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