German reference
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to groan (with effort or pain)
Regular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I groan |
| du | you groan |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it groans |
| wir | we groan |
| ihr | you (plural) groan |
| sie/Sie | they groan; you (formal) groan |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I groaned |
| du | you groaned |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it groaned |
| wir | we groaned |
| ihr | you (plural) groaned |
| sie/Sie | they groaned; you (formal) groaned |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I groaned; I have groaned |
| du | you groaned; you have groaned |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it groaned; he/she/it has groaned |
| wir | we groaned; we have groaned |
| ihr | you (plural) groaned; you (plural) have groaned |
| sie/Sie | they groaned; they have groaned; you (formal) groaned; you (formal) have groaned |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had groaned |
| du | you had groaned |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had groaned |
| wir | we had groaned |
| ihr | you (plural) had groaned |
| sie/Sie | they had groaned; you (formal) had groaned |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will groan |
| du | you will groan |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will groan |
| wir | we will groan |
| ihr | you (plural) will groan |
| sie/Sie | they will groan; you (formal) will groan |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have groaned |
| du | you will have groaned |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have groaned |
| wir | we will have groaned |
| ihr | you (plural) will have groaned |
| sie/Sie | they will have groaned; you (formal) will have groaned |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I groan |
| du | (that) you groan |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it groans |
| wir | (that) we groan |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) groan |
| sie/Sie | (that) they groan; (that) you (formal) groan |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would groan |
| du | you would groan |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would groan |
| wir | we would groan |
| ihr | you (plural) would groan |
| sie/Sie | they would groan; you (formal) would groan |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have groaned |
| du | you would have groaned |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have groaned |
| wir | we would have groaned |
| ihr | you (plural) would have groaned |
| sie/Sie | they would have groaned; you (formal) would have groaned |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would groan |
| du | you would groan |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would groan |
| wir | we would groan |
| ihr | you (plural) would groan |
| sie/Sie | they would groan; you (formal) would groan |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have groaned |
| du | (reportedly) you have groaned |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has groaned |
| wir | (reportedly) we have groaned |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have groaned |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have groaned; (reportedly) you (formal) have groaned |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will groan |
| du | (reportedly) you will groan |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will groan |
| wir | (reportedly) we will groan |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will groan |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will groan; (reportedly) you (formal) will groan |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | groan! |
| ihr | groan! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | groan! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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