German Tenses Table

One of the basic steps you will learn while learning German is German tenses. In order to use German correctly, it is important to know all the tenses used in German correctly and where to use them. So, what tenses are there in German and how are they used?

German Tenses Table

As Sculin.com, in this blog post, we have compiled the basic tenses used in German and their features into a table, shared the differences between them and shared tips to reinforce the subject with example sentences. Let's learn together!

What are All German Tenses?

Tenses

Feature

Sample Sentence

Präsens (Present Tense)

It is used to express situations that are currently happening or are generally valid.

Ich lerne Deutsch. (I am learning German.)

Perfekt (Past tense)

It is used to express actions completed in the past.

Ich habe einen Apfel gegessen. (I ate an apple.)

Präteritum (Simple past tense)

A time structure that occurred in the past and is mostly used in written language.

Er ging gestern ins Movie. (He went to the movies yesterday.)

Plusquamperfekt (Previous perfect tense)

Used to express an action that occurred before an event that occurred in the past.

Ich hatte das Buch schon gelesen, bevor der Film began. (I had already read the book before the movie started.)

Futur I

Used to express events that will occur in the future.

Ich werde morgen ins Movie gehen. (I will go to the movies tomorrow.)

Futur II

Used to express actions that will be completed in the future.

Bis nächstes Jahr werde ich mein Studium abgeschlossen haben. (I will have finished my education by next year.)

Example Sentences for German Tenses

● Ich trinke Kaffee. → (I am drinking coffee.)

● Die Sonne scheint. → (The sun is shining.)

● Ich habe ein Buch gelesen. → (I read a book.)

● Er ist nach Deutschland gereist. → (He traveled to Germany.)

● Er spielte gestern Fußball. → (He played football yesterday.)

● We waren letztes Jahr in Berlin. → (We were in Berlin last year.)

● Ich hatte schon gegessen, bevor du gekommen bist. → (I had eaten before you came.)

● Sie war bereits gegangen, als ich ankam. → (He had already left when I arrived.)

● I am in the middle of nowhere in the movie. → (I am going to the cinema tomorrow.)

● I am going to the cinema soon. → (He is getting married soon.)

● I am not going to spend more time with this project. → (I will have completed the project by next week.)

● I am going to spend more time with this project. → (He will have passed the exam.)

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