Conjugation of the German verb klingen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb klingen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| klingen | to sound | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich klinge | I sound | |
| du klingst | you sound | |
| er klingt | he sounds | |
| sie klingt | she sounds | |
| wir klingen | we sound | |
| ihr klingt | you sound | |
| sie klingen | they sound | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich klang | I sounded | |
| du klangst | you sounded | |
| er klang | he sounded | |
| sie klang | she sounded | |
| wir klangen | we sounded | |
| ihr klangt | you sounded | |
| sie klangen | they sounded | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe geklungen | I sounded | |
| du hast geklungen | you sounded | |
| er hat geklungen | he sounded | |
| es hat geklungen | she sounded | |
| wir haben geklungen | we sounded | |
| ihr habt geklungen | you sounded | |
| sie haben geklungen | they sounded | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte geklungen | I had sounded | |
| du hattest geklungen | you had sounded | |
| er hatte geklungen | he had sounded | |
| es hatte geklungen | she had sounded | |
| wir hatten geklungen | we had sounded | |
| ihr hattet geklungen | you had sounded | |
| sie hatten geklungen | they had sounded | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde klingen | I will sound | |
| du wirst klingen | you will sound | |
| er wird klingen | he will sound | |
| sie wird klingen | she will sound | |
| wir werden klingen | we will sound | |
| ihr werdet klingen | you will sound | |
| sie werden klingen | they will sound | |
| 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 geklungen haben | I will have sounded | |
| du wirst geklungen haben | you will have sounded | |
| er wird geklungen haben | he will have sounded | |
| es wird geklungen haben | she will have sounded | |
| wir werden geklungen haben | we will have sounded | |
| ihr werdet geklungen haben | you will have sounded | |
| sie werden geklungen haben | they will have sounded | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde klingen | I would sound | |
| du würdest klingen | you would sound | |
| er würde klingen | he would sound | |
| sie würde klingen | she would sound | |
| wir würden klingen | we would sound | |
| ihr würdet klingen | you would sound | |
| sie würden klingen | they would sound | |
| 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 geklungen | I would have sounded | |
| du hättest geklungen | you would have sounded | |
| er hätte geklungen | he would have sounded | |
| es hätte geklungen | she would have sounded | |
| wir hätten geklungen | we would have sounded | |
| ihr hättet geklungen | you would have sounded | |
| sie hätten geklungen | they would have sounded | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich klänge | I would sound | |
| du klängest | you would sound | |
| er klänge | he would sound | |
| sie klänge | she would sound | |
| wir klängen | we would sound | |
| ihr klänget | you would sound | |
| sie klängen | they would sound | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| klinge | Sound | |
| klingen wir | Let's sound | |
| klingt | Sound | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| klingend | sounding | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| geklungen | sounded | |
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