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SCHLAFEN: Conjugated in All Tenses

The German verb schlafen (to sleep) conjugated in all its tenses and moods

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SCHLAFEN: Present > Past > Future > Subjunctive
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SCHLAFEN
Simple Past Tense - Imperfekt

DEUTSCH ENGLISH
SINGULAR
ich schlief I slept
du schliefst you slept
er schlief
sie schlief
es schlief
he slept
she slept
it slept
PLURAL
wir schliefen we slept
ihr schlieft you (guys) slept
sie schliefen they slept
Sie schliefen you slept

SCHLAFEN
Compound Past Tense (Pres. Perfect) - Perfekt

DEUTSCH ENGLISH
SINGULAR
ich habe geschlafen I have slept
I slept
du hast geschlafen you have slept
you slept
er hat geschlafen
 
sie hat geschlafen
 
es hat geschlafen
he has slept
he slept
she has slept
she slept
it has slept
it slept
PLURAL
wir haben geschlafen we have slept
we slept
ihr habt geschlafen you (guys) have slept
you slept
sie haben geschlafen they have slept
they slept
Sie haben geschlafen you have slept
you slept

SCHLAFEN
Past Perfect Tense - Plusquamperfekt

DEUTSCH ENGLISH
SINGULAR
ich hatte geschlafen I had slept
du hattest geschlafen you had slept
er hatte geschlafen
sie hatte geschlafen
es hatte geschlafen
he had slept
she had slept
it had slept
PLURAL
wir hatten geschlafen we had slept
ihr hattet geschlafen you (guys) had slept
sie hatten geschlafen they had slept
Sie hatten geschlafen you had slept
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