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