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