Conjugation of the German verb freuen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb freuen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| freuen | to gladden | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich freue | I gladden | |
| du freust | you gladden | |
| er freut | he gladdens | |
| sie freut | she gladdens | |
| wir freuen | we gladden | |
| ihr freut | you gladden | |
| sie freuen | they gladden | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich freute | I gladdened | |
| du freutest | you gladdened | |
| er freute | he gladdened | |
| sie freute | she gladdened | |
| wir freuten | we gladdened | |
| ihr freutet | you gladdened | |
| sie freuten | they gladdened | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gefreut | I gladdened | |
| du hast gefreut | you gladdened | |
| er hat gefreut | he gladdened | |
| es hat gefreut | she gladdened | |
| wir haben gefreut | we gladdened | |
| ihr habt gefreut | you gladdened | |
| sie haben gefreut | they gladdened | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gefreut | I had gladdened | |
| du hattest gefreut | you had gladdened | |
| er hatte gefreut | he had gladdened | |
| es hatte gefreut | she had gladdened | |
| wir hatten gefreut | we had gladdened | |
| ihr hattet gefreut | you had gladdened | |
| sie hatten gefreut | they had gladdened | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde freuen | I will gladden | |
| du wirst freuen | you will gladden | |
| er wird freuen | he will gladden | |
| sie wird freuen | she will gladden | |
| wir werden freuen | we will gladden | |
| ihr werdet freuen | you will gladden | |
| sie werden freuen | they will gladden | |
| 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 gefreut haben | I will have gladdened | |
| du wirst gefreut haben | you will have gladdened | |
| er wird gefreut haben | he will have gladdened | |
| es wird gefreut haben | she will have gladdened | |
| wir werden gefreut haben | we will have gladdened | |
| ihr werdet gefreut haben | you will have gladdened | |
| sie werden gefreut haben | they will have gladdened | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde freuen | I would gladden | |
| du würdest freuen | you would gladden | |
| er würde freuen | he would gladden | |
| sie würde freuen | she would gladden | |
| wir würden freuen | we would gladden | |
| ihr würdet freuen | you would gladden | |
| sie würden freuen | they would gladden | |
| 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 gefreut | I would have gladdened | |
| du hättest gefreut | you would have gladdened | |
| er hätte gefreut | he would have gladdened | |
| es hätte gefreut | she would have gladdened | |
| wir hätten gefreut | we would have gladdened | |
| ihr hättet gefreut | you would have gladdened | |
| sie hätten gefreut | they would have gladdened | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich freute | I would gladden | |
| du freutest | you would gladden | |
| er freute | he would gladden | |
| sie freute | she would gladden | |
| wir freuten | we would gladden | |
| ihr freutet | you would gladden | |
| sie freuten | they would gladden | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| freue | Gladden | |
| freuen wir | Let's gladden | |
| freut | Gladden | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| freuend | gladdening | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gefreut | gladdened | |
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