Conjugation of the German verb lernen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb lernen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lernen | to learn | |
| Present | Scored | |
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| ich lerne | I learn | |
| du lernst | you learn | |
| er lernt | he learns | |
| sie lernt | she learns | |
| wir lernen | we learn | |
| ihr lernt | you learn | |
| sie lernen | they learn | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lernte | I learnt | |
| du lerntest | you learnt | |
| er lernte | he learnt | |
| sie lernte | she learnt | |
| wir lernten | we learnt | |
| ihr lerntet | you learnt | |
| sie lernten | they learnt | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gelernt | I learnt | |
| du hast gelernt | you learnt | |
| er hat gelernt | he learnt | |
| es hat gelernt | she learnt | |
| wir haben gelernt | we learnt | |
| ihr habt gelernt | you learnt | |
| sie haben gelernt | they learnt | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gelernt | I had learnt | |
| du hattest gelernt | you had learnt | |
| er hatte gelernt | he had learnt | |
| es hatte gelernt | she had learnt | |
| wir hatten gelernt | we had learnt | |
| ihr hattet gelernt | you had learnt | |
| sie hatten gelernt | they had learnt | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde lernen | I will learn | |
| du wirst lernen | you will learn | |
| er wird lernen | he will learn | |
| sie wird lernen | she will learn | |
| wir werden lernen | we will learn | |
| ihr werdet lernen | you will learn | |
| sie werden lernen | they will learn | |
| 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 | |
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| ich werde gelernt haben | I will have learnt | |
| du wirst gelernt haben | you will have learnt | |
| er wird gelernt haben | he will have learnt | |
| es wird gelernt haben | she will have learnt | |
| wir werden gelernt haben | we will have learnt | |
| ihr werdet gelernt haben | you will have learnt | |
| sie werden gelernt haben | they will have learnt | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde lernen | I would learn | |
| du würdest lernen | you would learn | |
| er würde lernen | he would learn | |
| sie würde lernen | she would learn | |
| wir würden lernen | we would learn | |
| ihr würdet lernen | you would learn | |
| sie würden lernen | they would learn | |
| 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 gelernt | I would have learnt | |
| du hättest gelernt | you would have learnt | |
| er hätte gelernt | he would have learnt | |
| es hätte gelernt | she would have learnt | |
| wir hätten gelernt | we would have learnt | |
| ihr hättet gelernt | you would have learnt | |
| sie hätten gelernt | they would have learnt | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lernte | I would learn | |
| du lerntest | you would learn | |
| er lernte | he would learn | |
| sie lernte | she would learn | |
| wir lernten | we would learn | |
| ihr lerntet | you would learn | |
| sie lernten | they would learn | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lerne | Learn | |
| lernen wir | Let's learn | |
| lernt | Learn | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lernend | learning | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gelernt | learnt | |
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