Conjugation of the German verb spielen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb spielen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| spielen | to play | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich spiele | I play | |
| du spielst | you play | |
| er spielt | he plays | |
| sie spielt | she plays | |
| wir spielen | we play | |
| ihr spielt | you play | |
| sie spielen | they play | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich spielte | I played | |
| du spieltest | you played | |
| er spielte | he played | |
| sie spielte | she played | |
| wir spielten | we played | |
| ihr spieltet | you played | |
| sie spielten | they played | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gespielt | I played | |
| du hast gespielt | you played | |
| er hat gespielt | he played | |
| es hat gespielt | she played | |
| wir haben gespielt | we played | |
| ihr habt gespielt | you played | |
| sie haben gespielt | they played | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gespielt | I had played | |
| du hattest gespielt | you had played | |
| er hatte gespielt | he had played | |
| es hatte gespielt | she had played | |
| wir hatten gespielt | we had played | |
| ihr hattet gespielt | you had played | |
| sie hatten gespielt | they had played | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde spielen | I will play | |
| du wirst spielen | you will play | |
| er wird spielen | he will play | |
| sie wird spielen | she will play | |
| wir werden spielen | we will play | |
| ihr werdet spielen | you will play | |
| sie werden spielen | they will play | |
| 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 gespielt haben | I will have played | |
| du wirst gespielt haben | you will have played | |
| er wird gespielt haben | he will have played | |
| es wird gespielt haben | she will have played | |
| wir werden gespielt haben | we will have played | |
| ihr werdet gespielt haben | you will have played | |
| sie werden gespielt haben | they will have played | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde spielen | I would play | |
| du würdest spielen | you would play | |
| er würde spielen | he would play | |
| sie würde spielen | she would play | |
| wir würden spielen | we would play | |
| ihr würdet spielen | you would play | |
| sie würden spielen | they would play | |
| 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 gespielt | I would have played | |
| du hättest gespielt | you would have played | |
| er hätte gespielt | he would have played | |
| es hätte gespielt | she would have played | |
| wir hätten gespielt | we would have played | |
| ihr hättet gespielt | you would have played | |
| sie hätten gespielt | they would have played | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich spielte | I would play | |
| du spieltest | you would play | |
| er spielte | he would play | |
| sie spielte | she would play | |
| wir spielten | we would play | |
| ihr spieltet | you would play | |
| sie spielten | they would play | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| spiele | Play | |
| spielen wir | Let's play | |
| spielt | Play | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| spielend | playing | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gespielt | played | |
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