]	I had been a failure
2. person singular	du warst misslungen	[du: va:ɐst mɪs'lʊŋən]	you had been a failure
3. person singular	er/sie/es war misslungen	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs va:ɐ mɪs'lʊŋən]	he/she/it had been a failure
1. person plural	wir waren misslungen	[vi:ə 'va:rən mɪs'lʊŋən]	we had been a failure
2. person plural	ihr wart misslungen	[i:ə va:ɐt mɪs'lʊŋən]	you had been a failure
3. person plural	sie waren misslungen	[zi: 'va:rən mɪs'lʊŋən]	they had been a failure
polite form	Sie waren misslungen	[zi: 'va:rən mɪs'lʊŋən]	you had been a failure
infinitive	mögen	['mø:gən]	to like
1. person singular	ich hatte gemocht	[ɪç 'hatə gə'mɔxt]	I had liked
2. person singular	du hattest gemocht	[du: 'hatəst gə'mɔxt]	you had liked
3. person singular	er/sie/es hatte gemocht	[e:ɐ/zi:/ɛs 'hatə gə'mɔxt]	he/she/it had liked
1. person plural	wir hatten gemocht	[vi:ə 'hatən gə'mɔxt]	we had liked
2. person plural	ihr hattet gemocht	[i:ə 'hatət gə'mɔxt]	you had liked
3. person plural	sie hatten gemocht	[zi: 'hatən gə'mɔxt]	they had liked
polite form	Sie hatten gemocht	[zi: 'hatən gə'mɔxt]	you had liked
After infinitives you have to use "mögen" instead of "gemocht".
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