Present
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- es it rains
GERMAN VERB
regnen
to rain
- #422 most used
- Weak verb
- Past participle: geregnet
Conjugation
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Simple past
Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech
- es it rained
Perfect
Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”
- es it has rained
Future
Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job
- es it will rain
Conditional
Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”
- es it would rain
How to use regnen
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Es regnet schon den ganzen Tag.
It's been raining all day.
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Simple past
Gestern regnete es in Hamburg ohne Pause.
Yesterday it rained in Hamburg without a break.
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Perfect
Hat es in der Nacht geregnet?
Did it rain during the night?
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Future
Morgen wird es wahrscheinlich regnen.
Tomorrow it'll probably rain.
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Conditional
Wenn es regnen würde, blieben wir zu Hause.
If it rained, we'd stay home.
Good to know
- Es regnet, it's raining: the verb is only used with es.
Where you hear regnen
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
German · Beginner Level 1
- Es regnet! It's raining!
- Gestern hat es auch geregnet. It rained yesterday too.
- Morgen regnet es. Tomorrow it'll rain.
German · Advanced Level 1
- Es regnet! It's raining!
- Gestern hat es auch geregnet. It rained yesterday too.
- Morgen regnet es. Tomorrow it'll rain.
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In Goal
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Beginner Level 1 · Es regnet!
Calling a Tenants Meeting
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Advanced Level 1 · Im Hof? Und wenn es regnet?
The First Live Report
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Advanced Level 2 · Es regnet noch.
Irony
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Fluency Level 1 · Max, es regnet. Den ganzen Tag.
Rolf and the Penalty
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Fluency Level 3 · Es regnete. Wir brauchten einen Torwart.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: weak verb.