German Tense, Mood, Aspect

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Contents 1 Tense 1.1 Earlier Past 1.2 Past 1.3 Present 1.4 Future 2 Aspect 2.1 Active 2.2 Passive 3 Imperative

Tense

Earlier Past

Ich war Lehrerin gewesen.
Ich war Lehrerin. (colloquial)
I had been a teacher.

Ich hatte geschlafen.
Ich hab geschlafen. (colloquial)
I had slept.

Past

Ich war Lehrerin.
I was a teacher.

Ich schlief.
Ich hab geschlafen. (colloquial)
I slept. / I was sleeping.

Present

Ich bin Lehrerin.
I am a teacher.

Ich schlafe.
I sleep. / I am sleeping.

Future

Ich werde Lehrerin sein.
Ich bin Lehrerin. (colloquial)
I will be a teacher.

Ich werde schlafen.
Ich schlafe. (colloquial)
I will sleep. / I will be sleeping.

Aspect

Active

Die Katze frisst die Maus.
The cat is eating the mouse.

Passive

Die Maus wird von der Katze gefressen.
The mouse is eaten by the cat.

Imperative

Schlaf!
Sleep! (2nd person singular, informal)

Schlaft!
Sleep! (2nd person plural, informal)

Schlafen Sie!
Sleep! (2nd person, polite)

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