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in the PONS Dictionary

com·plain [kəmˈpleɪn] VB intr

complain
klagen
complain
sich acc beklagen
to complain about sth
sich acc über etw acc beklagen
to complain that ...
sich acc darüber beklagen, dass ...
to complain to sb
sich acc bei jdm beklagen
stop complaining!
hör auf zu jammern! inf
how are things? — oh, can't complain
wie geht's? — oh, ich kann mich nicht beklagen
she's been complaining of a bad back
sie klagt über Rückenschmerzen
OpenDict entry

complain VB

to complain about sth
sich (akk) über etw (akk) beschweren
to complain to sb
sich (akk) bei jdm beschweren
to complain of an illness
sich (akk) über eine Krankheit beklagen
he complained about this product
er hat dieses Produkt bemängelt
Present
Icomplain
youcomplain
he/she/itcomplains
wecomplain
youcomplain
theycomplain
Past
Icomplained
youcomplained
he/she/itcomplained
wecomplained
youcomplained
theycomplained
Present Perfect
Ihavecomplained
youhavecomplained
he/she/ithascomplained
wehavecomplained
youhavecomplained
theyhavecomplained
Past Perfect
Ihadcomplained
youhadcomplained
he/she/ithadcomplained
wehadcomplained
youhadcomplained
theyhadcomplained
See further verb tables