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Updated 22 October 2026

kommen

to come, to come from (kommen aus)

irregularPerfekt with seinlevel A1
Infinitivekommen
Present (er)kommt
Präteritum (er)kam
Perfekt (er)ist gekommen

Good to know. Perfekt with sein: verbs of moving from A to B or changing state (gehen, fahren, kommen, werden) use sein, not haben.

kommen in every tense

The three you'll use most are highlighted: Präsens for now, Perfekt for the past when you speak, Futur I for later.

Präsens

now

ichkommeI come
dukommstyou come
er/sie/eskommthe/she comes
wirkommenwe come
ihrkommtyou come
sie/Siekommenthey come

Präteritum

past, mostly written

ichkamI came
dukamstyou came
er/sie/eskamhe/she came
wirkamenwe came
ihrkamtyou came
sie/Siekamenthey came

Perfekt

past, spoken, with sein

ichbin gekommenI have come
dubist gekommenyou have come
er/sie/esist gekommenhe/she has come
wirsind gekommenwe have come
ihrseid gekommenyou have come
sie/Siesind gekommenthey have come

Plusquamperfekt

had done

ichwar gekommenI had come
duwarst gekommenyou had come
er/sie/eswar gekommenhe/she had come
wirwaren gekommenwe had come
ihrwart gekommenyou had come
sie/Siewaren gekommenthey had come

Futur I

will do

ichwerde kommenI will come
duwirst kommenyou will come
er/sie/eswird kommenhe/she will come
wirwerden kommenwe will come
ihrwerdet kommenyou will come
sie/Siewerden kommenthey will come

Imperativ

telling someone to do it

duKomm!
ihrKommt!
SieKommen Sie!

kommen in use

  • A1

    Ich komme aus Italien.

    I'm from Italy.

  • A1

    Kommst du mit?

    Are you coming along?

  • A1

    Wann bist du nach Hause gekommen?

    When did you get home?

  • B1

    Plötzlich kam ein Gewitter.

    Suddenly a storm came.

Phrases

  • Ich komme aus ...I'm from ...
  • Komm gut nach Hause!Get home safely!

Good to know

  • Perfekt with 'sein': ich bin gekommen.
  • kommen aus = to be from.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is kommen with haben or sein in the Perfekt?

kommen takes sein. For example: bin gekommen.

What is the past tense of kommen?

Präteritum: kam. Perfekt: bin gekommen.

Is kommen a regular verb?

No, it's irregular (strong): the stem changes.