{"id":4975,"date":"2021-11-04T16:13:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T16:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/?p=4975"},"modified":"2021-11-04T16:28:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T16:28:50","slug":"lesen-conjugation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/lesen-conjugation\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLesen\u201d Conjugation: The Ultimate Guide to the German Verb \u201cLesen\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" class=\"wp-image-4976\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/obsah-obrazku-text-popis-byl-vytvoren-automaticky-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Obsah obr\u00e1zku text\n\nPopis byl vytvo\u0159en automaticky\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/obsah-obrazku-text-popis-byl-vytvoren-automaticky-scaled.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/obsah-obrazku-text-popis-byl-vytvoren-automaticky-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/obsah-obrazku-text-popis-byl-vytvoren-automaticky-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/obsah-obrazku-text-popis-byl-vytvoren-automaticky-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this post, we\u2019re going to look at the <em>lesen <\/em>conjugation. <em>Lesen <\/em>(= <em>to read<\/em>) is one of the most common German verbs. Of course, it is! We all read all the time. Even if you aren\u2019t exactly a fan of Goethe or Schiller, you still read every single day. Whether it\u2019s road signs, food labels, or this article, most of us can\u2019t imagine how our life would be without reading.<\/p>\n<p>We also talk about reading a lot. \u201cDid you read my text?\u201d \u201cCan you read what it says?\u201d The verb is almost as integral to our lives as the activity itself. But how do you talk about reading in German? Well, I\u2019m glad you asked. Here is all you need to know about the <em>lesen <\/em>conjugation. Let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n<h2><em>Lesen <\/em>Conjugation in Present tense (Pr\u00e4sens)<\/h2>\n<p><em>Lesen<\/em> is an irregular verb. This means that it does not follow the usual pattern of German verb conjugation. Instead, it has a couple of differences \u2013 you will need to memorize these. Don\u2019t worry, though, it\u2019s not that difficult. You\u2019ll get there with practice.<\/p>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s look at how to do the <em>lesen <\/em>conjugation in present tense<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Singular<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>ich lese<\/td>\n<td>I read.\/I am reading.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>du l<strong>ie<\/strong>st<\/td>\n<td>You read.\/You are reading.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>er\/sie\/es l<strong>ie<\/strong>st<\/td>\n<td>He\/she\/it reads\/is reading.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Notice how in the second and third person of the singular form, the vowel \u201c<em>e<\/em>\u201d is replaced by \u201c<em>ie<\/em>\u201d. See what I mean about irregular verbs?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plural<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>wir lesen<\/td>\n<td>We read.\/We are reading.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ihr lest<\/td>\n<td>You read.\/You are reading.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sie\/Sie lesen<\/td>\n<td>They\/You (formal) read\/are reading.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Luckily for us, the plural form behaves like a regular verb. So, really, you only need to remember two slightly different forms of <em>lesen<\/em> in the present tense. That\u2019s not so bad, right?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Er liest gern. <\/strong>(He likes reading.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Was liest du?<\/strong> (What are you reading?)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wir lesen viele B\u00fccher. <\/strong>(We read a lot of books.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><em>Lesen <\/em>Conjugation in Simple Past Tense (Pr\u00e4teritum)<\/h2>\n<p>The simple past tense form (or <em>Pr\u00e4teritum<\/em>) is predominantly used in formal and written language. You\u2019ll need it when you\u2019re writing an email to your professor or an official letter in German. But remember \u2013 we rarely use this form in spoken language.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the <em>lesen <\/em>conjugation in <em>Pr\u00e4teritum<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Singular<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>ich l<strong>a<\/strong>s<\/td>\n<td>I read. (<em>did read<\/em>).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>du l<strong>a<\/strong>sest<\/td>\n<td>You read. (<em>did read<\/em>).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>er\/sie\/es l<strong>a<\/strong>s<\/td>\n<td>He\/she\/it read (<em>did read<\/em>).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Plural<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>wir l<strong>a<\/strong>sen<\/td>\n<td>We read (<em>did read<\/em>).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ihr l<strong>a<\/strong>st<\/td>\n<td>You read (<em>did read<\/em>).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sie\/Sie l<strong>a<\/strong>sen<\/td>\n<td>They\/You (formal) read (<em>did read<\/em>).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>As you can see, this form of <em>lesen <\/em>is very irregular. The \u201ce\u201d in <em>lesen <\/em>becomes \u201ca\u201d in the simple past tense.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Die Studierenden lasen das Lehrbuch.<\/strong> (The students read the course book.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lasen Sie die Zeitung? <\/strong>(Did you read the newspaper?)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ich las alle Dokumente. <\/strong>(I read all the documents.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><em>Lesen<\/em> Conjugation in Present Perfect Tense (<em>Perfekt<\/em>)<\/h2>\n<p>I mentioned in the section above that Germans don\u2019t tend to use <em>Pr\u00e4teritum<\/em> in spoken language. To talk about something in the past, they use <em>Perfekt <\/em>instead.<\/p>\n<p>The present perfect consists of two parts \u2013 an auxiliary (helping) verb and a past participle of the actual verb. In the case of <em>lesen<\/em>, <em>haben<\/em> is used as the auxiliary verb. The past participle of lesen is <em>gelesen<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Singular<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>ich habe geles<strong>en<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>I have read.\/I did read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>du hast geles<strong>en<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You have read.\/You did read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>er\/sie\/es hat geles<strong>en<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>He\/she\/is have read\/did read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Plural<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>wir haben geles<strong>en<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>We have read.\/We did read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ihr habt geles<strong>en<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You have read.\/You did read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sie\/Sie haben geles<strong>en<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>They\/You (formal) have read\/did read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hast du diese Zeitschrift gelesen? <\/strong>(Have you read this magazine?)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Er hat die SMS nicht gelesen. <\/strong>(He didn\u2019t read the text message.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sie haben das noch nicht gelesen.<\/strong> (They haven\u2019t read this yet.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><em>Lesen <\/em>Conjugation in Past Perfect Tense (<em>Plusquamperfekt<\/em>)<\/h2>\n<p>We use the past perfect tense (or <em>Plusquamperfekt<\/em>) when we want to talk about something that happened before something else in the past tense. For example: <em>I had read all of Stephen King\u2019s novels before I read his newest one. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>This may sound a tad complicated, but guess what? I\u2019ve got some good news for you! The <em>lesen <\/em>conjugation in <em>Plusquamperfekt <\/em>is actually pretty simple. That\u2019s because it\u2019s very similar to the <em>Perfekt.<\/em> All you have to do is change <em>haben <\/em>to its past form, <em>hatten<\/em>. Then you add the past participle, <em>gelesen<\/em>, and you\u2019re done. Not too bad, right?<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at these tables to see what I mean:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Singular<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>ich hatte geles<strong>en<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>I had read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>du hattest geles<strong>en<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You had read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>er\/sie\/es hatte geles<strong>en<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>He\/she\/it had read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Plural<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>wir hatten geles<strong>en<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>We had read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ihr hattet geles<strong>en<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You had read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sie\/Sie hatten geles<strong>en<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>They\/You (formal) had read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sie hatten Goethe nie gelesen. <\/strong>(They had never read Goethe.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maria hatte das Rezept nicht gelesen. <\/strong>(Maria hadn\u2019t read the recipe.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hattet ihr die Gebrauchsanleitung gelesen?<\/strong> (Had you read the user manual?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><em>Lesen <\/em>Conjugation in Future Tense (<em>Futur I<\/em>)<\/h2>\n<p>As you might\u2019ve guessed, we\u2019re now going to talk about the <em>lesen <\/em>conjugation in the future tense (or <em>Futur I<\/em>). This form is what you use to talk about any events that <em>will <\/em>happen. Much like in English, where we use the word <em>will<\/em>, German also needs a little helper verb to express the future. They use <em>werden<\/em> (= <em>to become<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>This form of <em>lesen <\/em>is actually not irregular! Once you have your correct form of <em>werden<\/em>, all you need to add is the infinitive of <em>lesen<\/em>. That said, you do have to memorize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/german-verb-werden-conjugation\/\">the <em>werden <\/em>conjugation<\/a>, which unfortunately <em>is<\/em> irregular.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Singular<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>ich werde lesen<\/td>\n<td>I will read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>du wirst lesen<\/td>\n<td>You will read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>er\/sie\/es wird lesen<\/td>\n<td>He\/she\/it will read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Plural<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>wir werden lesen<\/td>\n<td>We will read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ihr werdet lesen<\/td>\n<td>You will read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sie\/Sie werden lesen<\/td>\n<td>They\/you (formal) will read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ich werde es morgen lesen. <\/strong>(I will read it tomorrow.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wirst du mein Lieblingsbuch lesen? <\/strong>(Will you read my favourite book?)<\/li>\n<li><strong> Tomas wird die Zeitung lesen. <\/strong>(Tomas will read the newspaper.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><em>Lesen <\/em>Conjugation in Future Perfect Tense (<em>Futur II<\/em>)<\/h2>\n<p>Germans also have the future perfect tense. This one describes an event that will have happened by a specific point in the future: <em>I will have read all these books by the end of the semester.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To conjugate <em>lesen <\/em>in <em>Futur II<\/em>, you\u2019ll need three components:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The correct conjugated form of <em>werden<\/em> in the present tense. Like I mentioned before, this is how you form the future tense in German.<\/li>\n<li>The past participle of <em>lesen<\/em> \u2013 which you know by now is <em>gelesen<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Haben <\/em>in its infinitive form. This is what makes up the \u201cperfect\u201d part of this tense.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you have all these, you\u2019re ready to go. This tense might look a bit intimidating at first, but if you remember these three components, you\u2019ll be fine. Plus, it isn\u2019t a tense that\u2019s used all that often in German. Mostly you\u2019ll find it in formal writing. So, don\u2019t worry! Have a look at the table:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Singular<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>ich werde gelesen haben<\/td>\n<td>I will have read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>du wirst gelesen haben<\/td>\n<td>You will have read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>er\/sie\/es wird gelesen haben<\/td>\n<td>He\/she\/it will have read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Plural<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>wir werden gelesen haben<\/td>\n<td>We will have read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ihr werdet gelesen haben<\/td>\n<td>You will have read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sie\/Sie werden gelesen haben<\/td>\n<td>They\/you (formal) will have read.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Die gute Studentin wird dieses Buch auch gelesen haben. <\/strong>(The good student will have read this book, too.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>N\u00e4chste Woche werden wir diesen Roman schon gelesen haben. <\/strong>(We will have read this novel by next week.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bis dahin werden Sie den Brief gelesen haben. <\/strong>(They will have read the letter by then.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want to learn a bit more about this tense and hear some more examples, check out this helpful short video by <em>Learn German with Herr Antrim<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gTJIMjIWjwI\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Other Forms of <em>Lesen<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Before I let you go, there are just three other forms we should go over. Don\u2019t worry; they\u2019re pretty simple.<\/p>\n<h3>Command form (<em>Imperativ<\/em>)<\/h3>\n<p>If you want to make someone read something, you might have to use the command form. Here is how to do that:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Lies! (du)<\/td>\n<td>Read! (you singular)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lesen! (wir)<\/td>\n<td>Let\u2019s read! (we)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lest! (ihr)<\/td>\n<td>Read! (you all)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lesen Sie!<\/td>\n<td>Read! (you formal)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Present participle (<em>Partizip I<\/em>)<\/h3>\n<p>Present participle in English is usually created by adding \u201c<em>-ing<\/em>\u201d to the end of the verb. For example, <em>to read<\/em> becomes <em>reading<\/em>. In German, all you have to do is add a little \u201c<em>-d<\/em>\u201d at the end: so you go from <em>lesen<\/em> to <em>lesend<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember<\/strong>! The German present participle does not exactly match the English one. In German, this form of the verb is mostly used as an adjective. If you want to say: \u201cI am reading\u201d, say: \u201cIch lese\u201d \u2013 \u201cIch bin lesend\u201d does not exist in German, and it\u2019s wrong.<\/p>\n<h3>Past participle (<em>Partizip II<\/em>)<\/h3>\n<p>If you have been paying attention, you\u2019ll know what the past participle of <em>lesen <\/em>is. But let me remind you, just in case: it\u2019s <em>gelesen<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>Learn more<\/h2>\n<p>Can\u2019t get enough of German verbs? Check out some of our other helpful conjugation guides. Here are a couple to get you started:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/german-verb-fahren-conjugation\/\">All About the Conjugation of the German Verb \u201cFahren\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/essen-conjugation\/\">\u201cEssen\u201d Conjugation: All the Ways to Conjugate \u201cEssen\u201d in German<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/german-verb-sehen-conjugation\/\">Conjugation of the German Verb \u201cSehen\u201d: The Definitive Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What to do next?<\/h2>\n<p>Well done if you got this far! Now that you\u2019ve learned all about <em>lesen <\/em>conjugation, it\u2019s time to put these skills to the test. Play this selection of sentences and see how well you know all the different forms of the verb <em>lesen.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"border-radius: 10px; border: 2px solid black; margin-bottom: 1.6em; padding: 20px 30px 30px;\">\n<h2>Challenge yourself with Clozemaster<\/h2>\n<p>Learning the \u201clesen\u201d conjugation might seem daunting at first, but don\u2019t worry, it comes naturally with practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Test your skills and see what you\u2019ve learned from this article by playing a selection of sentences with conjugated forms of the verb \u201clesen\u201d<em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px 20px 20px;\"><iframe style=\"border: 2px solid #000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/embed\/l\/deu-eng\/teaching\/d4d1c97d-b077-4078-86da-d0e896b8c287\/play?mode=multiple_choice&amp;results=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"640\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/languages\/learn-german-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sign up here<\/a> to save your progress and start getting fluent with thousands of German sentences at Clozemaster.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Clozemaster\u00a0<\/strong>has been designed to help you learn the language in context by filling in the gaps in authentic sentences. With features such as Grammar Challenges, Cloze-Listening, and Cloze-Reading, the app will let you emphasize all the competencies necessary to become fluent in German.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/languages\/learn-german-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take your German to the next level. Click here to start practicing with real German sentences!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this post, we\u2019re going to look at the lesen conjugation. Lesen (= to read) is one of the most common German verbs. Of course, it is! We all read all the time. Even if you aren\u2019t exactly a fan of Goethe or Schiller, you still read every single day. 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