Conjugation of the German verb dauern
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb dauern, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| dauern | to last | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich dauere | I last | |
| du dauerst | you last | |
| er dauert | he lasts | |
| sie dauert | she lasts | |
| wir dauern | we last | |
| ihr dauert | you last | |
| sie dauern | they last | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich dauerte | I lasted | |
| du dauertest | you lasted | |
| er dauerte | he lasted | |
| sie dauerte | she lasted | |
| wir dauerten | we lasted | |
| ihr dauertet | you lasted | |
| sie dauerten | they lasted | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gedauert | I lasted | |
| du hast gedauert | you lasted | |
| er hat gedauert | he lasted | |
| es hat gedauert | she lasted | |
| wir haben gedauert | we lasted | |
| ihr habt gedauert | you lasted | |
| sie haben gedauert | they lasted | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gedauert | I had lasted | |
| du hattest gedauert | you had lasted | |
| er hatte gedauert | he had lasted | |
| es hatte gedauert | she had lasted | |
| wir hatten gedauert | we had lasted | |
| ihr hattet gedauert | you had lasted | |
| sie hatten gedauert | they had lasted | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde dauern | I will last | |
| du wirst dauern | you will last | |
| er wird dauern | he will last | |
| sie wird dauern | she will last | |
| wir werden dauern | we will last | |
| ihr werdet dauern | you will last | |
| sie werden dauern | they will last | |
| 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 gedauert haben | I will have lasted | |
| du wirst gedauert haben | you will have lasted | |
| er wird gedauert haben | he will have lasted | |
| es wird gedauert haben | she will have lasted | |
| wir werden gedauert haben | we will have lasted | |
| ihr werdet gedauert haben | you will have lasted | |
| sie werden gedauert haben | they will have lasted | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde dauern | I would last | |
| du würdest dauern | you would last | |
| er würde dauern | he would last | |
| sie würde dauern | she would last | |
| wir würden dauern | we would last | |
| ihr würdet dauern | you would last | |
| sie würden dauern | they would last | |
| 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 gedauert | I would have lasted | |
| du hättest gedauert | you would have lasted | |
| er hätte gedauert | he would have lasted | |
| es hätte gedauert | she would have lasted | |
| wir hätten gedauert | we would have lasted | |
| ihr hättet gedauert | you would have lasted | |
| sie hätten gedauert | they would have lasted | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich dauerte | I would last | |
| du dauertest | you would last | |
| er dauerte | he would last | |
| sie dauerte | she would last | |
| wir dauerten | we would last | |
| ihr dauertet | you would last | |
| sie dauerten | they would last | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| daure | Last | |
| dauern wir | Let's last | |
| dauert | Last | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| dauernd | lasting | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gedauert | lasted | |
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