Konjugation von sollen sollen (“should, ought to”) is a German verb. It is irregular: some of its forms don't follow the default pattern. It is one of the 25 most frequent verbs in this collection.
How to conjugate sollen In the Präsens , sollen runs: ich soll, du sollst, er/sie/es soll, wir sollen, ihr sollt, sie/Sie sollen. Note the irregular changes: they don't come from the regular endings, so drill each person separately.
sollen in a sentence In a sentence, sollen looks like this: Ich soll das. (“I should do that.”). The example shows the context the form turns up in.
Tenses and CEFR levels This page lists 9 tenses and moods of sollen , grouped by CEFR level. The Präsens (A1) is free to practise in Verboteca; Premium opens every tense and mood up to the advanced levels.
FAQ What does “sollen” mean in German? sollen means “should, ought to”.
Is sollen regular or irregular? sollen is an irregular German verb: some of its forms don't follow the regular pattern.
How do you conjugate sollen in the Präsens? ich soll, du sollst, er/sie/es soll, wir sollen, ihr sollt, sie/Sie sollen.
Conjugation tables A1 — Beginner ich soll du sollst er/sie/es soll wir sollen ihr sollt sie/Sie sollen
Ich soll das. · I should do that.
ich habe gesollt du hast gesollt er/sie/es hat gesollt wir haben gesollt ihr habt gesollt sie/Sie haben gesollt
Ich habe das gesollt. · I was supposed to do that.
A2 — Elementary ich sollte du solltest er/sie/es sollte wir sollten ihr solltet sie/Sie sollten
Ich sollte das. · I was supposed to do that.
ich werde sollen du wirst sollen er/sie/es wird sollen wir werden sollen ihr werdet sollen sie/Sie werden sollen
Ich werde das sollen. · I should do that.
B1 — Intermediate ich hatte gesollt du hattest gesollt er/sie/es hatte gesollt wir hatten gesollt ihr hattet gesollt sie/Sie hatten gesollt
Ich hatte das gesollt. · I should have done that.
ich sollte du solltest er/sie/es sollte wir sollten ihr solltet sie/Sie sollten
Ich sollte das. · I should do that.
ich hätte gesollt du hättest gesollt er/sie/es hätte gesollt wir hätten gesollt ihr hättet gesollt sie/Sie hätten gesollt
Ich hätte das gesollt. · I should have done that.
B2 — Upper Intermediate ich solle du sollest er/sie/es solle wir sollen ihr sollet sie/Sie sollen
Ich solle das. · I should do that.
ich werde gesollt haben du wirst gesollt haben er/sie/es wird gesollt haben wir werden gesollt haben ihr werdet gesollt haben sie/Sie werden gesollt haben
Ich werde das gesollt haben. · I should have done that.
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