Conjugation of the German verb lieben
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb lieben, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lieben | to love | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich liebe | I love | |
| du liebst | you love | |
| er liebt | he loves | |
| sie liebt | she loves | |
| wir lieben | we love | |
| ihr liebt | you love | |
| sie lieben | they love | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich liebte | I loved | |
| du liebtest | you loved | |
| er liebte | he loved | |
| sie liebte | she loved | |
| wir liebten | we loved | |
| ihr liebtet | you loved | |
| sie liebten | they loved | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe geliebt | I loved | |
| du hast geliebt | you loved | |
| er hat geliebt | he loved | |
| es hat geliebt | she loved | |
| wir haben geliebt | we loved | |
| ihr habt geliebt | you loved | |
| sie haben geliebt | they loved | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte geliebt | I had loved | |
| du hattest geliebt | you had loved | |
| er hatte geliebt | he had loved | |
| es hatte geliebt | she had loved | |
| wir hatten geliebt | we had loved | |
| ihr hattet geliebt | you had loved | |
| sie hatten geliebt | they had loved | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde lieben | I will love | |
| du wirst lieben | you will love | |
| er wird lieben | he will love | |
| sie wird lieben | she will love | |
| wir werden lieben | we will love | |
| ihr werdet lieben | you will love | |
| sie werden lieben | they will love | |
| 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 geliebt haben | I will have loved | |
| du wirst geliebt haben | you will have loved | |
| er wird geliebt haben | he will have loved | |
| es wird geliebt haben | she will have loved | |
| wir werden geliebt haben | we will have loved | |
| ihr werdet geliebt haben | you will have loved | |
| sie werden geliebt haben | they will have loved | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde lieben | I would love | |
| du würdest lieben | you would love | |
| er würde lieben | he would love | |
| sie würde lieben | she would love | |
| wir würden lieben | we would love | |
| ihr würdet lieben | you would love | |
| sie würden lieben | they would love | |
| 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 geliebt | I would have loved | |
| du hättest geliebt | you would have loved | |
| er hätte geliebt | he would have loved | |
| es hätte geliebt | she would have loved | |
| wir hätten geliebt | we would have loved | |
| ihr hättet geliebt | you would have loved | |
| sie hätten geliebt | they would have loved | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich liebte | I would love | |
| du liebtest | you would love | |
| er liebte | he would love | |
| sie liebte | she would love | |
| wir liebten | we would love | |
| ihr liebtet | you would love | |
| sie liebten | they would love | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lieb | Love | |
| lieben wir | Let's love | |
| liebt | Love | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| liebend | loving | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| geliebt | loved | |
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