Conjugation of the German verb leben
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb leben, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| leben | to live | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lebe | I live | |
| du lebst | you live | |
| er lebt | he lives | |
| sie lebt | she lives | |
| wir leben | we live | |
| ihr lebt | you live | |
| sie leben | they live | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lebte | I lived | |
| du lebtest | you lived | |
| er lebte | he lived | |
| sie lebte | she lived | |
| wir lebten | we lived | |
| ihr lebtet | you lived | |
| sie lebten | they lived | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gelebt | I lived | |
| du hast gelebt | you lived | |
| er hat gelebt | he lived | |
| es hat gelebt | she lived | |
| wir haben gelebt | we lived | |
| ihr habt gelebt | you lived | |
| sie haben gelebt | they lived | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gelebt | I had lived | |
| du hattest gelebt | you had lived | |
| er hatte gelebt | he had lived | |
| es hatte gelebt | she had lived | |
| wir hatten gelebt | we had lived | |
| ihr hattet gelebt | you had lived | |
| sie hatten gelebt | they had lived | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde leben | I will live | |
| du wirst leben | you will live | |
| er wird leben | he will live | |
| sie wird leben | she will live | |
| wir werden leben | we will live | |
| ihr werdet leben | you will live | |
| sie werden leben | they will live | |
| 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 gelebt haben | I will have lived | |
| du wirst gelebt haben | you will have lived | |
| er wird gelebt haben | he will have lived | |
| es wird gelebt haben | she will have lived | |
| wir werden gelebt haben | we will have lived | |
| ihr werdet gelebt haben | you will have lived | |
| sie werden gelebt haben | they will have lived | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde leben | I would live | |
| du würdest leben | you would live | |
| er würde leben | he would live | |
| sie würde leben | she would live | |
| wir würden leben | we would live | |
| ihr würdet leben | you would live | |
| sie würden leben | they would live | |
| 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 gelebt | I would have lived | |
| du hättest gelebt | you would have lived | |
| er hätte gelebt | he would have lived | |
| es hätte gelebt | she would have lived | |
| wir hätten gelebt | we would have lived | |
| ihr hättet gelebt | you would have lived | |
| sie hätten gelebt | they would have lived | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lebte | I would live | |
| du lebtest | you would live | |
| er lebte | he would live | |
| sie lebte | she would live | |
| wir lebten | we would live | |
| ihr lebtet | you would live | |
| sie lebten | they would live | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lebe | Live | |
| leben wir | Let's live | |
| lebt | Live | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lebend | living | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gelebt | lived | |
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