wiegen — German conjugation
to weigh; to be of a certain weight
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 | wiege | I weigh |
| du | wiegst | you weigh |
| er/sie/es | wiegt | he/she/it weighs |
| wir | wiegen | we weigh |
| ihr | wiegt | you (pl.) weigh |
| sie/Sie | wiegen | they weigh |
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 | wog | I weighed |
| du | wogst | you weighed |
| er/sie/es | wog | he/she/it weighed |
| wir | wogen | we weighed |
| ihr | wogt | you (pl.) weighed |
| sie/Sie | wogen | they weighed |
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 | habe gewogen | I have weighed |
| du | hast gewogen | you have weighed |
| er/sie/es | hat gewogen | he/she/it has weighed |
| wir | haben gewogen | we have weighed |
| ihr | habt gewogen | you (pl.) have weighed |
| sie/Sie | haben gewogen | they have weighed |
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 | hatte gewogen | I had weighed |
| du | hattest gewogen | you had weighed |
| er/sie/es | hatte gewogen | he/she/it had weighed |
| wir | hatten gewogen | we had weighed |
| ihr | hattet gewogen | you (pl.) had weighed |
| sie/Sie | hatten gewogen | they had weighed |
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 wiegen | I will weigh |
| du | wirst wiegen | you will weigh |
| er/sie/es | wird wiegen | he/she/it will weigh |
| wir | werden wiegen | we will weigh |
| ihr | werdet wiegen | you (pl.) will weigh |
| sie/Sie | werden wiegen | they will weigh |
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 gewogen haben | I will have weighed |
| du | wirst gewogen haben | you will have weighed |
| er/sie/es | wird gewogen haben | he/she/it will have weighed |
| wir | werden gewogen haben | we will have weighed |
| ihr | werdet gewogen haben | you (pl.) will have weighed |
| sie/Sie | werden gewogen haben | they will have weighed |
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 | wöge |
| du | wögest |
| er/sie/es | wöge |
| wir | wögen |
| ihr | wöget |
| sie/Sie | wögen |
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 | wiege |
| ihr | wiegt |