German Verb Conjugations
LAUFEN: Conjugated in All Tenses
PAST TENSES • VERGANGENHEIT
The German verb laufen (to run, walk) conjugated in all its tenses and moods
LAUFEN: Present > Past > Future > Subjunctive > All Verbs
LAUFEN
Simple Past Tense - Imperfekt
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich lief | I walked |
| du liefst | you walked |
| er lief sie lief es lief |
he walked she walked it walked |
| PLURAL | |
| wir liefen | we walked |
| ihr lieft | you (guys) walked |
| sie liefen | they walked |
| Sie liefen | you walked |
LAUFEN
Compound Past Tense (Pres. Perfect) - Perfekt
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich bin gelaufen | I have walked I walked |
| du bist gelaufen | you have walked you walked |
| er ist gelaufen sie ist gelaufen es ist gelaufen |
he has walked he walked she has walked she walked it has walked it walked |
| PLURAL | |
| wir sind gelaufen | we have walked we walked |
| ihr seid gelaufen | you (guys) have walked you walked |
| sie sind gelaufen | they have walked they walked |
| Sie sind gelaufen | you have walked you walked |
LAUFEN
Past Perfect Tense - Plusquamperfekt
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich war gelaufen | I had walked |
| du warst gelaufen | you had walked |
| er war gelaufen sie war gelaufen es war gelaufen |
he had walked she had walked it had walked |
| PLURAL | |
| wir waren gelaufen | we had walked |
| ihr wart gelaufen | you (guys) had walked |
| sie waren gelaufen | they had walked |
| Sie waren gelaufen | you had walked |
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