German Tenses | Learn All Tenses in German

Name: German Tenses | Learn All Tenses in German
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Learning German made easy! | Learn all tenses in German with examples and exercises | Learn German

Last updated 5/2025

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What you'll learn

7 sections • 18 lectures • 1h 57m total length

Introduction2:56
In this course you will learn all of the German tenses in just 2 hours. We will take a look at all of the German tenses, there usage and how they are formed. And, of course, we will have many exercises and a lot of fun in the process.
Overview: The German Tenses5:17
We start with a little overview of the German tenses. Which tenses are there in German? Let's have a look!
Overview

Präsens8:15
Let's start with the most used tense in German - the Präsens. The Präsens is the German equivalent of the Simple Present and Present Progressive in English. In this lesson you will learn both the formation and the usage of the only German present tense.
Präsens
Präsens
Irregular forms10:08
German wasn't German, if there wouldn't be some irregular forms. In this lesson we will take a look at the irregular verbs in the present tense in German.
Irregular forms
Präsens - Translation exercise

Past Tenses3:00
Now that we know the present tense, let's have a look at the past tenses in German. The past tenses are the hardest part of all tenses in German. But you will see, with a little practice they are nothing to be afraid of. In German, there are three past tenses: the Präteritum, Perfekt and Plusquamperfekt.
Präteritum14:04
Let's start with the first past tense in German: the Präteritum. The Präteritum is mainly used in written language. In this lesson we will take a closer look at its formation.
Präteritum
Präteritum - Regular Verbs
Präteritum - Irregular Verbs
Sentences in the Präteritum
Perfekt12:17
Let's move on with the most used past tense in German: the Perfekt. The Perfektis mainly used in spoken language. In this lesson we will take a closer look at its formation.
Perfekt
Past Participle
Sentences in the Perfekt
Plusquamperfekt12:31
The only past tense that's missing now, is the Plusquamperfekt. In this lesson we will explore both its formation and its usage.
Plusquamperfekt
Sentences in the Plusquamperfekt
Recap: Past Tenses6:54
Time for some recap: let's repeat the German past tenses together!

Future Tenses2:44
Now it's time for the future tenses. We already know the past and present tenses in German, so the only tenses that are left are the future tenses. Unlike English, in German we only have two of them: Futur 1 and Futur 2.
Futur 112:39
In this lesson we will take a look at the Futur 1 - the by far most used future tense in German. This one is really important and actually one of the easiest tenses in German.
Futur 1
Sentences in the Futur 1
Futur 28:07
The Futur 2 is the least used tense in German. Nevertheless, as this is complete course of all tenses in German, let's also cover this tense. In this lesson we will have look at both its usage and its formation.
Futur 2
Sentences in the Futur 2
Recap: Future Tenses3:22
Time for some recap: let's repeat the German past tenses together!

Would you like to finally understand the tenses in German? Then this course is for you!

In this course we cover ALL the tenses in German - in just 2 hours and with lots of fun.

That means:

This may sound like a lot of work, but you'll see that it's not only easier than you think, but also a lot of fun!

To guarantee this, this course offers you:

After completing this course you will be able to:

This course is for you if YOU:

would like to learn German in a fun and easy manner
have difficulties with the tenses in German and are looking for a simple solution on how to learn and use them
are more practice-oriented and would like to put what you have learned into practice
want to broaden your horizons and are ready to immerse yourself in a new language

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