Conjugation of the German verb quälen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb quälen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| quälen | to torment | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich quäle | I torment | |
| du quälst | you torment | |
| er quält | he torments | |
| sie quält | she torments | |
| wir quälen | we torment | |
| ihr quält | you torment | |
| sie quälen | they torment | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich quälte | I tormented | |
| du quältest | you tormented | |
| er quälte | he tormented | |
| sie quälte | she tormented | |
| wir quälten | we tormented | |
| ihr quältet | you tormented | |
| sie quälten | they tormented | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gequält | I tormented | |
| du hast gequält | you tormented | |
| er hat gequält | he tormented | |
| es hat gequält | she tormented | |
| wir haben gequält | we tormented | |
| ihr habt gequält | you tormented | |
| sie haben gequält | they tormented | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gequält | I had tormented | |
| du hattest gequält | you had tormented | |
| er hatte gequält | he had tormented | |
| es hatte gequält | she had tormented | |
| wir hatten gequält | we had tormented | |
| ihr hattet gequält | you had tormented | |
| sie hatten gequält | they had tormented | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde quälen | I will torment | |
| du wirst quälen | you will torment | |
| er wird quälen | he will torment | |
| sie wird quälen | she will torment | |
| wir werden quälen | we will torment | |
| ihr werdet quälen | you will torment | |
| sie werden quälen | they will torment | |
| 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 gequält haben | I will have tormented | |
| du wirst gequält haben | you will have tormented | |
| er wird gequält haben | he will have tormented | |
| es wird gequält haben | she will have tormented | |
| wir werden gequält haben | we will have tormented | |
| ihr werdet gequält haben | you will have tormented | |
| sie werden gequält haben | they will have tormented | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde quälen | I would torment | |
| du würdest quälen | you would torment | |
| er würde quälen | he would torment | |
| sie würde quälen | she would torment | |
| wir würden quälen | we would torment | |
| ihr würdet quälen | you would torment | |
| sie würden quälen | they would torment | |
| 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 gequält | I would have tormented | |
| du hättest gequält | you would have tormented | |
| er hätte gequält | he would have tormented | |
| es hätte gequält | she would have tormented | |
| wir hätten gequält | we would have tormented | |
| ihr hättet gequält | you would have tormented | |
| sie hätten gequält | they would have tormented | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich quälte | I would torment | |
| du quältest | you would torment | |
| er quälte | he would torment | |
| sie quälte | she would torment | |
| wir quälten | we would torment | |
| ihr quältet | you would torment | |
| sie quälten | they would torment | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| quäle | Torment | |
| quälen wir | Let's torment | |
| quält | Torment | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| quälend | tormenting | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gequält | tormented | |
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