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