Conjugation of the German verb zahlen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb zahlen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| zahlen | to pay | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich zahle | I pay | |
| du zahlst | you pay | |
| er zahlt | he pays | |
| sie zahlt | she pays | |
| wir zahlen | we pay | |
| ihr zahlt | you pay | |
| sie zahlen | they pay | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich zahlte | I paid | |
| du zahltest | you paid | |
| er zahlte | he paid | |
| sie zahlte | she paid | |
| wir zahlten | we paid | |
| ihr zahltet | you paid | |
| sie zahlten | they paid | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gezahlt | I paid | |
| du hast gezahlt | you paid | |
| er hat gezahlt | he paid | |
| es hat gezahlt | she paid | |
| wir haben gezahlt | we paid | |
| ihr habt gezahlt | you paid | |
| sie haben gezahlt | they paid | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gezahlt | I had paid | |
| du hattest gezahlt | you had paid | |
| er hatte gezahlt | he had paid | |
| es hatte gezahlt | she had paid | |
| wir hatten gezahlt | we had paid | |
| ihr hattet gezahlt | you had paid | |
| sie hatten gezahlt | they had paid | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde zahlen | I will pay | |
| du wirst zahlen | you will pay | |
| er wird zahlen | he will pay | |
| sie wird zahlen | she will pay | |
| wir werden zahlen | we will pay | |
| ihr werdet zahlen | you will pay | |
| sie werden zahlen | they will pay | |
| 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 gezahlt haben | I will have paid | |
| du wirst gezahlt haben | you will have paid | |
| er wird gezahlt haben | he will have paid | |
| es wird gezahlt haben | she will have paid | |
| wir werden gezahlt haben | we will have paid | |
| ihr werdet gezahlt haben | you will have paid | |
| sie werden gezahlt haben | they will have paid | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde zahlen | I would pay | |
| du würdest zahlen | you would pay | |
| er würde zahlen | he would pay | |
| sie würde zahlen | she would pay | |
| wir würden zahlen | we would pay | |
| ihr würdet zahlen | you would pay | |
| sie würden zahlen | they would pay | |
| 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 gezahlt | I would have paid | |
| du hättest gezahlt | you would have paid | |
| er hätte gezahlt | he would have paid | |
| es hätte gezahlt | she would have paid | |
| wir hätten gezahlt | we would have paid | |
| ihr hättet gezahlt | you would have paid | |
| sie hätten gezahlt | they would have paid | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich zahlte | I would pay | |
| du zahltest | you would pay | |
| er zahlte | he would pay | |
| sie zahlte | she would pay | |
| wir zahlten | we would pay | |
| ihr zahltet | you would pay | |
| sie zahlten | they would pay | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| zahl | Pay | |
| zahlen wir | Let's pay | |
| zahlt | Pay | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| zahlend | paying | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gezahlt | paid | |
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