Verb conjugation is a method of changing verbs from their infinitive forms. The changes, usually done through endings and auxiliary words, express grammatical categories related to the action or state being described, such as person, number, tense, aspect and mode. Verbs are divided into a number of classes according to their form of conjugation and may be assigned model patterns to help to create the correct forms.
There are simple verb forms (e.g. ich mache, ich machte) and compound verb forms that use an auxiliary verb (e.g. ich habe gemacht, ich werde machen).
There are 6 tenses in German in total. Two of them are simple: the present simple (Präsens) and the past simple (Präteritum). The other four tenses are compound, i.e. they combine an auxiliary verb and the infinitive or the past participle form of the main verb carrying the meaning. The compound tenses include the future simple (Futur I), the present perfect (Perfekt), the past perfect (Plusquamperfekt) and the future perfect (Futur II).
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Present simple – Präsens
ich
linse
du
linst
er/sie/es
linst
wir
linsen
ihr
linst
sie/Sie
linsen
Past simple – Präteritum
ich
linste
du
linstest
er/sie/es
linste
wir
linsten
ihr
linstet
sie/Sie
linsten
Present perfect – Perfekt
ich
habe gelinst
du
hast gelinst
er/sie/es
hat gelinst
wir
haben gelinst
ihr
habt gelinst
sie/Sie
haben gelinst
Past perfect – Plusquamperfekt
ich
hatte gelinst
du
hattest gelinst
er/sie/es
hatte gelinst
wir
hatten gelinst
ihr
hattet gelinst
sie/Sie
hatten gelinst
Future simple – Futur I
ich
werde linsen
du
wirst linsen
er/sie/es
wird linsen
wir
werden linsen
ihr
werdet linsen
sie/Sie
werden linsen
Future perfect – Futur II
ich
werde gelinst haben
du
wirst gelinst haben
er/sie/es
wird gelinst haben
wir
werden gelinst haben
ihr
werdet gelinst haben
sie/Sie
werden gelinst haben
Subjunctive of verb of the regular verb [linsen]
The subjunctive (from the late Latin modus coniunctivus, translated as a form of sentence structure, derived from the Latin verb coniungere – to join).
The subjunctive is a special verb form that usually expresses that the action is conditional or hypothetical.
It expresses possible, probable, hypothetical, desired, dreaded or necessary actions (thus indicating the speaker’s attitude toward the action). It is a form used to express something imagined that may never happen. In particular, it marks the utterance as subjective, doubtful or uncertain.
In German, there is the subjunctive I and the subjunctive II.
The subjunctive I includes the present subjunctive (e.g. er sei, er habe), the future subjunctive and the perfect subjunctive.
The subjunctive I usually expresses someone else’s opinion, often unlikely from the speaker’s point of view (present indicative: Er sagt, dass niemand zu Hause ist. – He says that no one is at home. X present subjunctive: Er sagt, dass niemand zu Hause sei. – He says that (supposedly) no one is at home.).
The subjunctive II includes the past subjunctive (er wäre, er hätte) and the past perfect subjunctive.
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Subjunctive I: Present – Konjunktiv I
ich
linse
du
linsest
er/sie/es
linse
wir
linsen
ihr
linset
sie/Sie
linsen
Subjunctive I: Present perfect – Konjunktiv I
ich
habe gelinst
du
habest gelinst
er/sie/es
habe gelinst
wir
haben gelinst
ihr
habet gelinst
sie/Sie
haben gelinst
Subjunctive I: Future simple – Konjunktiv I: Futur I
ich
werde linsen
du
werdest linsen
er/sie/es
werde linsen
wir
werden linsen
ihr
werdet linsen
sie/Sie
werden linsen
Subjunctive I: Future perfect - Konjuktiv I: Futur II
ich
werde gelinst haben
du
werdest gelinst haben
er/sie/es
werde gelinst haben
wir
werden gelinst haben
ihr
werdet gelinst haben
sie/Sie
werden gelinst haben
Subjunctive II: Past simple – Konjunktiv II: Präteritum
ich
linste
du
linstest
er/sie/es
linste
wir
linsten
ihr
linstet
sie/Sie
linsten
Subjunctive II: Past perfect – Konjunktiv II: Plusquamperfekt
ich
hätte gelinst
du
hättest gelinst
er/sie/es
hätte gelinst
wir
hätten gelinst
ihr
hättet gelinst
sie/Sie
hätten gelinst
Subjunctive II: Future simple – Konjunktiv II: Futur I
ich
würde linsen
du
würdest linsen
er/sie/es
würde linsen
wir
würden linsen
ihr
würdet linsen
sie/Sie
würden linsen
Subjunctive II: Future perfect – Konjunktiv II: Futur II
ich
würde gelinst haben
du
würdest gelinst haben
er/sie/es
würde gelinst haben
wir
würden gelinst haben
ihr
würdet gelinst haben
sie/Sie
würden gelinst haben
Imperativ verb ofof the regular verb [linsen]
The imperative (from the Latin imperativus) is a verb form that expresses a command, request or prohibition. In many cases, the use of the imperative can come across as rude and impolite. Therefore, a command is often expressed in a more polite way, using other grammatical means.
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Imperative – Imperativ
du
linse; lins
ihr
linst
Participle forms of verb of the regular verb [linsen]
The participle form (from the Latin participare – ‘to take part’) is an indefinite form of a verb that can also be used in a number of ways:
to form compound verb tenses;
to form the passive voice;
as an adjective;
as an alternative to subordinate clauses (sentence condensers);
and others.
Participles can also be used as adjectives (participial adjectives), e.g. gekauft – gekauft(-e), verpasst – verpasst(-e), vergangen – vergangen(-e), as well as nouns (verbal nouns), e.g. griff – der Griff.