German reference
benutzen
to use
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 use |
| du | you use |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it uses |
| wir | we use |
| ihr | you (plural) use |
| sie/Sie | they use; you (formal) use |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I used |
| du | you used |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it used |
| wir | we used |
| ihr | you (plural) used |
| sie/Sie | they used; you (formal) used |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I used; I have used |
| du | you used; you have used |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it used; he/she/it has used |
| wir | we used; we have used |
| ihr | you (plural) used; you (plural) have used |
| sie/Sie | they used; they have used; you (formal) used; you (formal) have used |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had used |
| du | you had used |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had used |
| wir | we had used |
| ihr | you (plural) had used |
| sie/Sie | they had used; you (formal) had used |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will use |
| du | you will use |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will use |
| wir | we will use |
| ihr | you (plural) will use |
| sie/Sie | they will use; you (formal) will use |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have used |
| du | you will have used |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have used |
| wir | we will have used |
| ihr | you (plural) will have used |
| sie/Sie | they will have used; you (formal) will have used |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I use |
| du | (that) you use |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it uses |
| wir | (that) we use |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) use |
| sie/Sie | (that) they use; (that) you (formal) use |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would use |
| du | you would use |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would use |
| wir | we would use |
| ihr | you (plural) would use |
| sie/Sie | they would use; you (formal) would use |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have used |
| du | you would have used |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have used |
| wir | we would have used |
| ihr | you (plural) would have used |
| sie/Sie | they would have used; you (formal) would have used |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would use |
| du | you would use |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would use |
| wir | we would use |
| ihr | you (plural) would use |
| sie/Sie | they would use; you (formal) would use |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have used |
| du | (reportedly) you have used |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has used |
| wir | (reportedly) we have used |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have used |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have used; (reportedly) you (formal) have used |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will use |
| du | (reportedly) you will use |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will use |
| wir | (reportedly) we will use |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will use |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will use; (reportedly) you (formal) will use |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | use! |
| ihr | use! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | use! (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.