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