Conjugation of the German verb irren
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb irren, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| irren | to err | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich irre | I err | |
| du irrst | you err | |
| er irrt | he errs | |
| sie irrt | she errs | |
| wir irren | we err | |
| ihr irrt | you err | |
| sie irren | they err | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich irrte | I erred | |
| du irrtest | you erred | |
| er irrte | he erred | |
| sie irrte | she erred | |
| wir irrten | we erred | |
| ihr irrtet | you erred | |
| sie irrten | they erred | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe geirrt | I erred | |
| du hast geirrt | you erred | |
| er hat geirrt | he erred | |
| es hat geirrt | she erred | |
| wir haben geirrt | we erred | |
| ihr habt geirrt | you erred | |
| sie haben geirrt | they erred | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte geirrt | I had erred | |
| du hattest geirrt | you had erred | |
| er hatte geirrt | he had erred | |
| es hatte geirrt | she had erred | |
| wir hatten geirrt | we had erred | |
| ihr hattet geirrt | you had erred | |
| sie hatten geirrt | they had erred | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde irren | I will err | |
| du wirst irren | you will err | |
| er wird irren | he will err | |
| sie wird irren | she will err | |
| wir werden irren | we will err | |
| ihr werdet irren | you will err | |
| sie werden irren | they will err | |
| 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 geirrt haben | I will have erred | |
| du wirst geirrt haben | you will have erred | |
| er wird geirrt haben | he will have erred | |
| es wird geirrt haben | she will have erred | |
| wir werden geirrt haben | we will have erred | |
| ihr werdet geirrt haben | you will have erred | |
| sie werden geirrt haben | they will have erred | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde irren | I would err | |
| du würdest irren | you would err | |
| er würde irren | he would err | |
| sie würde irren | she would err | |
| wir würden irren | we would err | |
| ihr würdet irren | you would err | |
| sie würden irren | they would err | |
| 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 geirrt | I would have erred | |
| du hättest geirrt | you would have erred | |
| er hätte geirrt | he would have erred | |
| es hätte geirrt | she would have erred | |
| wir hätten geirrt | we would have erred | |
| ihr hättet geirrt | you would have erred | |
| sie hätten geirrt | they would have erred | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich irrte | I would err | |
| du irrtest | you would err | |
| er irrte | he would err | |
| sie irrte | she would err | |
| wir irrten | we would err | |
| ihr irrtet | you would err | |
| sie irrten | they would err | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| irre | Err | |
| irren wir | Let's err | |
| irrt | Err | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| irrend | erring | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| geirrt | erred | |
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