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GERMAN VERB

schließen

to close

  • #88 most used
  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: geschlossen

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

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

How to use schließen

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

  1. Present

    Der Supermarkt schließt heute schon um sechs.

    The supermarket closes at six today already.

  2. Simple past

    Er schloss leise die Tür hinter sich.

    He quietly closed the door behind him.

  3. Perfect

    Die Bäckerei an der Ecke hat für immer geschlossen.

    The bakery on the corner has closed for good.

  4. Future

    Das Museum wird im Januar wegen Umbau schließen.

    The museum will close in January for renovation.

  5. Conditional

    An deiner Stelle würde ich das Fenster schließen.

    If I were you I'd close the window.

  6. Imperative

    Schließ bitte das Tor, wenn du gehst.

    Please close the gate when you leave.

Good to know

  • Geschlossen on a door or a shop means closed; geöffnet means open.

Where you hear schließen

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

German · Advanced Level 3

  • Ich schließe das Fenster. I'm closing the window.
  • Ich habe mit einem Brief geschlossen. I closed with a letter.
  • Morgen schließen wir den Hof um zehn. Tomorrow we close the courtyard at ten.
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Preparing a Speech

Advanced Level 3 · Und am Ende? Wie schließen Sie? · Lassen Sie mich schließen. Mit einem Brief.

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