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