Conjugation of the German verb trinken
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb trinken, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| trinken | to drink | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich trinke | I drink | |
| du trinkst | you drink | |
| er trinkt | he drinks | |
| sie trinkt | she drinks | |
| wir trinken | we drink | |
| ihr trinkt | you drink | |
| sie trinken | they drink | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich trank | I drank | |
| du trankst | you drank | |
| er trank | he drank | |
| sie trank | she drank | |
| wir tranken | we drank | |
| ihr trankt | you drank | |
| sie tranken | they drank | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe getrunken | I drank | |
| du hast getrunken | you drank | |
| er hat getrunken | he drank | |
| es hat getrunken | she drank | |
| wir haben getrunken | we drank | |
| ihr habt getrunken | you drank | |
| sie haben getrunken | they drank | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte getrunken | I had drunk | |
| du hattest getrunken | you had drunk | |
| er hatte getrunken | he had drunk | |
| es hatte getrunken | she had drunk | |
| wir hatten getrunken | we had drunk | |
| ihr hattet getrunken | you had drunk | |
| sie hatten getrunken | they had drunk | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde trinken | I will drink | |
| du wirst trinken | you will drink | |
| er wird trinken | he will drink | |
| sie wird trinken | she will drink | |
| wir werden trinken | we will drink | |
| ihr werdet trinken | you will drink | |
| sie werden trinken | they will drink | |
| 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 getrunken haben | I will have drunk | |
| du wirst getrunken haben | you will have drunk | |
| er wird getrunken haben | he will have drunk | |
| es wird getrunken haben | she will have drunk | |
| wir werden getrunken haben | we will have drunk | |
| ihr werdet getrunken haben | you will have drunk | |
| sie werden getrunken haben | they will have drunk | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde trinken | I would drink | |
| du würdest trinken | you would drink | |
| er würde trinken | he would drink | |
| sie würde trinken | she would drink | |
| wir würden trinken | we would drink | |
| ihr würdet trinken | you would drink | |
| sie würden trinken | they would drink | |
| 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 getrunken | I would have drunk | |
| du hättest getrunken | you would have drunk | |
| er hätte getrunken | he would have drunk | |
| es hätte getrunken | she would have drunk | |
| wir hätten getrunken | we would have drunk | |
| ihr hättet getrunken | you would have drunk | |
| sie hätten getrunken | they would have drunk | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich tränke | I would drink | |
| du tränkest | you would drink | |
| er tränke | he would drink | |
| sie tränke | she would drink | |
| wir tränken | we would drink | |
| ihr tränket | you would drink | |
| sie tränken | they would drink | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| trinke | Drink | |
| trinken wir | Let's drink | |
| trinkt | Drink | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| trinkend | drinking | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| getrunken | drunk | |
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