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