German Verb Conjugations
ERFINDEN: Conjugated in All Tenses
The German verb erfinden (to invent) conjugated in all its tenses and moods
Present Tense • Präsens
ERFINDEN: Present | Past | Future | Subjunctive | All Verbs
Principal Parts: erfinden erfand erfunden
Imperative (Commands): (du) Erfinde! | (ihr) Erfindet! | Erfinden Sie!
ERFINDEN
Present Tense - Präsens
| Irregular Verbs: The verb ERFINDEN (to invent) is a strong (irregular) verb. Its past tense forms erfand and erfunden are irregular. Note how this verb follows the same pattern as its root verb, finden (to find). | |
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich erfinde | I invent I am inventing |
| du erfindest | you invent you are inventing |
| er erfindet sie erfindet es erfindet |
he invents he is inventing she invents she is inventing it invents it is inventing |
| PLURAL | |
| wir erfinden | we invent we are inventing |
| ihr erfindet | you (guys) invent you are inventing |
| sie erfinden | they invent they are inventing |
| Sie erfinden | you invent you are inventing |
| Examples: Wir wollen eine neue Maschine erfinden. We want to invent a new machine. Dann erfindet er das Auto. Then he invents the car. |
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