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German Verbs: fangen (past)

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FANGEN - Simple Past Tense • Imperfekt
to catch, capture
DEUTSCH ENGLISH
  SINGULAR FORMS
  ich fing   I caught
  du fingst   you caught
  er
  sie fing
  es
  he
  she caught
  it
  PLURAL FORMS
  wir fingen   we caught
  ihr fingt   you (guys) caught
  sie fingen   they caught
  Sie fingen   you caught
Examples:
Ich fing den Ball.
I caught the ball.
Die Katze fing eine Maus.
The cat caught a mouse.
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FANGEN (Compound Past Tenses) Present Perfect • Perfekt
to catch, capture
DEUTSCH ENGLISH
  SINGULAR FORMS
  ich habe gefangen   I caught
  du hast gefangen   you caught
  er
  sie hat gefangen
  es
  he
  she caught
  it
  PLURAL FORMS
  wir haben gefangen   we caught
  ihr habt gefangen   you (guys) caught
  sie haben gefangen   they caught
  Sie haben gefangen   you caught
Examples:
Ich habe den Ball gefangen.
I caught the ball.
Er hat den Dieb gefangen.
He caught the thief.
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FANGEN (Compound Past Tenses) Past Perfect • Plusquamperfekt
to catch, capture
DEUTSCH ENGLISH
  SINGULAR FORMS
  ich hatte gefangen   I had caught
  du hattest gefangen   you had caught
  er
  sie hatte gefangen
  es
  he
  she had caught
  it
  PLURAL FORMS
  wir hatten gefangen   we had caught
  ihr hattet gefangen   you (guys) had caught
  sie hatten gefangen   they had caught
  Sie hatten gefangen   you had caught
Examples:
Ich hatte den Ball gefangen.
I had caught the ball.
Die Katze hatte eine Maus gefangen.
The cat had caught a mouse.
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