wogen — German conjugation
to wave
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 | woge | I wave |
| du | wogst | you wave |
| er/sie/es | wogt | he/she/it waves |
| wir | wogen | we wave |
| ihr | wogt | you (pl.) wave |
| sie/Sie | wogen | they wave |
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 | wogte | I waved |
| du | wogtest | you waved |
| er/sie/es | wogte | he/she/it waved |
| wir | wogten | we waved |
| ihr | wogtet | you (pl.) waved |
| sie/Sie | wogten | they waved |
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 gewogt | I have waved |
| du | hast gewogt | you have waved |
| er/sie/es | hat gewogt | he/she/it has waved |
| wir | haben gewogt | we have waved |
| ihr | habt gewogt | you (pl.) have waved |
| sie/Sie | haben gewogt | they have waved |
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 gewogt | I had waved |
| du | hattest gewogt | you had waved |
| er/sie/es | hatte gewogt | he/she/it had waved |
| wir | hatten gewogt | we had waved |
| ihr | hattet gewogt | you (pl.) had waved |
| sie/Sie | hatten gewogt | they had waved |
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 wogen | I will wave |
| du | wirst wogen | you will wave |
| er/sie/es | wird wogen | he/she/it will wave |
| wir | werden wogen | we will wave |
| ihr | werdet wogen | you (pl.) will wave |
| sie/Sie | werden wogen | they will wave |
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 gewogt haben | I will have waved |
| du | wirst gewogt haben | you will have waved |
| er/sie/es | wird gewogt haben | he/she/it will have waved |
| wir | werden gewogt haben | we will have waved |
| ihr | werdet gewogt haben | you (pl.) will have waved |
| sie/Sie | werden gewogt haben | they will have waved |
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 | wogte |
| du | wogtest |
| er/sie/es | wogte |
| wir | wogten |
| ihr | wogtet |
| sie/Sie | wogten |
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 | woge |
| ihr | wogt |