Conjugation of the German verb dienen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb dienen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| dienen | to serve | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich diene | I serve | |
| du dienst | you serve | |
| er dient | he serves | |
| sie dient | she serves | |
| wir dienen | we serve | |
| ihr dient | you serve | |
| sie dienen | they serve | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich diente | I served | |
| du dientest | you served | |
| er diente | he served | |
| sie diente | she served | |
| wir dienten | we served | |
| ihr dientet | you served | |
| sie dienten | they served | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gedient | I served | |
| du hast gedient | you served | |
| er hat gedient | he served | |
| es hat gedient | she served | |
| wir haben gedient | we served | |
| ihr habt gedient | you served | |
| sie haben gedient | they served | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gedient | I had served | |
| du hattest gedient | you had served | |
| er hatte gedient | he had served | |
| es hatte gedient | she had served | |
| wir hatten gedient | we had served | |
| ihr hattet gedient | you had served | |
| sie hatten gedient | they had served | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde dienen | I will serve | |
| du wirst dienen | you will serve | |
| er wird dienen | he will serve | |
| sie wird dienen | she will serve | |
| wir werden dienen | we will serve | |
| ihr werdet dienen | you will serve | |
| sie werden dienen | they will serve | |
| Future Perfect / Futur II The German Future Perfect or Futur II is constructed similarly to English, with the present tense of werden (will), the past participle of the verb and the auxiliary verb haben or sein at the end of the clause. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde gedient haben | I will have served | |
| du wirst gedient haben | you will have served | |
| er wird gedient haben | he will have served | |
| es wird gedient haben | she will have served | |
| wir werden gedient haben | we will have served | |
| ihr werdet gedient haben | you will have served | |
| sie werden gedient haben | they will have served | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde dienen | I would serve | |
| du würdest dienen | you would serve | |
| er würde dienen | he would serve | |
| sie würde dienen | she would serve | |
| wir würden dienen | we would serve | |
| ihr würdet dienen | you would serve | |
| sie würden dienen | they would serve | |
| Conditional Perfect / Plusquamperfekt Konjunktiv II The German Conditional Perfect or Plusquamperfekt Konjunktiv II is constructed with the Konjunktiv II tense of the auxiliary verb haben or sein and the past participle. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hätte gedient | I would have served | |
| du hättest gedient | you would have served | |
| er hätte gedient | he would have served | |
| es hätte gedient | she would have served | |
| wir hätten gedient | we would have served | |
| ihr hättet gedient | you would have served | |
| sie hätten gedient | they would have served | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich diente | I would serve | |
| du dientest | you would serve | |
| er diente | he would serve | |
| sie diente | she would serve | |
| wir dienten | we would serve | |
| ihr dientet | you would serve | |
| sie dienten | they would serve | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| dien | Serve | |
| dienen wir | Let's serve | |
| dient | Serve | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| dienend | serving | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gedient | served | |
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