Conjugation of the German verb verderben
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb verderben, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| verderben | to spoil | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich verderbe | I spoil | |
| du verdirbst | you spoil | |
| er verdirbt | he spoils | |
| sie verdirbt | she spoils | |
| wir verderben | we spoil | |
| ihr verderbt | you spoil | |
| sie verderben | they spoil | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich verdarb | I spoiled | |
| du verdarbst | you spoiled | |
| er verdarb | he spoiled | |
| sie verdarb | she spoiled | |
| wir verdarben | we spoiled | |
| ihr verdarbt | you spoiled | |
| sie verdarben | they spoiled | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich bin verderben | I spoiled | |
| du bist verderben | you spoiled | |
| er ist verderben | he spoiled | |
| es ist verderben | she spoiled | |
| wir sind verderben | we spoiled | |
| ihr seid verderben | you spoiled | |
| sie sind verderben | they spoiled | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich war verderben | I had spoiled | |
| du warst verderben | you had spoiled | |
| er war verderben | he had spoiled | |
| es war verderben | she had spoiled | |
| wir waren verderben | we had spoiled | |
| ihr wart verderben | you had spoiled | |
| sie waren verderben | they had spoiled | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde verderben | I will spoil | |
| du wirst verderben | you will spoil | |
| er wird verderben | he will spoil | |
| sie wird verderben | she will spoil | |
| wir werden verderben | we will spoil | |
| ihr werdet verderben | you will spoil | |
| sie werden verderben | they will spoil | |
| 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 verderben sein | I will have spoiled | |
| du wirst verderben sein | you will have spoiled | |
| er wird verderben sein | he will have spoiled | |
| es wird verderben sein | she will have spoiled | |
| wir werden verderben sein | we will have spoiled | |
| ihr werdet verderben sein | you will have spoiled | |
| sie werden verderben sein | they will have spoiled | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde verderben | I would spoil | |
| du würdest verderben | you would spoil | |
| er würde verderben | he would spoil | |
| sie würde verderben | she would spoil | |
| wir würden verderben | we would spoil | |
| ihr würdet verderben | you would spoil | |
| sie würden verderben | they would spoil | |
| 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 wäre verderben | I would have spoiled | |
| du wärst verderben | you would have spoiled | |
| er wäre verderben | he would have spoiled | |
| es wäre verderben | she would have spoiled | |
| wir wären verderben | we would have spoiled | |
| ihr wärt verderben | you would have spoiled | |
| sie wären verderben | they would have spoiled | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich verdürbe | I would spoil | |
| du verdürbest | you would spoil | |
| er verdürbe | he would spoil | |
| sie verdürbe | she would spoil | |
| wir verdürben | we would spoil | |
| ihr verdürbet | you would spoil | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| verdirb | Spoil | |
| verderben wir | Let's spoil | |
| verderbt | Spoil | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| verderbend | spoiling | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| verderben | spoiled | |
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