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