Conjugation of verbof the regular verb [verringern]
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
verringere
du
verringerst
er/sie/es
verringert
wir
verringern
ihr
verringert
sie/Sie
verringern
Past simple – Präteritum
ich
verringerte
du
verringertest
er/sie/es
verringerte
wir
verringerten
ihr
verringertet
sie/Sie
verringerten
Present perfect – Perfekt
ich
habe verringert
du
hast verringert
er/sie/es
hat verringert
wir
haben verringert
ihr
habt verringert
sie/Sie
haben verringert
Past perfect – Plusquamperfekt
ich
hatte verringert
du
hattest verringert
er/sie/es
hatte verringert
wir
hatten verringert
ihr
hattet verringert
sie/Sie
hatten verringert
Future simple – Futur I
ich
werde verringern
du
wirst verringern
er/sie/es
wird verringern
wir
werden verringern
ihr
werdet verringern
sie/Sie
werden verringern
Future perfect – Futur II
ich
werde verringert haben
du
wirst verringert haben
er/sie/es
wird verringert haben
wir
werden verringert haben
ihr
werdet verringert haben
sie/Sie
werden verringert haben
Subjunctive of verb of the regular verb [verringern]
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
verringere
du
verringerst
er/sie/es
verringere
wir
verringern
ihr
verringert
sie/Sie
verringern
Subjunctive I: Present perfect – Konjunktiv I
ich
habe verringert
du
habest verringert
er/sie/es
habe verringert
wir
haben verringert
ihr
habet verringert
sie/Sie
haben verringert
Subjunctive I: Future simple – Konjunktiv I: Futur I
ich
werde verringern
du
werdest verringern
er/sie/es
werde verringern
wir
werden verringern
ihr
werdet verringern
sie/Sie
werden verringern
Subjunctive I: Future perfect - Konjuktiv I: Futur II
ich
werde verringert haben
du
werdest verringert haben
er/sie/es
werde verringert haben
wir
werden verringert haben
ihr
werdet verringert haben
sie/Sie
werden verringert haben
Subjunctive II: Past simple – Konjunktiv II: Präteritum
ich
verringerte
du
verringertest
er/sie/es
verringerte
wir
verringerten
ihr
verringertet
sie/Sie
verringerten
Subjunctive II: Past perfect – Konjunktiv II: Plusquamperfekt
ich
hätte verringert
du
hättest verringert
er/sie/es
hätte verringert
wir
hätten verringert
ihr
hättet verringert
sie/Sie
hätten verringert
Subjunctive II: Future simple – Konjunktiv II: Futur I
ich
würde verringern
du
würdest verringern
er/sie/es
würde verringern
wir
würden verringern
ihr
würdet verringern
sie/Sie
würden verringern
Subjunctive II: Future perfect – Konjunktiv II: Futur II
ich
würde verringert haben
du
würdest verringert haben
er/sie/es
würde verringert haben
wir
würden verringert haben
ihr
würdet verringert haben
sie/Sie
würden verringert haben
Imperativ verb ofof the regular verb [verringern]
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
verringere
ihr
verringert
Participle forms of verb of the regular verb [verringern]
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.