The idea
Present tense: ich kontrolliere, du kontrollierst, er/sie/es kontrolliert, wir kontrollieren, ihr kontrolliert, sie/Sie kontrollieren. Learn the sentence pattern etwas kontrollieren together with the principal parts.
| Form | Deutsch |
|---|---|
| ich | kontrolliere |
| du | kontrollierst |
| er/sie/es | kontrolliert |
| wir | kontrollieren |
| ihr | kontrolliert |
| sie/Sie | kontrollieren |
| Präteritum | kontrollierte |
| Perfekt | hat kontrolliert |
| Imperativ (du) | Kontrolliere! |
| Muster | etwas kontrollieren |
Meaning and sentence pattern
Kontrollieren often means checking correctness or condition; it is not always equivalent to English control in the sense of operating a machine.
Learn this pattern as a unit: etwas kontrollieren. The six situations below show the verb with concrete objects, complements or circumstances.
Form check
Ich habe gekontrolliert.Ich habe kontrolliert.Like other verbs in ieren, kontrollieren forms its participle without ge.
Examples
- Ich kontrolliere die Stückzahl vor dem Verpacken.I check the quantity before packing.
- Du kontrollierst die Schrauben nach der ersten Fahrt.You check the screws after the first ride.
- Die Aufsicht kontrolliert die Eintrittskarten.The attendant checks the admission tickets.
- Wir kontrollierten den Raum vor dem Abschließen.We inspected the room before locking up.
- Sie hat die Angaben zweimal kontrolliert.She checked the details twice.
- Kontrolliere auch die Rückseite des Formulars.Check the back of the form too.
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Watch out
Like other verbs in ieren, kontrollieren forms its participle without ge.
Try it yourself
du ___ (kontrollieren, Präsens)
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kontrollierst
kontrollierst: this is the second-person singular present form.
er/sie ___ (kontrollieren, Präteritum)
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kontrollierte
kontrollierte: this is the third-person singular simple past.
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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kontrolliert
kontrolliert: in this use the perfect tense is hat kontrolliert.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
du ___ (kontrollieren, Präsens)
er/sie ___ (kontrollieren, 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 etwas kontrollieren.