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Conjugation of essen in German

essento eatirregular

Präsenspresent

Actions happening now or habitually.

PersonConjugation
ichesse
duisst
er/sie/esisst
wiressen
ihresst
sie/Sieessen

Common mistakes in the Präsens

  • dudu essstisstDon't add three s; the correct present form is 'du isst'.

Präteritumsimple past

Completed actions in the past.

PersonConjugation
ichaß
duaßest
er/sie/esaß
wiraßen
ihraßt
sie/Sieaßen

Common mistakes in the Präteritum

  • ichich assaßPräteritum uses 'ß': write 'ich aß', not 'ich ass'.

Perfektpresent perfect

Past actions with a bearing on the present.

PersonConjugation
ichhabe gegessen
duhast gegessen
er/sie/eshat gegessen
wirhaben gegessen
ihrhabt gegessen
sie/Siehaben gegessen

Common mistakes in the Perfekt

  • ichich bin gegessenhabe gegessen'Essen' forms the perfect with haben: 'ich habe gegessen', not 'ich bin gegessen'.

Futur Ifuture

Actions that will happen.

PersonConjugation
ichwerde essen
duwirst essen
er/sie/eswird essen
wirwerden essen
ihrwerdet essen
sie/Siewerden essen

Konjunktiv IIsubjunctive II

Hypothetical situations and polite requests.

PersonConjugation
ichäße
duäßest
er/sie/esäße
wiräßen
ihräßet
sie/Sieäßen

Imperativ

Commands and requests.

PersonConjugation
duiss
wiressen wir
ihresst
sie/Sieessen Sie

Common mistakes in the Imperativ

  • duisstissThe singular informal imperative is 'iss' (no final -t). Many learners mistakenly use the present 'isst'.

Related German verbs

essen — frequently asked questions

Is essen a regular verb?
No — essen is an irregular German verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does essen mean?
essen is a German verb meaning "to eat".