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