Conjugation of lesen (to read) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.
| Infinitiv |
Partizip |
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Lesen
(to read)
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gelesen
(read)
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Verb tenses
Indikativ
Präsens
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| (ich) lese |
I read |
| (du) liest |
You read |
| (er/sie/es) liest |
he/she/it reads |
| (wir) lesen |
we read |
| (ihr) lest |
you read |
| (sie) lesen |
they read |
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Präteritum
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| (ich) las |
I read |
| (du) last |
You read |
| (er/sie/es) las |
he/she/it read |
| (wir) lasen |
we read |
| (ihr) last |
you read |
| (sie) lasen |
they read |
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Perfekt
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| (ich) habe gelesen |
I have read |
| (du) hast gelesen |
you have read |
| (er/sie/es) hat gelesen |
he/she/it has read |
| (wir) haben gelesen |
we have read |
| (ihr) habt gelesen |
you have read |
| (sie) haben gelesen |
they have read |
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Plusquamperfekt
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| (ich) hatte gelesen |
I had read |
| (du) hattest gelesen |
You had read |
| (er/sie/es) hatte gelesen |
he/she/it had read |
| (wir) hatten gelesen |
we had read |
| (ihr) hattet gelesen |
you had read |
| (sie) hatten gelesen |
they had read |
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Futur I
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| (ich) werde lesen |
I will read |
| (du) wirst lesen |
you will read |
| (er/sie/es) wird lesen |
he/she/it will read |
| (wir) werden lesen |
we will read |
| (ihr) werdet lesen |
You will read |
| (sie) werden lesen |
they will read |
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Futur II
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| ich werde gelesen haben |
I will have read |
| du wirst gelesen haben |
You will have read |
| er/sie/es wird gelesen haben |
He/she/it will have read |
| wir werden gelesen haben |
we will have read |
| ihr werdet gelesen haben |
You will have read |
| sie werden gelesen haben |
They will have read |
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Konjunktiv II
Konjunktiv II Präsens
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| (ich) läse |
I would read |
| (du) läsest/läse |
you would read |
| (er/sie/es) läse |
he/she/it would read |
| (wir) läsen |
we would read |
| (ihr) läset |
you would read |
| (sie) läsen |
they would read |
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Konjunktiv II Vergangenheit
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| (ich) hätte gelesen |
I would have read |
| (du) hättest gelesen |
You would have read |
| (er/sie/es) hätte gelesen |
he/she/it would have read |
| (wir) hätten gelesen |
we would have read |
| (ihr) hättet gelesen |
you would have read |
| (sie) hätten gelesen |
they would have read |
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Imperativ
Imperativ
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| Lesen! / Lass mich lesen! |
Read! / Let me read! |
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