The German verb hoffen means "to hope". 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 hoffen is ich hoffe, du hoffst, er/sie/es hofft, wir hoffen, ihr hofft, sie/Sie hoffen. 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 hoffend and its past participle is gehofft.
| ich | hoffe | |
|---|---|---|
| du | hoffst | |
| er/ | hofft | |
| wir | hoffen | |
| ihr | hofft | |
| sie/ | hoffen |
| ich | hoffte |
|---|---|
| du | hofftest |
| er/ | hoffte |
| wir | hofften |
| ihr | hofftet |
| sie/ | hofften |
| ich | habe gehofft |
|---|---|
| du | hast gehofft |
| er/ | hat gehofft |
| wir | haben gehofft |
| ihr | habt gehofft |
| sie/ | haben gehofft |
| ich | werde hoffen |
|---|---|
| du | wirst hoffen |
| er/ | wird hoffen |
| wir | werden hoffen |
| ihr | werdet hoffen |
| sie/ | werden hoffen |
| ich | hoffte |
|---|---|
| du | hofftest |
| er/ | hoffte |
| wir | hofften |
| ihr | hofftet |
| sie/ | hofften |
| du | hoff |
|---|---|
| ihr | hofft |
| Sie | hoffen Sie |
Hoffen is regular. Its forms follow the weak pattern, with forms such as hoffte, gehofft, and hoffend.
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Yes, hoffen is regular. Its forms follow the regular weak pattern.
The perfect uses haben and gehofft. For example, the form is ich habe gehofft.
The forms are ich hoffte, du hofftest, er hoffte, wir hofften, ihr hofftet, and sie hofften.