Conjugation of the German verb glauben
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb glauben, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| glauben | to believe | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich glaube | I believe | |
| du glaubst | you believe | |
| er glaubt | he believes | |
| sie glaubt | she believes | |
| wir glauben | we believe | |
| ihr glaubt | you believe | |
| sie glauben | they believe | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich glaubte | I believed | |
| du glaubtest | you believed | |
| er glaubte | he believed | |
| sie glaubte | she believed | |
| wir glaubten | we believed | |
| ihr glaubtet | you believed | |
| sie glaubten | they believed | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe geglaubt | I believed | |
| du hast geglaubt | you believed | |
| er hat geglaubt | he believed | |
| es hat geglaubt | she believed | |
| wir haben geglaubt | we believed | |
| ihr habt geglaubt | you believed | |
| sie haben geglaubt | they believed | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte geglaubt | I had believed | |
| du hattest geglaubt | you had believed | |
| er hatte geglaubt | he had believed | |
| es hatte geglaubt | she had believed | |
| wir hatten geglaubt | we had believed | |
| ihr hattet geglaubt | you had believed | |
| sie hatten geglaubt | they had believed | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde glauben | I will believe | |
| du wirst glauben | you will believe | |
| er wird glauben | he will believe | |
| sie wird glauben | she will believe | |
| wir werden glauben | we will believe | |
| ihr werdet glauben | you will believe | |
| sie werden glauben | they will believe | |
| 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 geglaubt haben | I will have believed | |
| du wirst geglaubt haben | you will have believed | |
| er wird geglaubt haben | he will have believed | |
| es wird geglaubt haben | she will have believed | |
| wir werden geglaubt haben | we will have believed | |
| ihr werdet geglaubt haben | you will have believed | |
| sie werden geglaubt haben | they will have believed | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde glauben | I would believe | |
| du würdest glauben | you would believe | |
| er würde glauben | he would believe | |
| sie würde glauben | she would believe | |
| wir würden glauben | we would believe | |
| ihr würdet glauben | you would believe | |
| sie würden glauben | they would believe | |
| 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 geglaubt | I would have believed | |
| du hättest geglaubt | you would have believed | |
| er hätte geglaubt | he would have believed | |
| es hätte geglaubt | she would have believed | |
| wir hätten geglaubt | we would have believed | |
| ihr hättet geglaubt | you would have believed | |
| sie hätten geglaubt | they would have believed | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich glaubte | I would believe | |
| du glaubtest | you would believe | |
| er glaubte | he would believe | |
| sie glaubte | she would believe | |
| wir glaubten | we would believe | |
| ihr glaubtet | you would believe | |
| sie glaubten | they would believe | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| glaub | Believe | |
| glauben wir | Let's believe | |
| glaubt | Believe | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| glaubend | believing | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| geglaubt | believed | |
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