Conjugation of the German verb lenken
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb lenken, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lenken | to steer | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lenke | I steer | |
| du lenkst | you steer | |
| er lenkt | he steers | |
| sie lenkt | she steers | |
| wir lenken | we steer | |
| ihr lenkt | you steer | |
| sie lenken | they steer | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lenkte | I steered | |
| du lenktest | you steered | |
| er lenkte | he steered | |
| sie lenkte | she steered | |
| wir lenkten | we steered | |
| ihr lenktet | you steered | |
| sie lenkten | they steered | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gelenkt | I steered | |
| du hast gelenkt | you steered | |
| er hat gelenkt | he steered | |
| es hat gelenkt | she steered | |
| wir haben gelenkt | we steered | |
| ihr habt gelenkt | you steered | |
| sie haben gelenkt | they steered | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gelenkt | I had steered | |
| du hattest gelenkt | you had steered | |
| er hatte gelenkt | he had steered | |
| es hatte gelenkt | she had steered | |
| wir hatten gelenkt | we had steered | |
| ihr hattet gelenkt | you had steered | |
| sie hatten gelenkt | they had steered | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde lenken | I will steer | |
| du wirst lenken | you will steer | |
| er wird lenken | he will steer | |
| sie wird lenken | she will steer | |
| wir werden lenken | we will steer | |
| ihr werdet lenken | you will steer | |
| sie werden lenken | they will steer | |
| 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 gelenkt haben | I will have steered | |
| du wirst gelenkt haben | you will have steered | |
| er wird gelenkt haben | he will have steered | |
| es wird gelenkt haben | she will have steered | |
| wir werden gelenkt haben | we will have steered | |
| ihr werdet gelenkt haben | you will have steered | |
| sie werden gelenkt haben | they will have steered | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde lenken | I would steer | |
| du würdest lenken | you would steer | |
| er würde lenken | he would steer | |
| sie würde lenken | she would steer | |
| wir würden lenken | we would steer | |
| ihr würdet lenken | you would steer | |
| sie würden lenken | they would steer | |
| 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 gelenkt | I would have steered | |
| du hättest gelenkt | you would have steered | |
| er hätte gelenkt | he would have steered | |
| es hätte gelenkt | she would have steered | |
| wir hätten gelenkt | we would have steered | |
| ihr hättet gelenkt | you would have steered | |
| sie hätten gelenkt | they would have steered | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lenkte | I would steer | |
| du lenktest | you would steer | |
| er lenkte | he would steer | |
| sie lenkte | she would steer | |
| wir lenkten | we would steer | |
| ihr lenktet | you would steer | |
| sie lenkten | they would steer | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lenke | Steer | |
| lenken wir | Let's steer | |
| lenkt | Steer | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lenkend | steering | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gelenkt | steered | |
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