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GERMAN VERB

weiterlesen

to read on

  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: weitergelesen

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

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

How to use weiterlesen

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

  1. Present

    Ich lese noch ein Kapitel weiter, dann schlafe ich.

    I'll read one more chapter, then I'll sleep.

  2. Simple past

    Sie las bis spät in die Nacht weiter.

    She read on until late in the night.

  3. Perfect

    Hast du das Buch inzwischen weitergelesen?

    Have you read any further in the book since?

  4. Future

    Morgen werden wir den Artikel zusammen weiterlesen.

    Tomorrow we'll read on in the article together.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde gern weiterlesen, aber mir fallen die Augen zu.

    I'd like to read on, but my eyes are closing.

  6. Imperative

    Lies bitte weiter, es wird gerade spannend.

    Please read on, it's just getting exciting.

Good to know

  • Weiter- in front of a verb means to keep doing it: weiterlesen, weitergehen, weitermachen.

Where you hear weiterlesen

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German · Advanced Level 3

  • Ich lese weiter. I read on.
  • Sie hat weitergelesen. She read on.
  • Morgen lesen wir weiter. Tomorrow we'll read on.
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The Historian

Advanced Level 3 · Lesen Sie weiter, bitte.

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Recording Oma

Advanced Level 3 · Ach, Max. Dann lese ich weiter.

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