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