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