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GERMAN VERB

werden

to become, to get; will

  • #3 most used
  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: geworden

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

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

How to use werden

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

  1. Present

    Es wird langsam kalt, lass uns reingehen.

    It's slowly getting cold, let's go inside.

  2. Simple past

    Mein Bruder wurde letztes Jahr Vater.

    My brother became a father last year.

  3. Perfect

    Sie ist mit vierzig noch Ärztin geworden.

    She still became a doctor at forty.

  4. Future

    Du wirst in diesem Job schnell besser werden.

    You'll quickly get better at this job.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde gern Lehrerin werden.

    I'd like to become a teacher.

  6. Imperative

    Werde bitte schnell wieder gesund, wir vermissen dich!

    Please get well soon, we miss you!

Good to know

  • Werden makes the future (ich werde kommen) and the passive (das wird gemacht).
  • Was möchtest du werden? asks a child what they want to be.

Where you hear werden

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

German · Beginner Level 2

  • Die Heizung wird warm. The heating is getting warm.
  • Gestern ist es kalt geworden. Yesterday it got cold.
  • Morgen wird es warm. Tomorrow it will get warm.

German · Beginner Level 3

  • Die Heizung wird warm. The heating is getting warm.
  • Gestern ist es kalt geworden. Yesterday it got cold.
  • Morgen wird es warm. Tomorrow it will get warm.
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The Heating Is Cold

Beginner Level 2 · So. Jetzt wird sie warm.

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Rumours at Work

Beginner Level 3 · Man sagt, das Programm wird kleiner. · Es wird kalt.

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Bad News from Personnel

Beginner Level 3 · Das Programm wird kleiner, denn das Geld fehlt.

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The Team's Reaction

Beginner Level 3 · Keine Sorge, Max. Das wird gut.

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An Evening by the Spree

Beginner Level 3 · Es wird spät. Gehen wir?

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The Hard Question

Intermediate Level 1 · Ja, im Oktober werde ich dreißig.

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Preparing for October

Intermediate Level 1 · Alles wird gut.

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Thirty

Intermediate Level 1 · Danke! Heute werde ich dreißig. · Wie alt wirst du?

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Lea's Problem

Intermediate Level 2 · Ja. Bis acht? Das wird nichts.

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Lukas Asks

Intermediate Level 3 · Jetzt schon. Man wird älter.

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Reading the Letter

Advanced Level 1 · Modernisiert? Das heißt, es wird teurer.

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Writing an Objection

Advanced Level 1 · Aus folgenden Gründen: Die Miete wird zu hoch.

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