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