Conjugation of the German verb malen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb malen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| malen | to paint | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich male | I paint | |
| du malst | you paint | |
| er malt | he paints | |
| sie malt | she paints | |
| wir malen | we paint | |
| ihr malt | you paint | |
| sie malen | they paint | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich malte | I painted | |
| du maltest | you painted | |
| er malte | he painted | |
| sie malte | she painted | |
| wir malten | we painted | |
| ihr maltet | you painted | |
| sie malten | they painted | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gemalt | I painted | |
| du hast gemalt | you painted | |
| er hat gemalt | he painted | |
| es hat gemalt | she painted | |
| wir haben gemalt | we painted | |
| ihr habt gemalt | you painted | |
| sie haben gemalt | they painted | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gemalt | I had painted | |
| du hattest gemalt | you had painted | |
| er hatte gemalt | he had painted | |
| es hatte gemalt | she had painted | |
| wir hatten gemalt | we had painted | |
| ihr hattet gemalt | you had painted | |
| sie hatten gemalt | they had painted | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde malen | I will paint | |
| du wirst malen | you will paint | |
| er wird malen | he will paint | |
| sie wird malen | she will paint | |
| wir werden malen | we will paint | |
| ihr werdet malen | you will paint | |
| sie werden malen | they will paint | |
| 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 gemalt haben | I will have painted | |
| du wirst gemalt haben | you will have painted | |
| er wird gemalt haben | he will have painted | |
| es wird gemalt haben | she will have painted | |
| wir werden gemalt haben | we will have painted | |
| ihr werdet gemalt haben | you will have painted | |
| sie werden gemalt haben | they will have painted | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde malen | I would paint | |
| du würdest malen | you would paint | |
| er würde malen | he would paint | |
| sie würde malen | she would paint | |
| wir würden malen | we would paint | |
| ihr würdet malen | you would paint | |
| sie würden malen | they would paint | |
| 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 gemalt | I would have painted | |
| du hättest gemalt | you would have painted | |
| er hätte gemalt | he would have painted | |
| es hätte gemalt | she would have painted | |
| wir hätten gemalt | we would have painted | |
| ihr hättet gemalt | you would have painted | |
| sie hätten gemalt | they would have painted | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich malte | I would paint | |
| du maltest | you would paint | |
| er malte | he would paint | |
| sie malte | she would paint | |
| wir malten | we would paint | |
| ihr maltet | you would paint | |
| sie malten | they would paint | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| mal | Paint | |
| malen wir | Let's paint | |
| malt | Paint | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| malend | painting | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gemalt | painted | |
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