Senden Examples, Sentences and Quiz in German
How do you actually use senden — “to send” — in a real sentence? This page shows you: twelve example sentences across the tenses, a short dialogue, the mistakes learners make most often with this verb, and a quiz to test yourself. Every German form on this page comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for senden. Start with the simplest sentence: “Ich sende eine E-Mail an den Chef.” — “I send an email to the boss.”
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for senden, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.
Senden in real sentences
Twelve sentences with senden, covering the present, the Präteritum, the Perfekt, the Plusquamperfekt, the future, Konjunktiv I and II, and the imperative. Say each one aloud, then cover the German and try to produce it from the English.
- “Ich sende eine E-Mail an den Chef.” — “I send an email to the boss.”
- “Du sendest eine E-Mail an den Chef.” — “You send an email to the boss.”
- “Er sendet eine E-Mail an den Chef.” — “He sends an email to the boss.”
- “Ich sandte eine E-Mail an den Chef.” — “I sent an email to the boss.”
- “Wir sandten eine E-Mail an den Chef.” — “We sent an email to the boss.”
- “Ich habe eine E-Mail an den Chef gesandt.” — “I have sent an email to the boss.”
- “Du hast eine E-Mail an den Chef gesandt.” — “You have sent an email to the boss.”
- “Ich hatte eine E-Mail an den Chef gesandt.” — “I had sent an email to the boss.”
- “Wir werden eine E-Mail an den Chef senden.” — “We will send an email to the boss.”
- “Ich werde eine E-Mail an den Chef gesandt haben.” — “I will have sent an email to the boss.”
- “Es ist wichtig, dass ich eine E-Mail an den Chef sende.” — “It is important that I send an email to the boss.”
- “Ich sendete eine E-Mail an den Chef.” — “I would send an email to the boss if I could.”
- “Ich hätte eine E-Mail an den Chef gesandt.” — “I would have sent an email to the boss if I had been able to.”
- “Sende eine E-Mail an den Chef!” — “Send an email to the boss!”
A short dialogue with senden
Anna and Ben talk about their plans. Every form of senden in the dialogue comes from the verified tables — read it aloud, changing the person each time.
Anna: “Du sendest eine E-Mail an den Chef?” — “You send an email to the boss?”
Ben: “Ich sende eine E-Mail an den Chef.” — “I send an email to the boss.”
Anna: “Du hast eine E-Mail an den Chef gesandt?” — “You have sent an email to the boss?”
Ben: “Ich habe eine E-Mail an den Chef gesandt.” — “I have sent an email to the boss.”
Anna: “Du wirst eine E-Mail an den Chef senden?” — “You will send an email to the boss?”
Ben: “Ich werde eine E-Mail an den Chef senden.” — “I will send an email to the boss.”
Anna: “Sende eine E-Mail an den Chef!” — “Send an email to the boss!”
Ben: “Ich sende eine E-Mail an den Chef.” — “I send an email to the boss.”
Notice how the verb changes with the person and the tense while the meaning stays the same: sende, sendest, habe gesandt, werde senden. If you can follow this dialogue without looking at the tables, you know senden well enough to use it.
Common mistakes
1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form
✗ Wrong: “Ich senden eine E-Mail an den Chef.”
✓ Right: “Ich sende eine E-Mail an den Chef.”
The infinitive senden never takes a subject. After ich you need the conjugated present form sende.
2. Confusing senden with schicken
✗ Wrong: “Ich schicken eine E-Mail an den Chef.” (using the wrong verb)
✓ Right: “Ich sende eine E-Mail an den Chef.”
senden means “to send”; schicken means “to send”. Keep the two verbs apart by their meaning, not by their sound.
3. Applying the regular pattern to senden
✗ Wrong: “Ich habe eine E-Mail an den Chef gesendt.” (a guessed regular participle)
✓ Right: “Ich habe eine E-Mail an den Chef gesandt.”
senden is irregular in present, preterite, past-participle, imperative. Its past participle is gesandt, not the regular ge- + stem + -t form.
4. Using the indicative after a Konjunktiv I trigger
✗ Wrong: “Es ist wichtig, dass er eine E-Mail an den Chef sendet.”
✓ Right: “Es ist wichtig, dass er eine E-Mail an den Chef sende.”
After es ist wichtig, dass German needs Konjunktiv I, so use sende here, not the indicative sendet.
Quiz: test yourself
What is the ich form of senden in the Present (Präsens)?
- A) senden
- B) sende
- C) sendest
- D) sendet
What is the er/sie/es form of senden in the Present (Präsens)?
- A) sendest
- B) sende
- C) senden
- D) sendet
What is the du form of senden in the Preterite (Präteritum)?
- A) sandten
- B) sandtest
- C) sandte
- D) sandtet
What is the wir form of senden in the Perfect (Perfekt)?
- A) habe gesandt
- B) haben gesandt
- C) hast gesandt
- D) hat gesandt
What is the ich form of senden in the Future (Futur I)?
- A) wird senden
- B) wirst senden
- C) werdet senden
- D) werde senden
What is the du form of senden in the Konjunktiv II?
- A) sendetest
- B) sendete
- C) sendeten
- D) sendetet
What is the ich form of senden in the Conditional perfect?
- A) hättet gesandt
- B) hätte gesandt
- C) hättest gesandt
- D) hätten gesandt
What is the past participle of senden?
- A) gesandt
- B) sandte
- C) sende
- D) sendend
What is the present participle of senden?
- A) gesandt
- B) werde senden
- C) sendend
- D) sende
What does senden mean in English?
- A) to come
- B) to send
- C) to do
Answer key
- B) sende — the ich form of senden in the present tense is sende.
- D) sendet — the er/sie/es form of senden in the present tense is sendet.
- B) sandtest — the du form of senden in the preterite is sandtest.
- B) haben gesandt — the wir form of senden in the Perfekt is haben gesandt.
- D) werde senden — the ich form of senden in the Futur I is werde senden.
- A) sendetest — the du form of senden in the Konjunktiv II is sendetest.
- B) hätte gesandt — the ich form of senden in the conditional perfect is hätte gesandt.
- A) gesandt — the past participle of senden is gesandt; perfect tenses use haben + gesandt.
- C) sendend — the present participle of senden is sendend.
- B) to send — senden means “to send” in English.
Frequently asked questions
What does senden mean in English?
senden means “to send”. The examples above show it in everyday situations — for example, “Ich sende eine E-Mail an den Chef.” (“I send an email to the boss.”).
Is senden regular or irregular?
senden is irregular, and it is irregular in these tenses: present, preterite, past-participle, imperative. The full tables are on the conjugation page.
How do I use senden in the Perfekt?
Use haben + the past participle gesandt: “Ich habe eine E-Mail an den Chef gesandt.” — “I have sent an email to the boss.” The full Perfekt table is on the senden in the Perfekt tense page.
Related pages
- senden conjugation — the full conjugation tables for this verb in every tense.
- senden in the Perfekt tense — the full table and uses for this verb in one tense.
- German verbs — the full hub of German conjugation pages.
- German irregular verbs — every common irregular German verb, grouped by pattern.
- Einladen conjugation — another German verb to practise with.
- Treffen conjugation — another German verb to practise with.
- Spanish verbs — the full hub of Spanish conjugation pages.
- French verbs — the full hub of French conjugation pages.
- Verb Conjugator — practise senden with the interactive tool.
- Verb Quiz — practise senden with the interactive tool.
- Perfect Tenses Builder — practise the perfect tenses with the interactive tool.
- VerbFlow home — back to the start.