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