Conjugation of the German verb lächeln
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb lächeln, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lächeln | to smile | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lächele | I smile | |
| du lächelst | you smile | |
| er lächelt | he smiles | |
| sie lächelt | she smiles | |
| wir lächeln | we smile | |
| ihr lächelt | you smile | |
| sie lächeln | they smile | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lächelte | I smiled | |
| du lächeltest | you smiled | |
| er lächelte | he smiled | |
| sie lächelte | she smiled | |
| wir lächelten | we smiled | |
| ihr lächeltet | you smiled | |
| sie lächelten | they smiled | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gelächelt | I smiled | |
| du hast gelächelt | you smiled | |
| er hat gelächelt | he smiled | |
| es hat gelächelt | she smiled | |
| wir haben gelächelt | we smiled | |
| ihr habt gelächelt | you smiled | |
| sie haben gelächelt | they smiled | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gelächelt | I had smiled | |
| du hattest gelächelt | you had smiled | |
| er hatte gelächelt | he had smiled | |
| es hatte gelächelt | she had smiled | |
| wir hatten gelächelt | we had smiled | |
| ihr hattet gelächelt | you had smiled | |
| sie hatten gelächelt | they had smiled | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde lächeln | I will smile | |
| du wirst lächeln | you will smile | |
| er wird lächeln | he will smile | |
| sie wird lächeln | she will smile | |
| wir werden lächeln | we will smile | |
| ihr werdet lächeln | you will smile | |
| sie werden lächeln | they will smile | |
| 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 gelächelt haben | I will have smiled | |
| du wirst gelächelt haben | you will have smiled | |
| er wird gelächelt haben | he will have smiled | |
| es wird gelächelt haben | she will have smiled | |
| wir werden gelächelt haben | we will have smiled | |
| ihr werdet gelächelt haben | you will have smiled | |
| sie werden gelächelt haben | they will have smiled | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde lächeln | I would smile | |
| du würdest lächeln | you would smile | |
| er würde lächeln | he would smile | |
| sie würde lächeln | she would smile | |
| wir würden lächeln | we would smile | |
| ihr würdet lächeln | you would smile | |
| sie würden lächeln | they would smile | |
| 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 gelächelt | I would have smiled | |
| du hättest gelächelt | you would have smiled | |
| er hätte gelächelt | he would have smiled | |
| es hätte gelächelt | she would have smiled | |
| wir hätten gelächelt | we would have smiled | |
| ihr hättet gelächelt | you would have smiled | |
| sie hätten gelächelt | they would have smiled | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich lächelte | I would smile | |
| du lächeltest | you would smile | |
| er lächelte | he would smile | |
| sie lächelte | she would smile | |
| wir lächelten | we would smile | |
| ihr lächeltet | you would smile | |
| sie lächelten | they would smile | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lächel | Smile | |
| lächeln wir | Let's smile | |
| lächelt | Smile | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| lächelnd | smiling | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gelächelt | smiled | |
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