wollen conjugation

Six persons, three tenses. See the forms, then learn the patterns.

67 chapters · 64 common verbs
modal

wollen

to want

Will normally expresses wanting in everyday use, not the ordinary English future. Another governed infinitive changes the perfect pattern.

wollen in three common tenses
PersonPresentPräsensSimple pastPräteritumPerfectPerfekt
ichwillwolltehabe gewollt
duwillstwolltesthast gewollt
er / sie / eswillwolltehat gewollt
wirwollenwolltenhaben gewollt
ihrwolltwolltethabt gewollt
sie / Siewollenwolltenhaben gewollt

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wollen · ich wollte · ich habe gewollt

Using the table

The rows cover the six person/number patterns. Formal Sie uses the same verb form as plural sie, with its capital letter retained in a sentence. German Perfekt often translates naturally as an English simple past, so choose the meaning from context.

These are ordinary main-clause forms. A separable prefix stays joined with its verb in a verb-final subordinate clause. Modal verbs with another governed infinitive use the separate double-infinitive pattern rather than mechanically keeping the standalone perfect forms above.

Sources & how to use this book

Original explanations, tips and learning examples by DeutschLearner, with grammar facts checked against the references below. The A1–B2 labels guide study; they do not certify a proficiency level. Reading a chapter does not mark a topic as mastered. Existing exercises provide the translated examples; no source exercise bank or example sentences were copied.