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