hocken — German conjugation
to squat; to crouch; to sit in a huddled position
Indicative
Present (Präsens) Regular
Präsens is the default present for facts, habits, and near-future plans. German has no continuous aspect in the same way as English, so a single form often covers both “I work” and “I am working” when you add a time adverb or context.
Ich arbeite heute im Homeoffice.
| Pronoun | German | English |
|---|---|---|
| ich | hocke | I squat |
| du | hockst | you squat |
| er/sie/es | hockt | he/she/it squats |
| wir | hocken | we squat |
| ihr | hockt | you (pl.) squat |
| sie/Sie | hocken | they squat |
Simple past (Präteritum) Regular
Präteritum is a narrative past, common in print and in northern speech, while southern speakers lean on the perfect in conversation. sein and haben keep their Präteritum even when you otherwise avoid the preterite.
Er war müde, aber er hatte keinen Kaffee mehr.
| Pronoun | German | English |
|---|---|---|
| ich | hockte | I squatted |
| du | hocktest | you squatted |
| er/sie/es | hockte | he/she/it squatted |
| wir | hockten | we squatted |
| ihr | hocktet | you (pl.) squatted |
| sie/Sie | hockten | they squatted |
Present perfect (Perfekt) Regular
The Perfekt is the everyday past for finished events: auxiliary haben or sein plus participle, with sein for most motion, coming/going, and some change-of-state verbs.
Wir sind rechtzeitig angekommen und haben gefeiert.
| Pronoun | German | English |
|---|---|---|
| ich | habe gehockt | I have squatted |
| du | hast gehockt | you have squatted |
| er/sie/es | hat gehockt | he/she/it has squatted |
| wir | haben gehockt | we have squatted |
| ihr | habt gehockt | you (pl.) have squatted |
| sie/Sie | haben gehockt | they have squatted |
Pluperfect (Plusquamperfekt) Regular
The Plusquamperfekt is the pluperfect: it marks what had already completed before a later past episode in the same narrative.
Sie war schon gegangen, bevor er ankam.
| Pronoun | German | English |
|---|---|---|
| ich | hatte gehockt | I had squatted |
| du | hattest gehockt | you had squatted |
| er/sie/es | hatte gehockt | he/she/it had squatted |
| wir | hatten gehockt | we had squatted |
| ihr | hattet gehockt | you (pl.) had squatted |
| sie/Sie | hatten gehockt | they had squatted |
Future I (Futur I) Regular
Futur I is for predictions, firm promises, and also probability about the present in colloquial German. Everyday speech very often uses Präsens plus a time expression instead.
Morgen schneit es, sagt der Wetterbericht.
| Pronoun | German | English |
|---|---|---|
| ich | werde hocken | I will squat |
| du | wirst hocken | you will squat |
| er/sie/es | wird hocken | he/she/it will squat |
| wir | werden hocken | we will squat |
| ihr | werdet hocken | you (pl.) will squat |
| sie/Sie | werden hocken | they will squat |
Future II (Futur II) Regular
Futur II (werden + participle + haben/sein) names an action that will be completed before a later time, and can also express a guess that something must already have happened.
Bis Freitag werde ich alles gepackt haben.
| Pronoun | German | English |
|---|---|---|
| ich | werde gehockt haben | I will have squatted |
| du | wirst gehockt haben | you will have squatted |
| er/sie/es | wird gehockt haben | he/she/it will have squatted |
| wir | werden gehockt haben | we will have squatted |
| ihr | werdet gehockt haben | you (pl.) will have squatted |
| sie/Sie | werden gehockt haben | they will have squatted |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II) Regular
Konjunktiv II is the mood for politeness, contrary-to-fact if-clauses, and reported views. In speech, würde + infinitive often stands in for rarer preterit-based forms.
Könnten Sie mir bitte helfen?
| Pronoun | German |
|---|---|
| ich | hockte |
| du | hocktest |
| er/sie/es | hockte |
| wir | hockten |
| ihr | hocktet |
| sie/Sie | hockten |
Other forms
Imperative (Imperativ) Regular
The imperative uses the du, ihr, and Sie forms of command; the informal du form drops the -st of the present for many strong verbs, and separable-prefix verbs place the prefix at the end.
Mach bitte schnell, der Zug fährt gleich ab.
| Pronoun | German |
|---|---|
| du | hocke |
| ihr | hockt |