Conjugation of the German verb grinsen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb grinsen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| grinsen | to grin | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich grinse | I grin | |
| du grinst | you grin | |
| wir grinsen | we grin | |
| ihr grinst | you grin | |
| sie grinsen | they grin | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich grinste | I grinned | |
| du grinstest | you grinned | |
| er grinste | he grinned | |
| sie grinste | she grinned | |
| wir grinsten | we grinned | |
| ihr grinstet | you grinned | |
| sie grinsten | they grinned | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gegrinst | I grinned | |
| du hast gegrinst | you grinned | |
| er hat gegrinst | he grinned | |
| es hat gegrinst | she grinned | |
| wir haben gegrinst | we grinned | |
| ihr habt gegrinst | you grinned | |
| sie haben gegrinst | they grinned | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gegrinst | I had grinned | |
| du hattest gegrinst | you had grinned | |
| er hatte gegrinst | he had grinned | |
| es hatte gegrinst | she had grinned | |
| wir hatten gegrinst | we had grinned | |
| ihr hattet gegrinst | you had grinned | |
| sie hatten gegrinst | they had grinned | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde grinsen | I will grin | |
| du wirst grinsen | you will grin | |
| er wird grinsen | he will grin | |
| sie wird grinsen | she will grin | |
| wir werden grinsen | we will grin | |
| ihr werdet grinsen | you will grin | |
| sie werden grinsen | they will grin | |
| 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 gegrinst haben | I will have grinned | |
| du wirst gegrinst haben | you will have grinned | |
| er wird gegrinst haben | he will have grinned | |
| es wird gegrinst haben | she will have grinned | |
| wir werden gegrinst haben | we will have grinned | |
| ihr werdet gegrinst haben | you will have grinned | |
| sie werden gegrinst haben | they will have grinned | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde grinsen | I would grin | |
| du würdest grinsen | you would grin | |
| er würde grinsen | he would grin | |
| sie würde grinsen | she would grin | |
| wir würden grinsen | we would grin | |
| ihr würdet grinsen | you would grin | |
| sie würden grinsen | they would grin | |
| 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 gegrinst | I would have grinned | |
| du hättest gegrinst | you would have grinned | |
| er hätte gegrinst | he would have grinned | |
| es hätte gegrinst | she would have grinned | |
| wir hätten gegrinst | we would have grinned | |
| ihr hättet gegrinst | you would have grinned | |
| sie hätten gegrinst | they would have grinned | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich grinste | I would grin | |
| du grinstest | you would grin | |
| er grinste | he would grin | |
| sie grinste | she would grin | |
| wir grinsten | we would grin | |
| ihr grinstet | you would grin | |
| sie grinsten | they would grin | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| grinse | Grin | |
| grinsen wir | Let's grin | |
| grinst | Grin | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| grinsend | grinning | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gegrinst | grinned | |
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