German Verb: ANTWORTEN Past and Present

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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 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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