German reference
antreten
to compete (against); to start (a job, a trip)
Stem change · 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 compete |
| du | you compete |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it competes |
| wir | we compete |
| ihr | you (plural) compete |
| sie/Sie | they compete; you (formal) compete |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I competed |
| du | you competed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it competed |
| wir | we competed |
| ihr | you (plural) competed |
| sie/Sie | they competed; you (formal) competed |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I competed; I have competed |
| du | you competed; you have competed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it competed; he/she/it has competed |
| wir | we competed; we have competed |
| ihr | you (plural) competed; you (plural) have competed |
| sie/Sie | they competed; they have competed; you (formal) competed; you (formal) have competed |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had competed |
| du | you had competed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had competed |
| wir | we had competed |
| ihr | you (plural) had competed |
| sie/Sie | they had competed; you (formal) had competed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will compete |
| du | you will compete |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will compete |
| wir | we will compete |
| ihr | you (plural) will compete |
| sie/Sie | they will compete; you (formal) will compete |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have competed |
| du | you will have competed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have competed |
| wir | we will have competed |
| ihr | you (plural) will have competed |
| sie/Sie | they will have competed; you (formal) will have competed |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I compete |
| du | (that) you compete |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it competes |
| wir | (that) we compete |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) compete |
| sie/Sie | (that) they compete; (that) you (formal) compete |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would compete |
| du | you would compete |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would compete |
| wir | we would compete |
| ihr | you (plural) would compete |
| sie/Sie | they would compete; you (formal) would compete |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have competed |
| du | you would have competed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have competed |
| wir | we would have competed |
| ihr | you (plural) would have competed |
| sie/Sie | they would have competed; you (formal) would have competed |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would compete |
| du | you would compete |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would compete |
| wir | we would compete |
| ihr | you (plural) would compete |
| sie/Sie | they would compete; you (formal) would compete |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have competed |
| du | (reportedly) you have competed |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has competed |
| wir | (reportedly) we have competed |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have competed |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have competed; (reportedly) you (formal) have competed |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will compete |
| du | (reportedly) you will compete |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will compete |
| wir | (reportedly) we will compete |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will compete |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will compete; (reportedly) you (formal) will compete |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | compete! |
| ihr | compete! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | compete! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- /
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