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GERMAN VERB

duschen

to shower

  • #392 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: geduscht

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

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

How to use duschen

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

  1. Present

    Ich dusche morgens immer kalt.

    I always have a cold shower in the morning.

  2. Simple past

    Er duschte schnell und ging zur Arbeit.

    He had a quick shower and went to work.

  3. Perfect

    Hast du schon geduscht?

    Have you showered yet?

  4. Future

    Ich werde nach dem Sport duschen.

    I'll shower after sport.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde vor dem Essen gern duschen.

    I'd like to shower before dinner.

  6. Imperative

    Dusch bitte schnell, das Essen ist fertig.

    Please have a quick shower, dinner's ready.

Good to know

  • Duschen is often said with sich: Ich dusche or Ich dusche mich, both are fine.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: weak verb.