Conjugation of the German verb lauern
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb lauern, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lauern | to lurk | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lauere | I lurk | |
| du lauerst | you lurk | |
| er lauert | he lurks | |
| sie lauert | she lurks | |
| wir lauern | we lurk | |
| ihr lauert | you lurk | |
| sie lauern | they lurk | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lauerte | I lurked | |
| du lauertest | you lurked | |
| er lauerte | he lurked | |
| sie lauerte | she lurked | |
| wir lauerten | we lurked | |
| ihr lauertet | you lurked | |
| sie lauerten | they lurked | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gelauert | I lurked | |
| du hast gelauert | you lurked | |
| er hat gelauert | he lurked | |
| es hat gelauert | she lurked | |
| wir haben gelauert | we lurked | |
| ihr habt gelauert | you lurked | |
| sie haben gelauert | they lurked | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gelauert | I had lurked | |
| du hattest gelauert | you had lurked | |
| er hatte gelauert | he had lurked | |
| es hatte gelauert | she had lurked | |
| wir hatten gelauert | we had lurked | |
| ihr hattet gelauert | you had lurked | |
| sie hatten gelauert | they had lurked | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde lauern | I will lurk | |
| du wirst lauern | you will lurk | |
| er wird lauern | he will lurk | |
| sie wird lauern | she will lurk | |
| wir werden lauern | we will lurk | |
| ihr werdet lauern | you will lurk | |
| sie werden lauern | they will lurk | |
| 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 | |
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| ich werde gelauert haben | I will have lurked | |
| du wirst gelauert haben | you will have lurked | |
| er wird gelauert haben | he will have lurked | |
| es wird gelauert haben | she will have lurked | |
| wir werden gelauert haben | we will have lurked | |
| ihr werdet gelauert haben | you will have lurked | |
| sie werden gelauert haben | they will have lurked | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde lauern | I would lurk | |
| du würdest lauern | you would lurk | |
| er würde lauern | he would lurk | |
| sie würde lauern | she would lurk | |
| wir würden lauern | we would lurk | |
| ihr würdet lauern | you would lurk | |
| sie würden lauern | they would lurk | |
| 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 gelauert | I would have lurked | |
| du hättest gelauert | you would have lurked | |
| er hätte gelauert | he would have lurked | |
| es hätte gelauert | she would have lurked | |
| wir hätten gelauert | we would have lurked | |
| ihr hättet gelauert | you would have lurked | |
| sie hätten gelauert | they would have lurked | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lauerte | I would lurk | |
| du lauertest | you would lurk | |
| er lauerte | he would lurk | |
| sie lauerte | she would lurk | |
| wir lauerten | we would lurk | |
| ihr lauertet | you would lurk | |
| sie lauerten | they would lurk | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lauere | Lurk | |
| lauern wir | Let's lurk | |
| lauert | Lurk | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lauernd | lurking | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gelauert | lurked | |
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