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LAUFEN: Conjugated in All Tenses

The German verb laufen (to run, walk) conjugated in all its tenses and moods

PRESENT TENSE • PRÄSENS

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Principal Parts: laufen (läuft) • lief • ist gelaufen
Imperative (Commands): (du) Lauf(e)! | (ihr) Lauft! | Laufen Sie!

LAUFEN
Present Tense - Präsens

DEUTSCH ENGLISH
SINGULAR
ich laufe I run/am running
I walk/am walking
du läufst you run/are running
you walk/are walking
er läuft
 
sie läuft
 
es läuft
he runs/is running
he walks/is walking
she runs/is running
she walks/is walking
it runs/is running
it walks/is walking
PLURAL
wir laufen we run/are running
we walk/are walking
ihr lauft you (guys) run/are running
you walk/are walking
sie laufen they run/are running
they walk/are walking
Sie laufen you run/are running
you walk/are walking
Examples:
Wie weit laufen Sie?
How far are you running/walking?
Er läuft langsam.
He's walking slowly.
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