welken — German conjugation
to wither
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 | welke | I wither |
| du | welkst | you wither |
| er/sie/es | welkt | he/she/it withers |
| wir | welken | we wither |
| ihr | welkt | you (pl.) wither |
| sie/Sie | welken | they wither |
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 | welkte | I withered |
| du | welktest | you withered |
| er/sie/es | welkte | he/she/it withered |
| wir | welkten | we withered |
| ihr | welktet | you (pl.) withered |
| sie/Sie | welkten | they withered |
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 | bin gewelkt | I have withered |
| du | bist gewelkt | you have withered |
| er/sie/es | ist gewelkt | he/she/it has withered |
| wir | sind gewelkt | we have withered |
| ihr | seid gewelkt | you (pl.) have withered |
| sie/Sie | sind gewelkt | they have withered |
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 | war gewelkt | I had withered |
| du | warst gewelkt | you had withered |
| er/sie/es | war gewelkt | he/she/it had withered |
| wir | waren gewelkt | we had withered |
| ihr | wart gewelkt | you (pl.) had withered |
| sie/Sie | waren gewelkt | they had withered |
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 welken | I will wither |
| du | wirst welken | you will wither |
| er/sie/es | wird welken | he/she/it will wither |
| wir | werden welken | we will wither |
| ihr | werdet welken | you (pl.) will wither |
| sie/Sie | werden welken | they will wither |
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 gewelkt sein | I will have withered |
| du | wirst gewelkt sein | you will have withered |
| er/sie/es | wird gewelkt sein | he/she/it will have withered |
| wir | werden gewelkt sein | we will have withered |
| ihr | werdet gewelkt sein | you (pl.) will have withered |
| sie/Sie | werden gewelkt sein | they will have withered |
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 | welkte |
| du | welktest |
| er/sie/es | welkte |
| wir | welkten |
| ihr | welktet |
| sie/Sie | welkten |
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 | welke |
| ihr | welkt |