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