Day 76 - Subjunctive: Konjunktiv II Part 4  Flashcards

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Hypothetical sentences in the past will use the same grammar as the Perfekt (present perfect), but will use the Konjunktiv II of sein or haben instead of the present tense.

Compare the following examples:

I went. Ich bin gegangen.
I would have gone. Ich wäre gegangen.

He ate that. Er hat das gegessen.
He would have eaten that. Er hätte das gegessen.

This grammar is mostly used in sentences with if. Study the following examples:

If I had gone, I would have died!
Wenn ich gegangen wäre, wäre ich gestorben!

If I had eaten that, I would have had a stomach ache.
Wenn ich das gegessen hätte, hätte ich Bauchschmerzen gehabt.

When translating from English to German, it’s important to note that English makes no distinction between past tense and subjunctive verbs, but German does. If you just directly translate, your translation will be incorrect. So remember to use the Konjunktiv II for hypothetical sentences.

Study the following example:

If I had eaten that… (correct) Wenn ich das gegessen hätte… (incorrect) Wenn ich das gegessen hatte…

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Day 76 Grammar Card 1.

Konjunktiv II (past tense) (wären / hätten) + past participle

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  1. FORT.FAHREN…to continue fort’fahren (fährt fort) |fuhr fort, fortgefahren|
  2. STEIGEN…to climb / ascend steigen |stieg, gestiegen|
  3. VERKAUFEN…to sell
  4. ÄNDERN…to change / revise
  5. VERÄNDERN…to change completely / convert
    *Both ändern and verändern take objects. To change oneself, use sich.
  6. LIEFERN…to deliver / provide
  7. WIEDERHOLEN…to repeat
  8. BRENNEN…to burn brennen |brannte, gebrannt|
  9. ZEICHNEN…to draw
  10. UNTERHALTEN SICH…to converse sich unterhalten (unterhält) |unterhielt, unterhalten|
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  1. I would have continued, but I couldn’t.
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Ich wäre fortgefahren, aber ich konnte nicht.

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  1. The prices would have climbed even higher.
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Die Preise wären noch höher gestiegen.

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  1. Would she have sold it?
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Hätte sie es verkauft?

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  1. I would have liked to revise my essay.
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Ich hätte meinen Aufsatz ändern wollen.

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  1. I would have liked to change my appearance.
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Ich hätte mein Aussehen verändern wollen.

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  1. They wouldn’t have delivered the mail.
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Sie hätten die Post nicht geliefert.

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  1. I would have repeated that.
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Ich hätte das wiederholt.

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  1. Would it have burned?
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Hätte es gebrannt?

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  1. He would have drawn it.
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Er hätte es gezeichnet.

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  1. I wouldn’t have conversed with him.
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Ich hätte mich nicht mit ihm unterhalten.

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