laufen conjugation

In English: to run; (also: to walk, go, colloquial)

A1VERB

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Verb forms

Partizip II: gelaufen
Präteritum: lief
Auxiliary: sein

Conjugation (Indikativ)

PRÄSENS ONLY

Präsens

ich laufe

du läufst

er/sie/es läuft

wir laufen

ihr lauft

sie/Sie laufen

Perfekt, Plusquamperfekt and Futur II aren't shown for this word yet: what those tenses need (the auxiliary or a derived form) hasn't been verified for every sense of this verb. Präsens above is independently verified and always correct.

Example sentences

Wie schnell er laufen kann!

How fast he can run!

Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR

Er konnte nicht sehr schnell laufen.

He couldn't run very fast.

Tatoeba · Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR

Ich laufe nicht gern.

I don't like running.

Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR

Er lief vor mir.

He walked in front of me.

Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR

Ich muss laufen.

I have to run.

Tatoeba · Felixjp · CC BY 2.0 FR

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