lesen conjugation

To read · strong verb · aux. haben

Infinitiv
lesen
Partizip II
gelesen
Hilfsverb
haben

Indikativ

Präsens

ichlese
duliest
er / sie / esliest
wirlesen
ihrlest
sie / Sielesen

Präteritum

ichlas
dulasest
er / sie / eslas
wirlasen
ihrlast
sie / Sielasen

Perfekt

ichhabe gelesen
duhast gelesen
er / sie / eshat gelesen
wirhaben gelesen
ihrhabt gelesen
sie / Siehaben gelesen

Futur I

ichwerde lesen
duwirst lesen
er / sie / eswird lesen
wirwerden lesen
ihrwerdet lesen
sie / Siewerden lesen

Konjunktiv

Konjunktiv I

ichlese
dulesest
er / sie / eslese
wirlesen
ihrleset
sie / Sielesen

Konjunktiv II

ichläse
duläsest
er / sie / esläse
wirläsen
ihrläset
sie / Sieläsen

Imperativ

Imperativ

(du)lies
(ihr)lest
(Sie)lesen Sie

Frequently asked questions

What is the "ich" form of lesen?

The ich form of lesen is "lese" in the present (Präsens) and "las" in the simple past (Präteritum).

What is the past participle (Partizip II) of lesen?

The Partizip II of lesen is "gelesen", used with "haben" in the Perfekt.

How do you conjugate lesen in the Präteritum?

In the Präteritum (simple past), lesen is: las, lasest, las, lasen, last, lasen.

How do you form the Perfekt of lesen?

In the Perfekt, lesen is: habe gelesen, hast gelesen, hat gelesen, haben gelesen, habt gelesen, haben gelesen.

What is the Konjunktiv II of lesen?

The Konjunktiv II of lesen is: läse, läsest, läse, läsen, läset, läsen.

Does lesen use haben or sein?

Lesen forms its Perfekt with "haben".

Is lesen a weak, strong or irregular verb?

Lesen is classified as: strong verb.

How do you say "to read" in German?

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