The idea
Present tense: ich huste, du hustest, er/sie/es hustet, wir husten, ihr hustet, sie/Sie husten. Learn the sentence pattern stark husten; seit gestern husten together with the principal parts.
| Form | Deutsch |
|---|---|
| ich | huste |
| du | hustest |
| er/sie/es | hustet |
| wir | husten |
| ihr | hustet |
| sie/Sie | husten |
| Präteritum | hustete |
| Perfekt | hat gehustet |
| Imperativ (du) | Huste! |
| Muster | stark husten; seit gestern husten |
Meaning and sentence pattern
Husten is normally used without an object. A duration with seit uses the present when the coughing continues.
Learn this pattern as a unit: stark husten; seit gestern husten. The six situations below show the verb with concrete objects, complements or circumstances.
Form check
Du hustst oft.Du hustest oft.The stem ends in t and takes an extra e before st.
Examples
- Ich huste seit gestern Abend.I have been coughing since yesterday evening.
- Du hustest während des Gesprächs immer wieder.You keep coughing during the conversation.
- Das Kind hustet besonders in der Nacht.The child coughs especially at night.
- Während der Vorstellung hustete jemand in der letzten Reihe.Someone in the back row coughed during the performance.
- Sie hat nach dem Staubwirbel mehrmals gehustet.She coughed several times after the cloud of dust.
- Hustest du schon länger oder erst seit heute?Have you been coughing for a while or only since today?
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Watch out
The stem ends in t and takes an extra e before st.
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du ___ (husten, Präsens)
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hustest
hustest: this is the second-person singular present form.
er/sie ___ (husten, Präteritum)
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hustete
hustete: this is the third-person singular simple past.
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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gehustet
gehustet: in this use the perfect tense is hat gehustet.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
du ___ (husten, Präsens)
er/sie ___ (husten, Präteritum)
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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Read the six situations aloud, compare the verb forms, and complete the present, past and participle checks. Then write a new sentence that follows stark husten; seit gestern husten.