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