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GERMAN VERB

mögen

to like, would like

  • #28 most used
  • Modal verb
  • Past participle: gemocht

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

How to use mögen

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

  1. Present

    Magst du lieber Tee oder Kaffee?

    Do you prefer tea or coffee?

  2. Simple past

    Als Kind mochte ich keinen Spinat.

    As a child I didn't like spinach.

  3. Perfect

    Ich habe ihn schon immer gemocht.

    I've always liked him.

  4. Future

    Das Kind wird die Suppe bestimmt mögen.

    The child will surely like the soup.

  5. Conditional

    Ich möchte bitte ein Glas Wasser.

    I'd like a glass of water, please.

Good to know

  • Ich mag is I like; ich möchte is I would like, the polite way to ask for something.
  • Mögen takes a noun: ich mag Kaffee. To like doing something, use gern: ich trinke gern Kaffee.

Where you hear mögen

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

German · Beginner Level 1

  • Ich möchte einen Kaffee, bitte. I'd like a coffee, please.
  • Als Kind mochte ich keinen Kaffee. As a child, I didn't like coffee.
  • Morgen möchte ich zwei Schrippen. Tomorrow I'd like two rolls.

German · Beginner Level 3

  • Ich möchte einen Kaffee, bitte. I'd like a coffee, please.
  • Als Kind mochte ich keinen Kaffee. As a child, I didn't like coffee.
  • Morgen möchte ich zwei Schrippen. Tomorrow I'd like two rolls.

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