Conjugation of the German verb zeugen
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb zeugen, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| zeugen | to father | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich zeuge | I father | |
| du zeugst | you father | |
| er zeugt | he fathers | |
| sie zeugt | she fathers | |
| wir zeugen | we father | |
| ihr zeugt | you father | |
| sie zeugen | they father | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich zeugte | I fathered | |
| du zeugtest | you fathered | |
| er zeugte | he fathered | |
| sie zeugte | she fathered | |
| wir zeugten | we fathered | |
| ihr zeugtet | you fathered | |
| sie zeugten | they fathered | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gezeugt | I fathered | |
| du hast gezeugt | you fathered | |
| er hat gezeugt | he fathered | |
| es hat gezeugt | she fathered | |
| wir haben gezeugt | we fathered | |
| ihr habt gezeugt | you fathered | |
| sie haben gezeugt | they fathered | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gezeugt | I had fathered | |
| du hattest gezeugt | you had fathered | |
| er hatte gezeugt | he had fathered | |
| es hatte gezeugt | she had fathered | |
| wir hatten gezeugt | we had fathered | |
| ihr hattet gezeugt | you had fathered | |
| sie hatten gezeugt | they had fathered | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde zeugen | I will father | |
| du wirst zeugen | you will father | |
| er wird zeugen | he will father | |
| sie wird zeugen | she will father | |
| wir werden zeugen | we will father | |
| ihr werdet zeugen | you will father | |
| sie werden zeugen | they will father | |
| 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 gezeugt haben | I will have fathered | |
| du wirst gezeugt haben | you will have fathered | |
| er wird gezeugt haben | he will have fathered | |
| es wird gezeugt haben | she will have fathered | |
| wir werden gezeugt haben | we will have fathered | |
| ihr werdet gezeugt haben | you will have fathered | |
| sie werden gezeugt haben | they will have fathered | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde zeugen | I would father | |
| du würdest zeugen | you would father | |
| er würde zeugen | he would father | |
| sie würde zeugen | she would father | |
| wir würden zeugen | we would father | |
| ihr würdet zeugen | you would father | |
| sie würden zeugen | they would father | |
| 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 gezeugt | I would have fathered | |
| du hättest gezeugt | you would have fathered | |
| er hätte gezeugt | he would have fathered | |
| es hätte gezeugt | she would have fathered | |
| wir hätten gezeugt | we would have fathered | |
| ihr hättet gezeugt | you would have fathered | |
| sie hätten gezeugt | they would have fathered | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich zeugte | I would father | |
| du zeugtest | you would father | |
| er zeugte | he would father | |
| sie zeugte | she would father | |
| wir zeugten | we would father | |
| ihr zeugtet | you would father | |
| sie zeugten | they would father | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| zeuge | Father | |
| zeugen wir | Let's father | |
| zeugt | Father | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| zeugend | fathering | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gezeugt | fathered | |
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