German reference
behalten
to keep, retain
Stem change · 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 keep |
| du | you keep |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it keeps |
| wir | we keep |
| ihr | you (plural) keep |
| sie/Sie | they keep; you (formal) keep |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I kept |
| du | you kept |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it kept |
| wir | we kept |
| ihr | you (plural) kept |
| sie/Sie | they kept; you (formal) kept |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I kept; I have kept |
| du | you kept; you have kept |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it kept; he/she/it has kept |
| wir | we kept; we have kept |
| ihr | you (plural) kept; you (plural) have kept |
| sie/Sie | they kept; they have kept; you (formal) kept; you (formal) have kept |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had kept |
| du | you had kept |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had kept |
| wir | we had kept |
| ihr | you (plural) had kept |
| sie/Sie | they had kept; you (formal) had kept |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will keep |
| du | you will keep |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will keep |
| wir | we will keep |
| ihr | you (plural) will keep |
| sie/Sie | they will keep; you (formal) will keep |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have kept |
| du | you will have kept |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have kept |
| wir | we will have kept |
| ihr | you (plural) will have kept |
| sie/Sie | they will have kept; you (formal) will have kept |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I keep |
| du | (that) you keep |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it keeps |
| wir | (that) we keep |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) keep |
| sie/Sie | (that) they keep; (that) you (formal) keep |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would keep |
| du | you would keep |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would keep |
| wir | we would keep |
| ihr | you (plural) would keep |
| sie/Sie | they would keep; you (formal) would keep |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have kept |
| du | you would have kept |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have kept |
| wir | we would have kept |
| ihr | you (plural) would have kept |
| sie/Sie | they would have kept; you (formal) would have kept |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would keep |
| du | you would keep |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would keep |
| wir | we would keep |
| ihr | you (plural) would keep |
| sie/Sie | they would keep; you (formal) would keep |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have kept |
| du | (reportedly) you have kept |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has kept |
| wir | (reportedly) we have kept |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have kept |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have kept; (reportedly) you (formal) have kept |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will keep |
| du | (reportedly) you will keep |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will keep |
| wir | (reportedly) we will keep |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will keep |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will keep; (reportedly) you (formal) will keep |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | keep! |
| ihr | keep! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | keep! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.