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