The German verb lachen means "to laugh". Below are its 6 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of lachen is ich lache, du lachst, er/sie/es lacht, wir lachen, ihr lacht, sie/Sie lachen. It is a regular -en verb, so every tense takes the standard -en endings. The tables below cover 6 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is lachend and its past participle is gelacht.
| ich | lache | |
|---|---|---|
| du | lachst | |
| er/ | lacht | |
| wir | lachen | |
| ihr | lacht | |
| sie/ | lachen |
| ich | lachte |
|---|---|
| du | lachtest |
| er/ | lachte |
| wir | lachten |
| ihr | lachtet |
| sie/ | lachten |
| ich | habe gelacht |
|---|---|
| du | hast gelacht |
| er/ | hat gelacht |
| wir | haben gelacht |
| ihr | habt gelacht |
| sie/ | haben gelacht |
| ich | werde lachen |
|---|---|
| du | wirst lachen |
| er/ | wird lachen |
| wir | werden lachen |
| ihr | werdet lachen |
| sie/ | werden lachen |
| ich | lachte |
|---|---|
| du | lachtest |
| er/ | lachte |
| wir | lachten |
| ihr | lachtet |
| sie/ | lachten |
| du | lach |
|---|---|
| ihr | lacht |
| Sie | lachen Sie |
Lachen is regular. Its forms follow the regular weak pattern, including lachte, gelacht, and the auxiliary haben.
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Yes, lachen is regular. It follows the regular weak pattern with lachte and gelacht.
The perfect tense uses haben as the auxiliary and gelacht as the past participle. The forms include ich habe gelacht and wir haben gelacht.
The present participle is lachend. The past participle is gelacht.