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GERMAN VERB

ausmachen

to turn off; to agree on

  • #215 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: ausgemacht

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I turn off
  2. du you turn off
  3. er, sie, es he/she turns off
  4. wir we turn off
  5. ihr you all turn off
  6. sie, Sie they turn off

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I turned off
  2. du you turned off
  3. er, sie, es he/she turned off
  4. wir we turned off
  5. ihr you all turned off
  6. sie, Sie they turned off

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have turned off
  2. du you have turned off
  3. er, sie, es he/she has turned off
  4. wir we have turned off
  5. ihr you all have turned off
  6. sie, Sie they have turned off

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will turn off
  2. du you will turn off
  3. er, sie, es he/she will turn off
  4. wir we will turn off
  5. ihr you all will turn off
  6. sie, Sie they will turn off

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would turn off
  2. du you would turn off
  3. er, sie, es he/she would turn off
  4. wir we would turn off
  5. ihr you all would turn off
  6. sie, Sie they would turn off

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du turn off!
  2. ihr turn off! (all of you)
  3. Sie turn off! (formal)

How to use ausmachen

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ich mache das Licht aus, gute Nacht.

    I'm turning the light off, good night.

  2. Simple past

    Wir machten einen Termin für Freitag aus.

    We arranged an appointment for Friday.

  3. Perfect

    Hast du den Herd ausgemacht?

    Did you turn the stove off?

  4. Future

    Ich werde den Computer gleich ausmachen.

    I'll turn the computer off in a minute.

  5. Conditional

    Würde es dir etwas ausmachen, das Fenster zu schließen?

    Would you mind closing the window?

  6. Imperative

    Mach den Fernseher aus und komm essen!

    Turn the TV off and come and eat!

Good to know

  • "Das macht mir nichts aus" is "I don't mind", and a time you agree on is "ausgemacht".

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The same pattern, on other verbs: weak verb.