The German verb beginnen means "to begin". Below are its 6 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 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 beginnen is ich beginne, du beginnst, er/sie/es beginnt, wir beginnen, ihr beginnt, sie/Sie beginnen. It is irregular in other tenses, while its present follows the regular -en pattern. The tables below cover 6 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is beginnend and its past participle is begonnen.
Forms in orange break the regular -en pattern.
| ich | beginne | |
|---|---|---|
| du | beginnst | |
| er/ | beginnt | |
| wir | beginnen | |
| ihr | beginnt | |
| sie/ | beginnen |
| ich | begann (irregular) |
|---|---|
| du | begannst (irregular) |
| er/ | begann (irregular) |
| wir | begannen (irregular) |
| ihr | begannt (irregular) |
| sie/ | begannen (irregular) |
| ich | habe begonnen (irregular) |
|---|---|
| du | hast begonnen (irregular) |
| er/ | hat begonnen (irregular) |
| wir | haben begonnen (irregular) |
| ihr | habt begonnen (irregular) |
| sie/ | haben begonnen (irregular) |
| ich | werde beginnen |
|---|---|
| du | wirst beginnen |
| er/ | wird beginnen |
| wir | werden beginnen |
| ihr | werdet beginnen |
| sie/ | werden beginnen |
| ich | begänne (irregular) |
|---|---|
| du | begännest (irregular) |
| er/ | begänne (irregular) |
| wir | begännen (irregular) |
| ihr | begännet (irregular) |
| sie/ | begännen (irregular) |
| du | beginn |
|---|---|
| ihr | beginnt |
| Sie | beginnen Sie |
Beginnen is irregular. The irregular forms include begann, begonnen, and begänne, while the present forms include beginne and beginnst.
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No, beginnen is irregular. The table shows begann, begonnen, and begänne as irregular forms.
The past participle is begonnen. The perfect tense uses haben with it, for example ich habe begonnen.
The simple past uses begann in the singular and begannen or begannt in the plural. The forms are ich begann, du begannst, er begann, wir begannen, ihr begannt, and sie begannen.