Conjugation of the German verb neigen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb neigen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| neigen | to tilt | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich neige | I tilt | |
| du neigst | you tilt | |
| er neigt | he tilts | |
| sie neigt | she tilts | |
| wir neigen | we tilt | |
| ihr neigt | you tilt | |
| sie neigen | they tilt | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich neigte | I tilted | |
| du neigtest | you tilted | |
| er neigte | he tilted | |
| sie neigte | she tilted | |
| wir neigten | we tilted | |
| ihr neigtet | you tilted | |
| sie neigten | they tilted | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe geneigt | I tilted | |
| du hast geneigt | you tilted | |
| er hat geneigt | he tilted | |
| es hat geneigt | she tilted | |
| wir haben geneigt | we tilted | |
| ihr habt geneigt | you tilted | |
| sie haben geneigt | they tilted | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte geneigt | I had tilted | |
| du hattest geneigt | you had tilted | |
| er hatte geneigt | he had tilted | |
| es hatte geneigt | she had tilted | |
| wir hatten geneigt | we had tilted | |
| ihr hattet geneigt | you had tilted | |
| sie hatten geneigt | they had tilted | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde neigen | I will tilt | |
| du wirst neigen | you will tilt | |
| er wird neigen | he will tilt | |
| sie wird neigen | she will tilt | |
| wir werden neigen | we will tilt | |
| ihr werdet neigen | you will tilt | |
| sie werden neigen | they will tilt | |
| 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 geneigt haben | I will have tilted | |
| du wirst geneigt haben | you will have tilted | |
| er wird geneigt haben | he will have tilted | |
| es wird geneigt haben | she will have tilted | |
| wir werden geneigt haben | we will have tilted | |
| ihr werdet geneigt haben | you will have tilted | |
| sie werden geneigt haben | they will have tilted | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde neigen | I would tilt | |
| du würdest neigen | you would tilt | |
| er würde neigen | he would tilt | |
| sie würde neigen | she would tilt | |
| wir würden neigen | we would tilt | |
| ihr würdet neigen | you would tilt | |
| sie würden neigen | they would tilt | |
| 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 geneigt | I would have tilted | |
| du hättest geneigt | you would have tilted | |
| er hätte geneigt | he would have tilted | |
| es hätte geneigt | she would have tilted | |
| wir hätten geneigt | we would have tilted | |
| ihr hättet geneigt | you would have tilted | |
| sie hätten geneigt | they would have tilted | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich neigte | I would tilt | |
| du neigtest | you would tilt | |
| er neigte | he would tilt | |
| sie neigte | she would tilt | |
| wir neigten | we would tilt | |
| ihr neigtet | you would tilt | |
| sie neigten | they would tilt | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| neige | Tilt | |
| neigen wir | Let's tilt | |
| neigt | Tilt | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| neigend | tilting | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| geneigt | tilted | |
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