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GERMAN VERB

einziehen

to move in

  • #411 most used
  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: eingezogen

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

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

How to use einziehen

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

  1. Present

    Wir ziehen am ersten März ein.

    We move in on the first of March.

  2. Simple past

    Die neuen Nachbarn zogen letzte Woche ein.

    The new neighbours moved in last week.

  3. Perfect

    Bist du schon in die neue Wohnung eingezogen?

    Have you moved into the new flat yet?

  4. Future

    Meine Freundin wird bald bei mir einziehen.

    My girlfriend will move in with me soon.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde sofort einziehen, die Wohnung ist perfekt.

    I'd move in right away, the flat is perfect.

  6. Imperative

    Zieh ein, wann du willst, der Schlüssel liegt bereit.

    Move in whenever you like, the key is ready.

Good to know

  • Einziehen is to move in, ausziehen to move out, umziehen to move house.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: strong verb.