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Updated 22 October 2026

tanzen

to dance

regularPerfekt with habenlevel A1
Infinitivetanzen
Present (er)tanzt
Präteritum (er)tanzte
Perfekt (er)hat getanzt

Good to know. Regular (weak) verb: Präteritum with -te (ich machte), Partizip with ge- and -t (gemacht). Most German verbs work like this.

tanzen 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

ichtanzeI dance
dutanztyou dance
er/sie/estanzthe/she dances
wirtanzenwe dance
ihrtanztyou dance
sie/Sietanzenthey dance

Präteritum

past, mostly written

ichtanzteI danced
dutanztestyou danced
er/sie/estanztehe/she danced
wirtanztenwe danced
ihrtanztetyou danced
sie/Sietanztenthey danced

Perfekt

past, spoken, with haben

ichhabe getanztI have danced
duhast getanztyou have danced
er/sie/eshat getanzthe/she has danced
wirhaben getanztwe have danced
ihrhabt getanztyou have danced
sie/Siehaben getanztthey have danced

Plusquamperfekt

had done

ichhatte getanztI had danced
duhattest getanztyou had danced
er/sie/eshatte getanzthe/she had danced
wirhatten getanztwe had danced
ihrhattet getanztyou had danced
sie/Siehatten getanztthey had danced

Futur I

will do

ichwerde tanzenI will dance
duwirst tanzenyou will dance
er/sie/eswird tanzenhe/she will dance
wirwerden tanzenwe will dance
ihrwerdet tanzenyou will dance
sie/Siewerden tanzenthey will dance

Imperativ

telling someone to do it

duTanz!
ihrTanzt!
SieTanzen Sie!

tanzen in use

  • A1

    Ich tanze gern.

    I like dancing.

  • A1

    Wollen wir tanzen?

    Shall we dance?

  • A2

    Wir haben die ganze Nacht getanzt.

    We danced all night.

Phrases

  • tanzen gehento go dancing

Good to know

  • du tanzt (not 'tanzst').
  • tanzen gehen = to go dancing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is tanzen with haben or sein in the Perfekt?

tanzen takes haben. For example: habe getanzt.

What is the past tense of tanzen?

Präteritum: tanzte. Perfekt: habe getanzt.

Is tanzen a regular verb?

Yes, it's regular (weak).