Conjugation of the German verb laufen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb laufen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| laufen | to run | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich laufe | I run | |
| du läufst | you run | |
| er läuft | he runs | |
| sie läuft | she runs | |
| wir laufen | we run | |
| ihr lauft | you run | |
| sie laufen | they run | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lief | I ran | |
| du liefst | you ran | |
| er lief | he ran | |
| sie lief | she ran | |
| wir liefen | we ran | |
| ihr lieft | you ran | |
| sie liefen | they ran | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich bin gelaufen | I ran | |
| du bist gelaufen | you ran | |
| er ist gelaufen | he ran | |
| es ist gelaufen | she ran | |
| wir sind gelaufen | we ran | |
| ihr seid gelaufen | you ran | |
| sie sind gelaufen | they ran | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich war gelaufen | I had run | |
| du warst gelaufen | you had run | |
| er war gelaufen | he had run | |
| es war gelaufen | she had run | |
| wir waren gelaufen | we had run | |
| ihr wart gelaufen | you had run | |
| sie waren gelaufen | they had run | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde laufen | I will run | |
| du wirst laufen | you will run | |
| er wird laufen | he will run | |
| sie wird laufen | she will run | |
| wir werden laufen | we will run | |
| ihr werdet laufen | you will run | |
| sie werden laufen | they will run | |
| 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 gelaufen sein | I will have run | |
| du wirst gelaufen sein | you will have run | |
| er wird gelaufen sein | he will have run | |
| es wird gelaufen sein | she will have run | |
| wir werden gelaufen sein | we will have run | |
| ihr werdet gelaufen sein | you will have run | |
| sie werden gelaufen sein | they will have run | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde laufen | I would run | |
| du würdest laufen | you would run | |
| er würde laufen | he would run | |
| sie würde laufen | she would run | |
| wir würden laufen | we would run | |
| ihr würdet laufen | you would run | |
| sie würden laufen | they would run | |
| 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 wäre gelaufen | I would have run | |
| du wärst gelaufen | you would have run | |
| er wäre gelaufen | he would have run | |
| es wäre gelaufen | she would have run | |
| wir wären gelaufen | we would have run | |
| ihr wärt gelaufen | you would have run | |
| sie wären gelaufen | they would have run | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich liefe | I would run | |
| du liefest | you would run | |
| er liefe | he would run | |
| sie liefe | she would run | |
| wir liefen | we would run | |
| ihr liefet | you would run | |
| sie liefen | they would run | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| laufe | Run | |
| laufen wir | Let's run | |
| lauft | Run | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| laufend | running | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gelaufen | run | |
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