The German verb antworten means "to answer". Below are its 6 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of antworten is ich antworte, du antwortest, er/sie/es antwortet, wir antworten, ihr antwortet, sie/Sie antworten. It is a regular -en verb, so every tense takes the standard -en endings. The tables below cover 6 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is antwortend and its past participle is geantwortet.
| ich | antworte | |
|---|---|---|
| du | antwortest | |
| er/ | antwortet | |
| wir | antworten | |
| ihr | antwortet | |
| sie/ | antworten |
| ich | antwortete |
|---|---|
| du | antwortetest |
| er/ | antwortete |
| wir | antworteten |
| ihr | antwortetet |
| sie/ | antworteten |
| ich | habe geantwortet |
|---|---|
| du | hast geantwortet |
| er/ | hat geantwortet |
| wir | haben geantwortet |
| ihr | habt geantwortet |
| sie/ | haben geantwortet |
| ich | werde antworten |
|---|---|
| du | wirst antworten |
| er/ | wird antworten |
| wir | werden antworten |
| ihr | werdet antworten |
| sie/ | werden antworten |
| ich | antwortete |
|---|---|
| du | antwortetest |
| er/ | antwortete |
| wir | antworteten |
| ihr | antwortetet |
| sie/ | antworteten |
| du | antworte |
|---|---|
| ihr | antwortet |
| Sie | antworten Sie |
antworten is regular. The forms follow the regular weak pattern, with antwortete in the simple past and geantwortet as the past participle.
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Yes, antworten is regular. Its forms follow the regular weak pattern.
The perfect uses haben and geantwortet. For example, ich habe geantwortet.
The simple past uses antwortete, antwortetest, antwortete, antworteten, antwortetet and antworteten. The past participle is geantwortet.