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