Conjugation of the German verb wachsen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb wachsen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| wachsen | to grow | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich wachse | I grow | |
| du wächst | you grow | |
| er wächst | he grows | |
| sie wächst | she grows | |
| wir wachsen | we grow | |
| sie wachsen | they grow | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich wuchs | I grew | |
| du wuchst | you grew | |
| er wuchs | he grew | |
| sie wuchs | she grew | |
| wir wuchsen | we grew | |
| ihr wuchst | you grew | |
| sie wuchsen | they grew | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich bin gewachsen | I grew | |
| du bist gewachsen | you grew | |
| er ist gewachsen | he grew | |
| es ist gewachsen | she grew | |
| wir sind gewachsen | we grew | |
| ihr seid gewachsen | you grew | |
| sie sind gewachsen | they grew | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich war gewachst | I had grown | |
| du warst gewachst | you had grown | |
| er war gewachst | he had grown | |
| es war gewachst | she had grown | |
| wir waren gewachst | we had grown | |
| ihr wart gewachst | you had grown | |
| sie waren gewachst | they had grown | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde wachsen | I will grow | |
| du wirst wachsen | you will grow | |
| er wird wachsen | he will grow | |
| sie wird wachsen | she will grow | |
| wir werden wachsen | we will grow | |
| ihr werdet wachsen | you will grow | |
| sie werden wachsen | they will grow | |
| 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 gewachst sein | I will have grown | |
| du wirst gewachst sein | you will have grown | |
| er wird gewachst sein | he will have grown | |
| es wird gewachst sein | she will have grown | |
| wir werden gewachst sein | we will have grown | |
| ihr werdet gewachst sein | you will have grown | |
| sie werden gewachst sein | they will have grown | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde wachsen | I would grow | |
| du würdest wachsen | you would grow | |
| er würde wachsen | he would grow | |
| sie würde wachsen | she would grow | |
| wir würden wachsen | we would grow | |
| ihr würdet wachsen | you would grow | |
| sie würden wachsen | they would grow | |
| 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 gewachst | I would have grown | |
| du wärst gewachst | you would have grown | |
| er wäre gewachst | he would have grown | |
| es wäre gewachst | she would have grown | |
| wir wären gewachst | we would have grown | |
| ihr wärt gewachst | you would have grown | |
| sie wären gewachst | they would have grown | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich wüchse | I would grow | |
| du wüchsest | you would grow | |
| er wüchse | he would grow | |
| sie wüchse | she would grow | |
| wir wüchsen | we would grow | |
| ihr wüchset | you would grow | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| wachs | Grow | |
| wachsen wir | Let's grow | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| wächsgend | growing | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gewachsen | grown | |
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