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GERMAN VERB

werfen

to throw

  • #221 most used
  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: geworfen

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

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

How to use werfen

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

  1. Present

    Wer wirft den Ball am weitesten?

    Who throws the ball the furthest?

  2. Simple past

    Sie warf die Schlüssel auf den Tisch.

    She threw the keys on the table.

  3. Perfect

    Hast du die Zeitung schon in den Müll geworfen?

    Have you already thrown the newspaper in the bin?

  4. Future

    Ich werde einen Blick auf den Vertrag werfen.

    I'll take a look at the contract.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde den Ball nicht so hoch werfen.

    I wouldn't throw the ball so high.

  6. Imperative

    Wirf mir bitte das Handtuch rüber!

    Throw me the towel, please!

Good to know

  • "Einen Blick werfen" is taking a look; "wegwerfen" is throwing away.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: strong verb.