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