donnern

to thunder

Weak verb, auxiliary haben.

Conjugated like klettern, rumschlendern, sich verändern, zusammenfeiern, zumauern, liefern

  • es

    This verb has no other subject than es.

Newbie

Enough to talk about now, your plans, and what you did.

  1. Präsens

    What is happening now, habits, and plans: morgen fahre ich.

    1. es donnert

  2. Perfekt

    The everyday past in speech: haben or sein plus the participle.

    1. es hat gedonnert
BeginnerThe past of stories, and polite requests with würde.Präteritum · würde + InfinitivAlso show the 2 Beginner tenses

  1. Präteritum

    The past of stories, books, and the news. In speech, the Perfekt is more common.

    1. es donnerte

  2. würde + Infinitiv

    Polite requests, wishes, and what would happen: ich würde gern…

    1. es würde donnern
IntermediateThe future, the past before the past, and what would happen or would have happened.Futur I · Plusquamperfekt · Konjunktiv II · Konjunktiv II VergangenheitAlso show the 4 Intermediate tenses

  1. Futur I

    Promises, predictions, and guesses about now: das wird stimmen. The present often says the future: morgen fahre ich.

    1. es wird donnern

  2. Plusquamperfekt

    A past action completed before another past action.

    1. es hatte gedonnert

  3. Konjunktiv II

    Hypotheses and wishes in one word. In speech, würde + infinitive replaces it, except for common verbs: käme, ginge, wüsste.

    1. es donnerte

  4. Konjunktiv II Vergangenheit

    What would have happened, and regrets: wenn ich das gewusst hätte…

    1. es hätte gedonnert
AdvancedReported speech, and what will have happened.Konjunktiv I · Futur IIAlso show the 2 Advanced tenses

  1. Konjunktiv I

    Reported speech, in the news and in writing, mostly with er, sie, es: sie sagt, er sei krank.

    1. es donnere

  2. Futur II

    An action finished before a future moment, or a guess about the past: er wird es vergessen haben.

    1. es wird gedonnert haben