German reference
ändern
to change
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 change |
| du | you change |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it changes |
| wir | we change |
| ihr | you (plural) change |
| sie/Sie | they change; you (formal) change |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I changed |
| du | you changed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it changed |
| wir | we changed |
| ihr | you (plural) changed |
| sie/Sie | they changed; you (formal) changed |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I changed; I have changed |
| du | you changed; you have changed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it changed; he/she/it has changed |
| wir | we changed; we have changed |
| ihr | you (plural) changed; you (plural) have changed |
| sie/Sie | they changed; they have changed; you (formal) changed; you (formal) have changed |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had changed |
| du | you had changed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had changed |
| wir | we had changed |
| ihr | you (plural) had changed |
| sie/Sie | they had changed; you (formal) had changed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will change |
| du | you will change |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will change |
| wir | we will change |
| ihr | you (plural) will change |
| sie/Sie | they will change; you (formal) will change |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have changed |
| du | you will have changed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have changed |
| wir | we will have changed |
| ihr | you (plural) will have changed |
| sie/Sie | they will have changed; you (formal) will have changed |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I change |
| du | (that) you change |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it changes |
| wir | (that) we change |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) change |
| sie/Sie | (that) they change; (that) you (formal) change |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would change |
| du | you would change |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would change |
| wir | we would change |
| ihr | you (plural) would change |
| sie/Sie | they would change; you (formal) would change |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have changed |
| du | you would have changed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have changed |
| wir | we would have changed |
| ihr | you (plural) would have changed |
| sie/Sie | they would have changed; you (formal) would have changed |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would change |
| du | you would change |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would change |
| wir | we would change |
| ihr | you (plural) would change |
| sie/Sie | they would change; you (formal) would change |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have changed |
| du | (reportedly) you have changed |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has changed |
| wir | (reportedly) we have changed |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have changed |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have changed; (reportedly) you (formal) have changed |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will change |
| du | (reportedly) you will change |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will change |
| wir | (reportedly) we will change |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will change |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will change; (reportedly) you (formal) will change |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | change! |
| ihr | change! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | change! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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