Conjugation of beenden in German
beendento finish, to end, to terminateregular
Präsenspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | beende | |
| du | beendest | |
| er/sie/es | beendet | |
| wir | beenden | |
| ihr | beendet | |
| sie/Sie | beenden |
Präteritumsimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | beendete | |
| du | beendetest | |
| er/sie/es | beendete | |
| wir | beendeten | |
| ihr | beendetet | |
| sie/Sie | beendeten |
Common mistakes in the Präteritum
- du
beendestbeendetestSimple past uses the -te- stem: beendetest, not a present-like form.
Perfektpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | habe beendet | |
| du | hast beendet | |
| er/sie/es | hat beendet | |
| wir | haben beendet | |
| ihr | habt beendet | |
| sie/Sie | haben beendet |
Common mistakes in the Perfekt
- ich
bin beendethabe beendetbeenden forms the perfect with haben, not sein.
Futur Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | werde beenden | |
| du | wirst beenden | |
| er/sie/es | wird beenden | |
| wir | werden beenden | |
| ihr | werdet beenden | |
| sie/Sie | werden beenden |
Common mistakes in the Futur I
- ich
werde beendetwerde beendenUse the infinitive beenden with werden in the future tense.
Konjunktiv IIsubjunctive II
Hypothetical situations and polite requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | beendete | |
| du | beendetest | |
| er/sie/es | beendete | |
| wir | beendeten | |
| ihr | beendetet | |
| sie/Sie | beendeten |
Common mistakes in the Konjunktiv II
- ich
würde beendenbeendetewürde + infinitive is possible, but the simple subjunctive II form is beendete.
Imperativ
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| du | beende | |
| wir | beenden wir | |
| ihr | beendet |
Common mistakes in the Imperativ
- du
beendestbeendeThe imperative is beende, not the present indicative du-form.
beenden — frequently asked questions
Is beenden a regular verb?
Yes — beenden is a regular German verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does beenden mean?
beenden is a German verb meaning "to finish, to end, to terminate".