Conjugation of the German verb kriechen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb kriechen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| kriechen | to crawl | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich krieche | I crawl | |
| du kriechst | you crawl | |
| er kriecht | he crawls | |
| sie kriecht | she crawls | |
| wir kriechen | we crawl | |
| ihr kriecht | you crawl | |
| sie kriechen | they crawl | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich kroch | I crawled | |
| du krochst | you crawled | |
| er kroch | he crawled | |
| sie kroch | she crawled | |
| wir krochen | we crawled | |
| ihr krocht | you crawled | |
| sie krochen | they crawled | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich bin gekrochen | I crawled | |
| du bist gekrochen | you crawled | |
| er ist gekrochen | he crawled | |
| es ist gekrochen | she crawled | |
| wir sind gekrochen | we crawled | |
| ihr seid gekrochen | you crawled | |
| sie sind gekrochen | they crawled | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich war gekrochen | I had crawled | |
| du warst gekrochen | you had crawled | |
| er war gekrochen | he had crawled | |
| es war gekrochen | she had crawled | |
| wir waren gekrochen | we had crawled | |
| ihr wart gekrochen | you had crawled | |
| sie waren gekrochen | they had crawled | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde kriechen | I will crawl | |
| du wirst kriechen | you will crawl | |
| er wird kriechen | he will crawl | |
| sie wird kriechen | she will crawl | |
| wir werden kriechen | we will crawl | |
| ihr werdet kriechen | you will crawl | |
| sie werden kriechen | they will crawl | |
| 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 gekrochen sein | I will have crawled | |
| du wirst gekrochen sein | you will have crawled | |
| er wird gekrochen sein | he will have crawled | |
| es wird gekrochen sein | she will have crawled | |
| wir werden gekrochen sein | we will have crawled | |
| ihr werdet gekrochen sein | you will have crawled | |
| sie werden gekrochen sein | they will have crawled | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde kriechen | I would crawl | |
| du würdest kriechen | you would crawl | |
| er würde kriechen | he would crawl | |
| sie würde kriechen | she would crawl | |
| wir würden kriechen | we would crawl | |
| ihr würdet kriechen | you would crawl | |
| sie würden kriechen | they would crawl | |
| 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 wäre gekrochen | I would have crawled | |
| du wärst gekrochen | you would have crawled | |
| er wäre gekrochen | he would have crawled | |
| es wäre gekrochen | she would have crawled | |
| wir wären gekrochen | we would have crawled | |
| ihr wärt gekrochen | you would have crawled | |
| sie wären gekrochen | they would have crawled | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich kröche | I would crawl | |
| du kröchest | you would crawl | |
| er kröche | he would crawl | |
| sie kröche | she would crawl | |
| wir kröchen | we would crawl | |
| ihr kröchet | you would crawl | |
| sie kröchen | they would crawl | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| krieche | Crawl | |
| kriechen wir | Let's crawl | |
| kriecht | Crawl | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| kriechend | crawling | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gekrochen | crawled | |
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