Conjugation of the German verb putzen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb putzen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| putzen | to clean | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich putze | I clean | |
| du putzt | you clean | |
| er putzt | he cleans | |
| sie putzt | she cleans | |
| wir putzen | we clean | |
| ihr putzt | you clean | |
| sie putzen | they clean | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich putzte | I cleaned | |
| du putztest | you cleaned | |
| er putzte | he cleaned | |
| sie putzte | she cleaned | |
| wir putzten | we cleaned | |
| ihr putztet | you cleaned | |
| sie putzten | they cleaned | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe geputzt | I cleaned | |
| du hast geputzt | you cleaned | |
| er hat geputzt | he cleaned | |
| es hat geputzt | she cleaned | |
| wir haben geputzt | we cleaned | |
| ihr habt geputzt | you cleaned | |
| sie haben geputzt | they cleaned | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte geputzt | I had cleaned | |
| du hattest geputzt | you had cleaned | |
| er hatte geputzt | he had cleaned | |
| es hatte geputzt | she had cleaned | |
| wir hatten geputzt | we had cleaned | |
| ihr hattet geputzt | you had cleaned | |
| sie hatten geputzt | they had cleaned | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde putzen | I will clean | |
| du wirst putzen | you will clean | |
| er wird putzen | he will clean | |
| sie wird putzen | she will clean | |
| wir werden putzen | we will clean | |
| ihr werdet putzen | you will clean | |
| sie werden putzen | they will clean | |
| 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 geputzt haben | I will have cleaned | |
| du wirst geputzt haben | you will have cleaned | |
| er wird geputzt haben | he will have cleaned | |
| es wird geputzt haben | she will have cleaned | |
| wir werden geputzt haben | we will have cleaned | |
| ihr werdet geputzt haben | you will have cleaned | |
| sie werden geputzt haben | they will have cleaned | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde putzen | I would clean | |
| du würdest putzen | you would clean | |
| er würde putzen | he would clean | |
| sie würde putzen | she would clean | |
| wir würden putzen | we would clean | |
| ihr würdet putzen | you would clean | |
| sie würden putzen | they would clean | |
| 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 geputzt | I would have cleaned | |
| du hättest geputzt | you would have cleaned | |
| er hätte geputzt | he would have cleaned | |
| es hätte geputzt | she would have cleaned | |
| wir hätten geputzt | we would have cleaned | |
| ihr hättet geputzt | you would have cleaned | |
| sie hätten geputzt | they would have cleaned | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich putzte | I would clean | |
| du putztest | you would clean | |
| er putzte | he would clean | |
| sie putzte | she would clean | |
| wir putzten | we would clean | |
| ihr putztet | you would clean | |
| sie putzten | they would clean | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| putze | Clean | |
| putzen wir | Let's clean | |
| putzt | Clean | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| putzend | cleaning | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| geputzt | cleaned | |
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