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GERMAN VERB

klopfen

to knock

  • #413 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: geklopft

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

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

How to use klopfen

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

  1. Present

    Es klopft, kannst du mal aufmachen?

    Someone's knocking, can you get the door?

  2. Simple past

    Jemand klopfte laut an die Tür.

    Someone knocked loudly on the door.

  3. Perfect

    Ich habe dreimal geklopft, niemand hat geöffnet.

    I knocked three times, nobody opened.

  4. Future

    Ich werde klopfen, bevor ich reinkomme.

    I'll knock before I come in.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde erst klopfen, sie schläft vielleicht.

    I'd knock first, she may be asleep.

  6. Imperative

    Klopf bitte, bevor du mein Zimmer betrittst.

    Please knock before you come into my room.

Good to know

  • Klopfen an + accusative is to knock on: an die Tür klopfen. Es klopft means someone is knocking.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: weak verb.