Conjugation of the German verb rufen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb rufen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| rufen | to call | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich rufe | I call | |
| du rufst | you call | |
| er ruft | he calls | |
| sie ruft | she calls | |
| wir rufen | we call | |
| ihr ruft | you call | |
| sie rufen | they call | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich rief | I called | |
| du riefst | you called | |
| er rief | he called | |
| sie rief | she called | |
| wir riefen | we called | |
| ihr rieft | you called | |
| sie riefen | they called | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gerufen | I called | |
| du hast gerufen | you called | |
| er hat gerufen | he called | |
| es hat gerufen | she called | |
| wir haben gerufen | we called | |
| ihr habt gerufen | you called | |
| sie haben gerufen | they called | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gerufen | I had called | |
| du hattest gerufen | you had called | |
| er hatte gerufen | he had called | |
| es hatte gerufen | she had called | |
| wir hatten gerufen | we had called | |
| ihr hattet gerufen | you had called | |
| sie hatten gerufen | they had called | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde rufen | I will call | |
| du wirst rufen | you will call | |
| er wird rufen | he will call | |
| sie wird rufen | she will call | |
| wir werden rufen | we will call | |
| ihr werdet rufen | you will call | |
| sie werden rufen | they will call | |
| 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 gerufen haben | I will have called | |
| du wirst gerufen haben | you will have called | |
| er wird gerufen haben | he will have called | |
| es wird gerufen haben | she will have called | |
| wir werden gerufen haben | we will have called | |
| ihr werdet gerufen haben | you will have called | |
| sie werden gerufen haben | they will have called | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde rufen | I would call | |
| du würdest rufen | you would call | |
| er würde rufen | he would call | |
| sie würde rufen | she would call | |
| wir würden rufen | we would call | |
| ihr würdet rufen | you would call | |
| sie würden rufen | they would call | |
| 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 gerufen | I would have called | |
| du hättest gerufen | you would have called | |
| er hätte gerufen | he would have called | |
| es hätte gerufen | she would have called | |
| wir hätten gerufen | we would have called | |
| ihr hättet gerufen | you would have called | |
| sie hätten gerufen | they would have called | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich riefe | I would call | |
| du riefest | you would call | |
| er riefe | he would call | |
| sie riefe | she would call | |
| wir riefen | we would call | |
| ihr riefet | you would call | |
| sie riefen | they would call | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ruf | Call | |
| rufen wir | Let's call | |
| ruft | Call | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| rufend | calling | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gerufen | called | |
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