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