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GERMAN VERB

einsteigen

to get on, to get in

  • #373 most used
  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: eingestiegen

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

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

How to use einsteigen

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

  1. Present

    Wir steigen am Hauptbahnhof ein.

    We get on at the main station.

  2. Simple past

    Sie stieg in ein Taxi und fuhr weg.

    She got into a taxi and drove off.

  3. Perfect

    Ich bin in den falschen Zug eingestiegen.

    I got on the wrong train.

  4. Future

    Ich werde vorne beim Fahrer einsteigen.

    I'll get on at the front by the driver.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde hier nicht einsteigen, der Bus ist voll.

    I wouldn't get on here, the bus is full.

  6. Imperative

    Steigt schnell ein, die Türen schließen gleich!

    Get in quickly, the doors are about to close!

Good to know

  • Einsteigen is to get into a car or onto a bus or train; aussteigen is to get off; umsteigen is to change.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: strong verb.