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German Verbs > arbeiten (past tenses)
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| ARBEITEN - Simple Past Tense • Imperfekt |
| DEUTSCH |
ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR FORMS |
| ich arbeitete |
I worked/was working |
| du arbeitetest |
you worked/were working |
er
sie arbeitete
es |
he
she worked/was working
it |
| PLURAL FORMS |
| wir arbeiteten |
we worked/were working |
| ihr arbeitetet |
you (guys) worked/were working |
| sie arbeiteten |
they worked/were working |
| Sie arbeiteten |
you worked/were working |
Examples:
Gestern arbeitete ich im Garten.
Yesterday I worked in the garden.
Er arbeitete 20 Jahre bei Siemens.
He worked at Siemens for 20 years. |
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| ARBEITEN (Compound Past Tenses) Present Perfect • Perfekt |
| DEUTSCH |
ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR FORMS |
| ich habe gearbeitet |
I worked/have worked |
| du hast gearbeitet |
you worked/have worked |
er
sie hat gearbeitet
es |
he
she worked/has worked
it |
| PLURAL FORMS |
| wir haben gearbeitet |
we worked/have worked |
| ihr habt gearbeitet |
you (guys) worked/have worked |
| sie haben gearbeitet |
they worked/have worked |
| Sie haben gearbeitet |
you worked/have worked |
Examples:
Ich habe viele Jahre dort gearbeitet.
I worked there for many years.
Haben Sie heute gearbeitet?
Did you work today? |
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| ARBEITEN (Compound Past Tenses) Past Perfect • Plusquamperfekt |
| DEUTSCH |
ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR FORMS |
| ich hatte gearbeitet |
I had worked |
| du hattest gearbeitet |
you had worked |
er
sie hatte gearbeitet
es |
he
she had worked
it |
| PLURAL FORMS |
| wir hatten gearbeitet |
we had worked |
| ihr hattet gearbeitet |
you (guys) had worked |
| sie hatten gearbeitet |
they had worked |
| Sie hatten gearbeitet |
you had worked |
Examples:
Ich hatte im Büro gearbeitet.
I had worked at the office.
Wir hatten sehr schwer gearbeitet.
We had worked very hard. |
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