Einladen Perfekt Tense Conjugation in German
The Perfekt of einladen — “to invite” — is the tense you need for finished actions in the past: what you did yesterday, what happened last week, what has just finished. It is formed with haben in the present + the past participle eingeladen, so once you know the participle you can build every person. This page gives you the complete Perfekt table for einladen, how it is formed, when to use it, how it differs from the Präteritum, the mistakes learners make with it, and a quiz to check yourself. The first example shows it in action: “Ich habe meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.” — “I have invited my friends on Saturday.”
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for einladen, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.
Perfekt Tense conjugation of einladen
Every form in the table below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for einladen. The Perfekt is a compound tense: haben in the present + the past participle eingeladen. The participle never changes in the table below — the tables give the single uninflected participle form, and the auxiliary carries the person.
Perfect (Perfekt) — einladen
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ich | habe eingeladen |
| du | hast eingeladen |
| er/sie/es | hat eingeladen |
| wir | haben eingeladen |
| ihr | habt eingeladen |
| sie/Sie | haben eingeladen |
The present participle of einladen is einladend and the past participle is eingeladen. You need the participle for the perfect tenses, and the present participle for adjectival use.
How the Perfekt of einladen is formed
Take the present tense of the auxiliary haben and add the past participle eingeladen: ich → habe eingeladen, du → hast eingeladen, er/sie/es → hat eingeladen, wir → haben eingeladen, ihr → habt eingeladen, sie/Sie → haben eingeladen. So einladen gives habe eingeladen, hast eingeladen, hat eingeladen, haben eingeladen, habt eingeladen, haben eingeladen. einladen takes haben, the default auxiliary. The past participle stays invariable in the Perfekt: it does not agree with the subject, so eingeladen is the same for every person. Because einladen is separable, the participle takes ge- between the prefix and the stem: ein + ge- + stem gives eingeladen. In the Perfekt the prefix stays attached to the participle — it only splits off in the simple finite forms, as in lade ein. A note on the participle: eingeladen is the only past participle for einladen in the verified tables. Do not invent a second participle, and do not borrow the participle of a similar verb.
When to use the Perfekt of einladen
1. A finished event in the past
Use the Perfekt for a finished event in the past. For example, with einladen: “Ich habe meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.” — “I have invited my friends on Saturday.” Notice how the time expression and the context, not just the verb form, tell you which rule applies.
2. Something that has just happened
Use the Perfekt for something that has just happened. For example, with einladen: “Du hast meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.” — “You have invited my friends on Saturday.” Notice how the time expression and the context, not just the verb form, tell you which rule applies.
3. A sequence of past events
Use the Perfekt for a sequence of past events. For example, with einladen: “Er hat meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.” — “He has invited my friends on Saturday.” Notice how the time expression and the context, not just the verb form, tell you which rule applies.
4. Life experience up to now
Use the Perfekt for life experience up to now. For example, with einladen: “Wir haben meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.” — “We have invited my friends on Saturday.” Notice how the time expression and the context, not just the verb form, tell you which rule applies.
5. A past event with a definite time
Use the Perfekt for a past event with a definite time. For example, with einladen: “Ihr habt meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.” — “You have invited my friends on Saturday.” Notice how the time expression and the context, not just the verb form, tell you which rule applies.
Perfekt vs Präteritum: einladen in speech and in writing
The Perfekt and the Präteritum both talk about the past, but they are not interchangeable in register. The Perfekt is the tense of spoken German: what you say in conversation. The Präteritum is the tense of written narration: stories, reports and formal writing. Compare the pairs below — the Perfekt form comes from this page, the Präteritum form from the full conjugation table.
Perfekt (spoken): “Ich habe meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.” — “I have invited my friends on Saturday.”
Präteritum (written): “Ich lud meine Freunde am Samstag ein.” — “I invited my friends on Saturday.”
Perfekt (spoken): “Du hast meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.” — “You have invited my friends on Saturday.”
Präteritum (written): “Du ludest meine Freunde am Samstag ein.” — “You invited my friends on Saturday.”
Perfekt (spoken): “Wir haben meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.” — “We have invited my friends on Saturday.”
Präteritum (written): “Wir luden meine Freunde am Samstag ein.” — “We invited my friends on Saturday.”
Example sentences: einladen in the Perfekt
Six sentences using only the Perfekt of einladen, with English translations. Read them aloud — saying the forms is the fastest way to fix them in memory.
- “Ich habe meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.” — “I have invited my friends on Saturday.”
- “Du hast meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.” — “You have invited my friends on Saturday.”
- “Er hat meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.” — “He has invited my friends on Saturday.”
- “Wir haben meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.” — “We have invited my friends on Saturday.”
- “Ihr habt meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.” — “You have invited my friends on Saturday.”
- “Sie haben meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.” — “They have invited my friends on Saturday.”
Common mistakes with einladen in the Perfekt
1. Using the wrong auxiliary
✗ Wrong: “Ich bin meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.”
✓ Right: “Ich habe meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.”
With einladen the Perfekt takes haben, not sein. The correct form is habe eingeladen.
2. Using the present for a finished past event
✗ Wrong: “Ich lade meine Freunde am Samstag ein.”
✓ Right: “Ich habe meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.”
Yesterday’s finished event needs the Perfekt (habe eingeladen), not the present.
3. Using the Präteritum for a single finished event in speech
✗ Wrong: “Ich lud meine Freunde am Samstag ein.” (in conversation)
✓ Right: “Ich habe meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.”
In spoken German a single finished event yesterday takes the Perfekt. The Präteritum belongs in written narration.
4. Putting ge- in the wrong place in the participle
✗ Wrong: “Ich habe geeinladen meine Freunde am Samstag.”
✓ Right: “Ich habe meine Freunde am Samstag eingeladen.”
With a separable verb the ge- goes between the prefix and the stem: eingeladen, not geeinladen.
Quiz: einladen in the Perfekt
What is the ich form of einladen in the Perfect (Perfekt)?
- A) habe eingeladen
- B) habt eingeladen
- C) haben eingeladen
- D) hast eingeladen
What is the du form of einladen in the Perfect (Perfekt)?
- A) hat eingeladen
- B) haben eingeladen
- C) hast eingeladen
- D) habt eingeladen
What is the er/sie/es form of einladen in the Perfect (Perfekt)?
- A) hat eingeladen
- B) hast eingeladen
- C) habt eingeladen
- D) habe eingeladen
What is the wir form of einladen in the Perfect (Perfekt)?
- A) hat eingeladen
- B) haben eingeladen
- C) habt eingeladen
- D) hast eingeladen
What is the ihr form of einladen in the Perfect (Perfekt)?
- A) habt eingeladen
- B) hat eingeladen
- C) haben eingeladen
- D) hast eingeladen
What is the sie/Sie form of einladen in the Perfect (Perfekt)?
- A) habe eingeladen
- B) hast eingeladen
- C) hat eingeladen
- D) haben eingeladen
What is the past participle of einladen?
- A) einladend
- B) lade ein
- C) lud ein
- D) eingeladen
Which auxiliary does einladen take in the Perfekt?
- A) sein
- B) werden
- C) haben
Answer key
- A) habe eingeladen — the ich form of einladen in the Perfekt is habe eingeladen.
- C) hast eingeladen — the du form of einladen in the Perfekt is hast eingeladen.
- A) hat eingeladen — the er/sie/es form of einladen in the Perfekt is hat eingeladen.
- B) haben eingeladen — the wir form of einladen in the Perfekt is haben eingeladen.
- A) habt eingeladen — the ihr form of einladen in the Perfekt is habt eingeladen.
- D) haben eingeladen — the sie/Sie form of einladen in the Perfekt is haben eingeladen.
- D) eingeladen — the past participle of einladen is eingeladen; the Perfekt uses haben + eingeladen.
- C) haben — einladen takes haben in the Perfekt: habe eingeladen.
Frequently asked questions
How is the Perfekt of einladen formed?
With haben in the present + the past participle eingeladen: ich → habe eingeladen, du → hast eingeladen, er/sie/es → hat eingeladen. The full table is above, and the German Perfekt tense guide explains the pattern for all verbs.
Is einladen regular in the Perfekt?
Yes — einladen is regular in the Perfekt: the forms follow the standard pattern. The full picture, including the irregular tenses if any, is on the full conjugation page.
What is the past participle of einladen?
The past participle is eingeladen. Use it with haben for the Perfekt, as in habe eingeladen, and with haben in the past for the Plusquamperfekt, as in hatte eingeladen.
Related pages
- einladen conjugation — the full conjugation tables for this verb in every tense.
- einladen examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice questions for this verb.
- German verbs — the full hub of German conjugation pages.
- German irregular verbs — every common irregular German verb, grouped by pattern.
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