Das Verb to keep – behalten
Unten ist die Verbtabelle des Verbs “to keep”. In dieser Tabelle könnt ihr sehen, wie das Verb entsprechend den unterschiedlichen Zeitformen konjugiert wird.
| Simple Present |
Future Tense |
Conditional Tense | Present Progressive |
|
| I | keep | will keep | would keep | am keeping |
| you | keep | will keep | would keep | are keeping |
| he/she/it | keeps | will keep | would keep | is keeping |
| we | keep | will keep | would keep | are keeping |
| you | keep | will keep | would keep | are keeping |
| they | keep | will keep | would keep | are keeping |
| Present Perfect |
Simple Past |
Pluperfect | Past Progressive |
|
| I | have kept | kept | had kept | was keeping |
| you | have kept | kept | had kept | were keeping |
| he/she/it | has kept | kept | had kept | was keeping |
| we | have kept | kept | had kept | were keeping |
| you | have kept | kept | had kept | were keeping |
| they | have kept | kept | had kept | were keeping |
Imperative: keep!
Past Participle: kept
Example Sentences:
Alan found a wallet last week and has kept it. – Alan fand letze Woche einen Geldbeutel und hat ihn behalten.
Emma has bought some trousers which are too small but she will keep them anyway. – Emma hat eine zu kleine Hose gekauft, doch sie wird sie behalten.
Silke kept the kitten after it was born. – Silke behielt das Kätzchen, nachdem es geboren wurde.
Würdet ihr sein Geschenk behalten? – Would you keep his presents?
