German Verb: ANTWORTEN Past and Present

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Hyde Flippo
Hyde Flippo
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Hyde Flippo taught the German language for 28 years at high school and college levels and published several books on the German language and culture.
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Updated on February 26, 2020

The Verb ANTWORTEN (to answer)

antworten conjugated in all its tenses and moods

PAST TENSES • VERGANGENHEIT

ANTWORTEN
Simple Past Tense - Imperfekt
Note: antworten is a dative verb.

DEUTSCH ENGLISH
ich antwortete I answered
du antwortetest you answered
er antwortete
sie antwortete
es antwortete		 he answered
she answered
it answered
wir antworteten we answered
ihr antwortetet you (guys) answered
sie antworteten they answered
Sie antworteten you answered

ANTWORTEN
Compound Past Tense (Pres. Perfect) - Perfekt

DEUTSCH ENGLISH
ich habe geantwortet I have answered
I answered
du hast geantwortet you have answered
you answered
er hat geantwortet

sie hat geantwortet

es hat geantwortet		 he has answered
he answered
she has answered
she answered
it has answered
it answered
wir haben geantwortet we have answered
we answered
ihr habt geantwortet you (guys) have answered
you answered
sie haben geantwortet they have answered
they answered
Sie haben geantwortet you have answered
you answered

ANTWORTEN
Past Perfect Tense - Plusquamperfekt

DEUTSCH ENGLISH
ich hatte geantwortet I had answered
du hattest geantwortet you had answered
er hatte geantwortet
sie hatte geantwortet
es hatte geantwortet		 he had answered
she had answered
it had answered
wir hatten geantwortet we had answered
ihr hattet geantwortet you (guys) had answered
sie hatten geantwortet they had answered
Sie hatten geantwortet you had answered

The Verb ANTWORTEN (to answer)

antworten conjugated in all its tenses and moods

PAST TENSES • VERGANGENHEIT

ANTWORTEN
Simple Past Tense - Imperfekt
Note: antworten is a dative verb.

DEUTSCH ENGLISH
ich antwortete I answered
du antwortetest you answered
er antwortete
sie antwortete
es antwortete		 he answered
she answered
it answered
wir antworteten we answered
ihr antwortetet you (guys) answered
sie antworteten they answered
Sie antworteten you answered

ANTWORTEN
Compound Past Tense (Pres. Perfect) - Perfekt

DEUTSCH ENGLISH
ich habe geantwortet I have answered
I answered
du hast geantwortet you have answered
you answered
er hat geantwortet

sie hat geantwortet

es hat geantwortet		 he has answered
he answered
she has answered
she answered
it has answered
it answered
wir haben geantwortet we have answered
we answered
ihr habt geantwortet you (guys) have answered
you answered
sie haben geantwortet they have answered
they answered
Sie haben geantwortet you have answered
you answered

ANTWORTEN
Past Perfect Tense - Plusquamperfekt

DEUTSCH ENGLISH
ich hatte geantwortet I had answered
du hattest geantwortet you had answered
er hatte geantwortet
sie hatte geantwortet
es hatte geantwortet		 he had answered
she had answered
it had answered
wir hatten geantwortet we had answered
ihr hattet geantwortet you (guys) had answered
sie hatten geantwortet they had answered
Sie hatten geantwortet you had answered
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