Conjugation of the German verb lachen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb lachen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lachen | to laugh | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lache | I laugh | |
| du lachst | you laugh | |
| er lacht | he laughs | |
| sie lacht | she laughs | |
| wir lachen | we laugh | |
| ihr lacht | you laugh | |
| sie lachen | they laugh | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lachte | I laughed | |
| du lachtest | you laughed | |
| er lachte | he laughed | |
| sie lachte | she laughed | |
| wir lachten | we laughed | |
| ihr lachtet | you laughed | |
| sie lachten | they laughed | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gelacht | I laughed | |
| du hast gelacht | you laughed | |
| er hat gelacht | he laughed | |
| es hat gelacht | she laughed | |
| wir haben gelacht | we laughed | |
| ihr habt gelacht | you laughed | |
| sie haben gelacht | they laughed | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gelacht | I had laughed | |
| du hattest gelacht | you had laughed | |
| er hatte gelacht | he had laughed | |
| es hatte gelacht | she had laughed | |
| wir hatten gelacht | we had laughed | |
| ihr hattet gelacht | you had laughed | |
| sie hatten gelacht | they had laughed | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde lachen | I will laugh | |
| du wirst lachen | you will laugh | |
| er wird lachen | he will laugh | |
| sie wird lachen | she will laugh | |
| wir werden lachen | we will laugh | |
| ihr werdet lachen | you will laugh | |
| sie werden lachen | they will laugh | |
| 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 gelacht haben | I will have laughed | |
| du wirst gelacht haben | you will have laughed | |
| er wird gelacht haben | he will have laughed | |
| es wird gelacht haben | she will have laughed | |
| wir werden gelacht haben | we will have laughed | |
| ihr werdet gelacht haben | you will have laughed | |
| sie werden gelacht haben | they will have laughed | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde lachen | I would laugh | |
| du würdest lachen | you would laugh | |
| er würde lachen | he would laugh | |
| sie würde lachen | she would laugh | |
| wir würden lachen | we would laugh | |
| ihr würdet lachen | you would laugh | |
| sie würden lachen | they would laugh | |
| 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 gelacht | I would have laughed | |
| du hättest gelacht | you would have laughed | |
| er hätte gelacht | he would have laughed | |
| es hätte gelacht | she would have laughed | |
| wir hätten gelacht | we would have laughed | |
| ihr hättet gelacht | you would have laughed | |
| sie hätten gelacht | they would have laughed | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lachte | I would laugh | |
| du lachtest | you would laugh | |
| er lachte | he would laugh | |
| sie lachte | she would laugh | |
| wir lachten | we would laugh | |
| ihr lachtet | you would laugh | |
| sie lachten | they would laugh | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lache | Laugh | |
| lachen wir | Let's laugh | |
| lacht | Laugh | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lachend | laughing | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gelacht | laughed | |
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