The German verb holen means "to fetch". 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 holen is ich hole, du holst, er/sie/es holt, wir holen, ihr holt, sie/Sie holen. 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 holend and its past participle is geholt.
| ich | hole | |
|---|---|---|
| du | holst | |
| er/ | holt | |
| wir | holen | |
| ihr | holt | |
| sie/ | holen |
| ich | holte |
|---|---|
| du | holtest |
| er/ | holte |
| wir | holten |
| ihr | holtet |
| sie/ | holten |
| ich | habe geholt |
|---|---|
| du | hast geholt |
| er/ | hat geholt |
| wir | haben geholt |
| ihr | habt geholt |
| sie/ | haben geholt |
| ich | werde holen |
|---|---|
| du | wirst holen |
| er/ | wird holen |
| wir | werden holen |
| ihr | werdet holen |
| sie/ | werden holen |
| ich | holte |
|---|---|
| du | holtest |
| er/ | holte |
| wir | holten |
| ihr | holtet |
| sie/ | holten |
| du | hol |
|---|---|
| ihr | holt |
| Sie | holen Sie |
Holen is regular. Its forms follow the regular weak pattern, including holte and geholt.
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Yes, holen is regular. It forms the simple past with holte and the past participle with geholt.
The present perfect uses haben and the past participle geholt. Forms include ich habe geholt and sie haben geholt.
The forms are ich holte, du holtest, er holte, wir holten, ihr holtet and sie holten.