Aussteigen Conjugation in German
aussteigen means “to get out” in English, and it is one of the first verbs German learners meet — it sits at number 352 in VerbFlow’s frequency list for German verbs. You use it whenever you talk about getting out out of the train, and because it comes up in everyday conversation so often, learning its forms properly pays off from the very first week. This page gives you the complete conjugation of aussteigen — every tense, every person, both participles and the infinitive — with notes, examples, common mistakes and a quiz. Here is the verb in a natural sentence: “Ich steige aus dem Zug aus jeden Tag.” — “I get out out of the train every day.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: aussteigen
- English: to get out
- Verb type: Irregular
- Irregular in: present, preterite, past-participle, imperative
- Pattern: strong
- Separable: yes — the prefix aus splits off in finite forms, as in steige aus
- Participle I: aussteigend
- Past participle (Partizip II): ausgestiegen
- Auxiliary: sein (all perfect tenses are formed with sein + the past participle)
Pronunciation
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for aussteigen, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Learn the spelling of the forms first, and listen to a native speaker for the sounds rather than trusting an invented transcription. The forms below are the ones that matter: once you can read aussteigen in every tense, you can recognise it in speech even before you can pronounce every form perfectly.
Three things to remember about aussteigen
- It is irregular in 4 tense(s): present, preterite, past-participle, imperative. Learn those forms as a set rather than guessing them from the infinitive, because the regular pattern will not produce them.
- The perfect tenses use sein: the perfect is formed with sein in the present plus the past participle ausgestiegen. The tables on this page give the participle in the uninflected form, exactly as it appears in the verified dump; agreement with the subject is a separate step that depends on the sentence, not on the verb table.
- Partizip I is aussteigend and Partizip II is ausgestiegen: keep both in mind as you read the tables, because Partizip I appears in adjectival uses and Partizip II appears in every perfect tense. If you know those two forms and the present tense, you already know the skeleton of the whole conjugation.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for aussteigen. Learn the present tense first, then the Perfekt and the preterite, and add the remaining tenses one at a time.
Present (Präsens)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ich | steige aus |
| du | steigst aus |
| er/sie/es | steigt aus |
| wir | steigen aus |
| ihr | steigt aus |
| sie/Sie | steigen aus |
The present (Präsens) is used for habits, facts and things happening now. With aussteigen this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. Note the separable prefix: in finite forms the prefix aus goes to the end of the clause, as in steige aus. For example: “Ich steige aus dem Bus aus jeden Tag.” — “I get out out of the bus every day.”
Preterite (Präteritum)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ich | stieg aus |
| du | stiegst aus |
| er/sie/es | stieg aus |
| wir | stiegen aus |
| ihr | stiegt aus |
| sie/Sie | stiegen aus |
The preterite (Präteritum) is used for completed actions in the past, mostly in written German and in stories. With aussteigen this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. Note the separable prefix: in finite forms the prefix aus goes to the end of the clause, as in stieg aus. For example: “Du stiegst aus dem Bus aus gestern.” — “You got out out of the bus yesterday.”
Perfect (Perfekt)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ich | bin ausgestiegen |
| du | bist ausgestiegen |
| er/sie/es | ist ausgestiegen |
| wir | sind ausgestiegen |
| ihr | seid ausgestiegen |
| sie/Sie | sind ausgestiegen |
The perfect (Perfekt) is used for completed actions in the past, especially in spoken German. For example: “Er ist aus dem Bus ausgestiegen gestern.” — “He has got out out of the bus yesterday.”
Pluperfect (Plusquamperfekt)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ich | war ausgestiegen |
| du | warst ausgestiegen |
| er/sie/es | war ausgestiegen |
| wir | waren ausgestiegen |
| ihr | wart ausgestiegen |
| sie/Sie | waren ausgestiegen |
The pluperfect (Plusquamperfekt) is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Wir waren aus dem Bus ausgestiegen vor der Party.” — “We had got out out of the bus before the party.”
Future (Futur I)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ich | werde aussteigen |
| du | wirst aussteigen |
| er/sie/es | wird aussteigen |
| wir | werden aussteigen |
| ihr | werdet aussteigen |
| sie/Sie | werden aussteigen |
The future (Futur I) is used for what will happen, for predictions and for probability. For example: “Ich werde aus dem Bus aussteigen morgen.” — “I will get out out of the bus tomorrow.”
Future perfect (Futur II)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ich | werde ausgestiegen sein |
| du | wirst ausgestiegen sein |
| er/sie/es | wird ausgestiegen sein |
| wir | werden ausgestiegen sein |
| ihr | werdet ausgestiegen sein |
| sie/Sie | werden ausgestiegen sein |
The future perfect (Futur II) is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Du wirst aus dem Bus ausgestiegen sein bis morgen.” — “You will have got out out of the bus by tomorrow.”
Konjunktiv I
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ich | steige aus |
| du | steigest aus |
| er/sie/es | steige aus |
| wir | steigen aus |
| ihr | steiget aus |
| sie/Sie | steigen aus |
Konjunktiv I is used for reported speech and indirect quotation. Note the separable prefix: in finite forms the prefix aus goes to the end of the clause, as in steige aus. For example: “Es ist wichtig, dass er aussteige aus dem Bus.” — “It is important that he get out out of the bus.”
Konjunktiv II
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ich | stiege aus |
| du | stiegest aus |
| er/sie/es | stiege aus |
| wir | stiegen aus |
| ihr | stieget aus |
| sie/Sie | stiegen aus |
Konjunktiv II is used for wishes, hypothetical situations and polite requests. It doubles as the conditional: there is no separate würde tense in the tables, and the periphrastic alternative with würde plus the infinitive is a way of expressing the same meaning, not a tense of its own. Note the separable prefix: in finite forms the prefix aus goes to the end of the clause, as in stiege aus. For example: “Ich stiege aus dem Bus aus eines Tages.” — “I would get out out of the bus one day.”
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ich | wäre ausgestiegen |
| du | wärst ausgestiegen |
| er/sie/es | wäre ausgestiegen |
| wir | wären ausgestiegen |
| ihr | wärt ausgestiegen |
| sie/Sie | wären ausgestiegen |
The conditional perfect is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Er wäre aus dem Bus ausgestiegen gestern.” — “He would have got out out of the bus yesterday.”
Imperative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| du | steig aus |
| wir | aussteigen |
| ihr | steigt aus |
| sie | aussteigen |
The imperative is used for direct commands and instructions. With aussteigen this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. Note the separable prefix: in finite forms the prefix aus goes to the end of the clause, as in steig aus. For example: “Steig aus dem Bus aus!” — “Get out out of the bus!”
Present participle (Partizip I)
| Form | German |
|---|---|
| Present participle | aussteigend |
The present participle (Partizip I) is used as an adjective and for describing an action in progress. For example, the participle aussteigend describes something that is getting out. The present-tense sentence “Ich steige aus dem Zug aus jeden Tag.” — “I get out out of the train every day.” shows the same verb in action.
Past participle (Partizip II)
| Form | German |
|---|---|
| Past participle | ausgestiegen |
The past participle (Partizip II) is used with an auxiliary to form the perfect tenses, and as an adjective. For example: “Ich bin aus dem Zug ausgestiegen gestern.” — “I have got out out of the train yesterday.”
Infinitive
| Form | German |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | aussteigen |
The infinitive is the dictionary form of the verb, used after modal verbs and in infinitive constructions. The infinitive aussteigen is the form you look up in a dictionary. In a sentence it appears after a modal verb or with zu, and in the future it follows werden, as in “Ich werde aus dem Zug aussteigen morgen.” — “I will get out out of the train tomorrow.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with aussteigen, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the German and try to produce it from the English.
- “Ich steige aus dem Zug aus jeden Tag.” — “I get out out of the train every day.”
- “Du stiegst aus dem Bus aus gestern.” — “You got out out of the bus yesterday.”
- “Er ist aus dem Auto ausgestiegen gestern.” — “He has got out out of the car yesterday.”
- “Wir waren aus dem Zug ausgestiegen vor der Party.” — “We had got out out of the train before the party.”
- “Ich werde aus dem Bus aussteigen morgen.” — “I will get out out of the bus tomorrow.”
- “Du wirst aus dem Auto ausgestiegen sein bis morgen.” — “You will have got out out of the car by tomorrow.”
- “Es ist wichtig, dass er aussteige aus dem Zug.” — “It is important that he get out out of the train.”
- “Ich stiege aus dem Bus aus eines Tages.” — “I would get out out of the bus one day.”
- “Er wäre aus dem Auto ausgestiegen gestern.” — “He would have got out out of the car yesterday.”
- “Steig aus dem Zug aus!” — “Get out out of the train!”
Common mistakes
1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form
✗ Wrong: “Ich aussteigen aus dem Zug.”
✓ Right: “Ich steige aus aus dem Zug.”
The infinitive aussteigen never takes a subject. After ich you need the conjugated present form steige aus.
2. Using the wrong person’s form
✗ Wrong: “Ich steigen aus aus dem Zug.”
✓ Right: “Ich steige aus aus dem Zug.”
steigen aus is the sie form, not the ich form. Match the verb to the subject every time: ich goes with steige aus.
3. Using the present for a finished past action
✗ Wrong: “Ich steige aus aus dem Zug gestern.”
✓ Right: “Ich bin aus dem Zug ausgestiegen gestern.”
The time word gestern points to the past, so a finished action needs the Perfekt bin ausgestiegen, not the present.
4. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger
✗ Wrong: “Es ist wichtig, dass ich steige aus aus dem Zug.”
✓ Right: “Es ist wichtig, dass ich aussteige aus dem Zug.”
After es ist wichtig, dass German needs Konjunktiv I, so use aussteige here, not the indicative steige aus.
5. Using the wrong auxiliary in the Perfekt
✗ Wrong: “Ich habe ausgestiegen aus dem Zug.”
✓ Right: “bin ausgestiegen aus dem Zug.”
The Perfekt of aussteigen is formed with sein plus the past participle ausgestiegen: the ich form is bin ausgestiegen. Check the auxiliary in the table above before you build a perfect tense.
6. Keeping the separable prefix attached in a main clause
✗ Wrong: “Ich aussteige aus dem Zug.”
✓ Right: “Ich steige aus dem Zug aus.”
aussteigen is separable: in a main clause the prefix aus goes to the end, so the ich form is steige aus, not aussteige.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on aussteigen. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the ich form of aussteigen in the Present (Präsens)?
- A) steigt aus
- B) steigen aus
- C) steige aus
- D) steigst aus
What is the du form of aussteigen in the Preterite (Präteritum)?
- A) stiegst aus
- B) stieg aus
- C) stiegen aus
- D) stiegt aus
What is the er/sie/es form of aussteigen in the Perfect (Perfekt)?
- A) ist ausgestiegen
- B) bin ausgestiegen
- C) bist ausgestiegen
- D) sind ausgestiegen
What is the wir form of aussteigen in the Pluperfect (Plusquamperfekt)?
- A) war ausgestiegen
- B) warst ausgestiegen
- C) wart ausgestiegen
- D) waren ausgestiegen
What is the du form of aussteigen in the Future (Futur I)?
- A) werde aussteigen
- B) wird aussteigen
- C) werden aussteigen
- D) wirst aussteigen
What is the ich form of aussteigen in the Future perfect (Futur II)?
- A) wird ausgestiegen sein
- B) werden ausgestiegen sein
- C) werde ausgestiegen sein
- D) wirst ausgestiegen sein
What is the er/sie/es form of aussteigen in the Konjunktiv I?
- A) steigen aus
- B) steiget aus
- C) steige aus
- D) steigest aus
What is the ich form of aussteigen in the Konjunktiv II?
- A) stiegen aus
- B) stieget aus
- C) stiege aus
- D) stiegest aus
What is the present participle (Partizip I) of aussteigen?
- A) aussteigend
- B) umsteigend
- C) reisend
- D) besuchend
What does aussteigen mean in English?
- A) to visit
- B) to get out
- C) to change (trains, vehicles), to transfer
- D) to travel
Answer key
- C) steige aus — the ich form of aussteigen in the Present (Präsens) is steige aus. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) stiegst aus — the du form of aussteigen in the Preterite (Präteritum) is stiegst aus. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) ist ausgestiegen — the er/sie/es form of aussteigen in the Perfect (Perfekt) is ist ausgestiegen. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) waren ausgestiegen — the wir form of aussteigen in the Pluperfect (Plusquamperfekt) is waren ausgestiegen. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) wirst aussteigen — the du form of aussteigen in the Future (Futur I) is wirst aussteigen. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) werde ausgestiegen sein — the ich form of aussteigen in the Future perfect (Futur II) is werde ausgestiegen sein. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) steige aus — the er/sie/es form of aussteigen in the Konjunktiv I is steige aus. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) stiege aus — the ich form of aussteigen in the Konjunktiv II is stiege aus. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) aussteigend — the present participle (Partizip I) of aussteigen is aussteigend. The other options are the participles of neighbouring verbs.
- B) to get out — aussteigen means “to get out” in English. The other options are the meanings of neighbouring verbs.
Frequently asked questions
What does aussteigen mean in English?
aussteigen means “to get out”. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is aussteigen regular or irregular?
aussteigen is irregular, and it is irregular in these tenses: present, preterite, past-participle, imperative. Partizip I is aussteigend and Partizip II is ausgestiegen.
What are the participles of aussteigen?
Partizip I is aussteigend — use it as an adjective. Partizip II is ausgestiegen — use it with sein for the perfect tenses, as in bin ausgestiegen.
Which auxiliary does aussteigen take in the Perfekt?
aussteigen takes sein in the Perfekt: the ich form is bin ausgestiegen. All four perfect tenses on this page are built with sein plus the past participle ausgestiegen.
How do I say “I get out” in German?
Say “Ich steige aus dem Zug aus jeden Tag.” — “I get out out of the train every day.” The ich form of the present is steige aus, and it is the form you will use most often.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of aussteigen — every tense of aussteigen in one place.
- Aussteigen in the Perfekt tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Aussteigen examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice questions for this verb.
- Umsteigen conjugation — another everyday German verb.
- Reisen conjugation — another everyday German verb.
- Besuchen conjugation — another everyday German verb.
- German irregular verbs — every common irregular German verb, grouped by pattern.
- German verbs — the full hub of German conjugation pages.
- Spanish verbs — the full hub of Spanish conjugation pages.
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- VerbFlow home — all languages, tools and verb lists.
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