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