Conjugation of the German verb leiden
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb leiden, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| leiden | to suffer | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich leide | I suffer | |
| du leidest | you suffer | |
| er leidet | he suffers | |
| sie leidet | she suffers | |
| wir leiden | we suffer | |
| ihr leidet | you suffer | |
| sie leiden | they suffer | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich litt | I suffered | |
| du littest | you suffered | |
| er litt | he suffered | |
| sie litt | she suffered | |
| wir litten | we suffered | |
| ihr littet | you suffered | |
| sie litten | they suffered | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gelitten | I suffered | |
| du hast gelitten | you suffered | |
| er hat gelitten | he suffered | |
| es hat gelitten | she suffered | |
| wir haben gelitten | we suffered | |
| ihr habt gelitten | you suffered | |
| sie haben gelitten | they suffered | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gelitten | I had suffered | |
| du hattest gelitten | you had suffered | |
| er hatte gelitten | he had suffered | |
| es hatte gelitten | she had suffered | |
| wir hatten gelitten | we had suffered | |
| ihr hattet gelitten | you had suffered | |
| sie hatten gelitten | they had suffered | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde leiden | I will suffer | |
| du wirst leiden | you will suffer | |
| er wird leiden | he will suffer | |
| sie wird leiden | she will suffer | |
| wir werden leiden | we will suffer | |
| ihr werdet leiden | you will suffer | |
| sie werden leiden | they will suffer | |
| 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 gelitten haben | I will have suffered | |
| du wirst gelitten haben | you will have suffered | |
| er wird gelitten haben | he will have suffered | |
| es wird gelitten haben | she will have suffered | |
| wir werden gelitten haben | we will have suffered | |
| ihr werdet gelitten haben | you will have suffered | |
| sie werden gelitten haben | they will have suffered | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde leiden | I would suffer | |
| du würdest leiden | you would suffer | |
| er würde leiden | he would suffer | |
| sie würde leiden | she would suffer | |
| wir würden leiden | we would suffer | |
| ihr würdet leiden | you would suffer | |
| sie würden leiden | they would suffer | |
| 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 gelitten | I would have suffered | |
| du hättest gelitten | you would have suffered | |
| er hätte gelitten | he would have suffered | |
| es hätte gelitten | she would have suffered | |
| wir hätten gelitten | we would have suffered | |
| ihr hättet gelitten | you would have suffered | |
| sie hätten gelitten | they would have suffered | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich litte | I would suffer | |
| du littest | you would suffer | |
| er litte | he would suffer | |
| sie litte | she would suffer | |
| wir litten | we would suffer | |
| ihr littet | you would suffer | |
| sie litten | they would suffer | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| leide | Suffer | |
| leiden wir | Let's suffer | |
| leidet | Suffer | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| leidend | suffering | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gelitten | suffered | |
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