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