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The simple past — especially sein, haben, and modal verbs.
- ich warI (sein)I was
- du warstyou (sein)you were
- er warhe (sein)he was
- wir warenwe (sein)we were
- ihr wartyou all (sein)you all were
- sie warenthey (sein)they were
- ich hatteI (haben)I had
- du hattestyou (haben)you had
- er hattehe (haben)he had
- wir hattenwe (haben)we had
- ich konnteI (können)I could / I was able to
- du konntestyou (können)you could / you were able to
- wir konntenwe (können)we could / we were able to
- ich mussteI (müssen)I had to
- er musstehe (müssen)he had to
- ich wollteI (wollen)I wanted
- sie wollteshe (wollen)she wanted
- wir wolltenwe (wollen)we wanted
- ich machteI (machen) — weak, mainly writtenI did / I made (written past)
- er machtehe (machen) — weak, mainly writtenhe did / he made (written past)
- ich arbeiteteI (arbeiten) — weak, mainly writtenI worked (written past)