wegfallen — German conjugation
to fall away, to be eliminated
Indicative
Present (Präsens) Irregular
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 | falle weg | I fall away |
| du | fällst weg | you fall away |
| er/sie/es | fällt weg | he/she/it falls away |
| wir | fallen weg | we fall away |
| ihr | fallt weg | you (pl.) fall away |
| sie/Sie | fallen weg | they fall away |
Simple past (Präteritum) Irregular
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 | fiel weg | I fell away |
| du | fielst weg | you fell away |
| er/sie/es | fiel weg | he/she/it fell away |
| wir | fielen weg | we fell away |
| ihr | fielt weg | you (pl.) fell away |
| sie/Sie | fielen weg | they fell away |
Present perfect (Perfekt) Irregular
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 | bin weggefallen | I have fallen away |
| du | bist weggefallen | you have fallen away |
| er/sie/es | ist weggefallen | he/she/it has fallen away |
| wir | sind weggefallen | we have fallen away |
| ihr | seid weggefallen | you (pl.) have fallen away |
| sie/Sie | sind weggefallen | they have fallen away |
Pluperfect (Plusquamperfekt) Irregular
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 | war weggefallen | I had fallen away |
| du | warst weggefallen | you had fallen away |
| er/sie/es | war weggefallen | he/she/it had fallen away |
| wir | waren weggefallen | we had fallen away |
| ihr | wart weggefallen | you (pl.) had fallen away |
| sie/Sie | waren weggefallen | they had fallen away |
Future I (Futur I) Irregular
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 wegfallen | I will fall away |
| du | wirst wegfallen | you will fall away |
| er/sie/es | wird wegfallen | he/she/it will fall away |
| wir | werden wegfallen | we will fall away |
| ihr | werdet wegfallen | you (pl.) will fall away |
| sie/Sie | werden wegfallen | they will fall away |
Future II (Futur II) Irregular
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 weggefallen sein | I will have fallen away |
| du | wirst weggefallen sein | you will have fallen away |
| er/sie/es | wird weggefallen sein | he/she/it will have fallen away |
| wir | werden weggefallen sein | we will have fallen away |
| ihr | werdet weggefallen sein | you (pl.) will have fallen away |
| sie/Sie | werden weggefallen sein | they will have fallen away |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II) Irregular
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 | fiele weg |
| du | fielest weg |
| er/sie/es | fiele weg |
| wir | fielen weg |
| ihr | fielet weg |
| sie/Sie | fielen weg |
Other forms
Imperative (Imperativ) Irregular
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 | falle weg |
| ihr | fallt weg |