Conjugation of the German verb lesen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb lesen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lesen | to read | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lese | I read | |
| du liest | you read | |
| er liest | he reads | |
| sie liest | she reads | |
| wir lesen | we read | |
| ihr lest | you read | |
| sie lesen | they read | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich las | I read | |
| du last | you read | |
| er las | he read | |
| sie las | she read | |
| wir lasen | we read | |
| ihr last | you read | |
| sie lasen | they read | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gelesen | I read | |
| du hast gelesen | you read | |
| er hat gelesen | he read | |
| es hat gelesen | she read | |
| wir haben gelesen | we read | |
| ihr habt gelesen | you read | |
| sie haben gelesen | they read | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gelesen | I had read | |
| du hattest gelesen | you had read | |
| er hatte gelesen | he had read | |
| es hatte gelesen | she had read | |
| wir hatten gelesen | we had read | |
| ihr hattet gelesen | you had read | |
| sie hatten gelesen | they had read | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde lesen | I will read | |
| du wirst lesen | you will read | |
| er wird lesen | he will read | |
| sie wird lesen | she will read | |
| wir werden lesen | we will read | |
| ihr werdet lesen | you will read | |
| sie werden lesen | they will read | |
| 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 gelesen haben | I will have read | |
| du wirst gelesen haben | you will have read | |
| er wird gelesen haben | he will have read | |
| es wird gelesen haben | she will have read | |
| wir werden gelesen haben | we will have read | |
| ihr werdet gelesen haben | you will have read | |
| sie werden gelesen haben | they will have read | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde lesen | I would read | |
| du würdest lesen | you would read | |
| er würde lesen | he would read | |
| sie würde lesen | she would read | |
| wir würden lesen | we would read | |
| ihr würdet lesen | you would read | |
| sie würden lesen | they would read | |
| 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 gelesen | I would have read | |
| du hättest gelesen | you would have read | |
| er hätte gelesen | he would have read | |
| es hätte gelesen | she would have read | |
| wir hätten gelesen | we would have read | |
| ihr hättet gelesen | you would have read | |
| sie hätten gelesen | they would have read | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich läse | I would read | |
| du läsest | you would read | |
| er läse | he would read | |
| sie läse | she would read | |
| wir läsen | we would read | |
| ihr läset | you would read | |
| sie läsen | they would read | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lies | Read | |
| lesen wir | Let's read | |
| lest | Read | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lesend | reading | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gelesen | read | |
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