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