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GERMAN VERB

schreien

to scream, to shout

  • #291 most used
  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: geschrien

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I scream
  2. du you scream
  3. er, sie, es he/she screams
  4. wir we scream
  5. ihr you all scream
  6. sie, Sie they scream

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I screamed
  2. du you screamed
  3. er, sie, es he/she screamed
  4. wir we screamed
  5. ihr you all screamed
  6. sie, Sie they screamed

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have screamed
  2. du you have screamed
  3. er, sie, es he/she has screamed
  4. wir we have screamed
  5. ihr you all have screamed
  6. sie, Sie they have screamed

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will scream
  2. du you will scream
  3. er, sie, es he/she will scream
  4. wir we will scream
  5. ihr you all will scream
  6. sie, Sie they will scream

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would scream
  2. du you would scream
  3. er, sie, es he/she would scream
  4. wir we would scream
  5. ihr you all would scream
  6. sie, Sie they would scream

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du scream!
  2. ihr scream! (all of you)
  3. Sie scream! (formal)

How to use schreien

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Das Baby schreit die ganze Nacht.

    The baby screams all night.

  2. Simple past

    Die Fans schrien vor Freude.

    The fans screamed with joy.

  3. Perfect

    Warum hast du so laut geschrien?

    Why did you shout so loudly?

  4. Future

    Die Kinder werden vor Begeisterung schreien.

    The children will scream with excitement.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde auch schreien, wenn ich Angst hätte.

    I would scream too if I were scared.

  6. Imperative

    Schrei nicht so, ich höre dich.

    Don't shout like that, I can hear you.

Good to know

  • Jemanden anschreien is to shout at someone.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: strong verb.