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